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Pacific Northwest bloodhound rescuers call themselves The Village, and we Villagers are delighted when bloodhounds for re-homing and adoption find their forever homes! Pacific Northwest hounds in need have found their champion in Deb Thomas-Blake, PRBC member and former principal at Harbor
Rescue, who has continued her ongoing efforts to rescue and rehome bloodhounds. In 2019, 10 bloodhound recipients of Deb’s tender loving care were Hooley, Magnum, Henry, Cookie, Daphne, Lena, Dozer, Jethro, Silas, and Cooper. Thank you for your steadfast commitment and support, Deb! 
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Magnum, another owner surrender, was adopted in early 2019 by a senior citizen couple from Oakville, WA. After Magnum’s new mom passed away, he and his dad have been batching it. Magnum is now spoiled beyond belief in the best of all possible ways.
Jethro, our December 2020 newsletter cover model, shown Christ-mas tree hunting with his people, went to a foster home where he was adopted right away by his foster parents. Yep. Bloodhounds will do that to you, es-pecially when they can wear hats so well!
Formerly called Lena and now renamed Hazel, this girl was surrendered by her owner and adopted on August 31, 2019.
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Cooper, at the age of eighteen months, was surrendered by his owner’s brother after his owner passed away. Cooper was adopted on June 17, 2019 by Adrienne Fleming of Anchorage, AK.
Daphne, now renamed Dolly, was surrendered by her owner. She was adopted on December 13, 2019, by Tamera Strahl-Kinsella of Stan-wood, WA.
Dozer, now known as Hunter, at the age of seven months, was sur-rendered by his owner and adopted on July 22, 2019.
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Meet Hoolie. Hoolie was surrendered by her owner, and, thanks to Deb, had a femoral head removed due to hip dysplasia. She found a happy home on June 17, 2019.
Cookie, previously known as Daisy, was placed in a Metaline Falls, WA. adoptive home by another rescue group. She was surrendered by her adopter in summer 2019. Due to age and health issues, Cookie is in ongoing foster care with Deb Thomas-Blake. A former fattie, Cookie now has a waistline!
Henry, who has been renamed Ready, was surrendered by his owner and found a new and happy home on December 9, 2019.
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Bella, a hound mix, was a stray that was picked up by Hoquiam Animal Control, Hoquiam, WA. Bella was adopted on Oc-tober 30, 2019.
Silas was an owner surrender from Oregon who went to a new home in Lynnwood, WA. A couple of days after he was adopted, he opened the yard gate for the other family dogs, and everybody went out for a stroll. All dogs were returned home safely, and the gate is now kept securely locked.
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RONAN
In June 2019, PRBC member Pam Herranz e-mailed an alert on Ronan, a three-year-old bloodhound who had been surrendered to Oregon’s Willamette Human Society because his owners were moving. Dog lovers David and Janie Besade adopted Ronan from the shelter in August. The Besades discovered that they were Ronan’s fourth home in his three years of life.
Ronan was a dog who came with a wagonload of fear and anxiety issues, including separation anxiety, a terror of loud noises, food territoriality, and aggression. Luckily for Ronan, David and Janie, who are dedicated dog people, are also experienced with the baggage that rescue dogs can bring.
Despite his significant issues, when In his calmer moments Ronan showed himself to be a love of a dog who took delight in the outdoors (and sniffing every possible thing out there), long walks, car rides, and playing fetch.
Fast forward to the end of 2019, and the Besades’ patience, hard work, and dedication to this challenging dog have begun to reap rewards. The photos of Ronan posted above show that he is coming along well. Thank you, David and Janie, for your willingness not to give up on this boy.
Ronan was a dog who came with a wagonload of fear and anxiety issues, including separation anxiety, a terror of loud noises, food territoriality, and aggression. Luckily for Ronan, David and Janie, who are dedicated dog people, are also experienced with the baggage that rescue dogs can bring.
Despite his significant issues, when In his calmer moments Ronan showed himself to be a love of a dog who took delight in the outdoors (and sniffing every possible thing out there), long walks, car rides, and playing fetch.
Fast forward to the end of 2019, and the Besades’ patience, hard work, and dedication to this challenging dog have begun to reap rewards. The photos of Ronan posted above show that he is coming along well. Thank you, David and Janie, for your willingness not to give up on this boy.
STEVE
In October 2018, PRBC members had the good fortune to meet Good Samaritan Josh Pfenning, who lives in the Tri-Cities. Josh, owner of five-year-old bloodhound Beaumont (at left), took in a stray bloodhound. Here is the dog’s story from Josh:
“[From his microchip] we were able to track down his owner, who didn’t want him back, he turned him loose over the weekend when he left for California. Thank goodness some friends of ours found him and called us, knowing we already have a bloodhound.
