Brownie

Hi. My name is Brownie. I was found in the forest near Tipton Summit in May, 2024. I was put there <br/>along with my 4 siblings when we were 7 months old. Fortunately, an observant Forest Service person <br/>came along to close gates accessing the area and saw us and reported it to New Hope for Eastern Oregon <br/>Animals. It took a week of searching but we were all successfully found. That was a very cold snowy time <br/>without food or shelter. Water I