He is a very sweet boy, 6 years old, seems in good health and has been well cared for up until recently. What we know is the guy who dumped him adopted him from a shelter back on September 4th. I’m not able to keep him (we’re calling him Winslow) long-term as I’m in the process of moving and two bloodhounds are too much to manage. I’m hoping we can find a new forever home for this sweet boy and wondering if you might be able to help?”
Fast forward to a new forever home for Winslow with Alex Devilbiss, owner of the late, great Clark of Kent (see below for Clark's story). Alex found that his new housemate was unresponsive to the name Winslow, so Alex, ever creative, began saying every name that came into his head to the dog. What name did the dog respond to? Steve! We are so pleased to tell you that Steve has settled right in with Alex. And huge kudos go to Josh Pfenning for helping out this boy in need.
“[From his microchip] we were able to track down his owner, who didn’t want him back, he turned him loose over the weekend when he left for California. Thank goodness some friends of ours found him and called us, knowing we already have a bloodhound.
He is a very sweet boy, 6 years old, seems in good health and has been well cared for up until recently. What we know is the guy who dumped him adopted him from a shelter back on September 4th. I’m not able to keep him (we’re calling him Winslow) long-term as I’m in the process of moving and two bloodhounds are too much to manage. I’m hoping we can find a new forever home for this sweet boy and wondering if you might be able to help?”
Fast forward to a new forever home for Winslow with Alex Devilbiss, owner of the late, great Clark of Kent (see below for Clark's story). Alex found that his new housemate was unresponsive to the name Winslow, so Alex, ever creative, began saying every name that came into his head to the dog. What name did the dog respond to? Steve! We are so pleased to tell you that Steve has settled right in with Alex. And huge kudos go to Josh Pfenning for helping out this boy in need.
The Divine Mz. M
In October 2017, Sid and Lynn Harty brought six-month-old rescue puppy "M" back from the American Bloodhound Club National Specialty in Ocean Shores, WA. Rescurer Deb Thomas-Blake had gotten M from a local shelter, where a young couple had taken her for re-homing. Foster parents John and Beth Evans Nicholson gave M a wonderful and loving home until the Hartys could get her. Since then, M and German Shorthaired Pointer Jim have been keeping things ship-shape at the Harty house. As of March 2025, M celebrated her eighth birthday.
Deb Thomas-Blake and John Nicholson with Cedar
Hooch
Hooch had spent most of his life tied to a tree when he was rescued by animal lovers Mike and Ronnie Johnson of Dufur, OR. Mike and Ronnie talked Hooch's owner into surrendering him, and Deb Thomas-Blake traveled to Oregon to get him. It was love at first sight when Hooch met Mike Moreshead of Sprague, WA, and, according to Diane DeWeese, Mike's wife, Hooch is learning "kitchen rules" as part of life on their 70=acre farm. Hooch is something of an escape artist and has been known to run circles around and through the barn, but Mike and Diane are patiently teaching him that there's no place like home.
Dinah
Dinah is a Rhodesian Ridgeback/bloodhound mix who, in August 2014, came into long-term foster care with Jewlz Lane via the Oregon greyhound rescue group Homes for Hounds.
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In summer 2016, Dinah, now 7, found her forever home in British Columbia with Rose Yelland and her husband. As can be seen in this photo, being Dinah is a pretty great thing!
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Sweet Copper
Deb Thomas-Blake began fostering Sweet Copper in February 2016 when he was surrendered by on owner who kept him in the garage and allowed a young child to torment him. Throughout his prior difficulties, Copper never lost his sweet disposition. After four months and lots of veterinary care for injuries and medication for seizures, Copper found a family with a home on two acres in Olympia, WA. His new family is in love with him. Copper is shown here with his Great Dane brother, who makes Copper's 100 pounds look like 10 pounds.
Sid Harty with Stella and Dukieboy
Stella, shown here celebrating her tenth birthday in 2015, crossed the Rainbow Bridge in late 2016. A long-term foster with Jewlz Lane, and the recipient of loving hospice care provided by Sean Hagel, Kendall Bauer-Hagel, and Dakota Hegal, Stella was part of a group of six bloodhounds who were re-homed in 2013 when their owner passed away unexpectedly. (Stella with pack mate Dukieboy are shown below.) As the grand matriarch of Jewlz's pack, Stella was never shy about restoring and keeping order in the dog ranks. She is pictured below right with Sid Harty and Duke during a visit in October 2014. Although they had been apart for a year, Stella and Duke recognized each other immediately and greeted each other like long-lost friends.
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Soze
Search-and-rescue bloodhound Soze (pronounced So-zay) needed re-homing in late 2015 when her owner, suffering from terminal brain cancer, passed away. Emily Williams of South Central Bloodhound Rescue, Deb Thomas-Blake, and Lynn Harty collaborated on securing a new home for Soze with Chad Merrick and family of Marysville, WA. "I love my girls," says Chad.
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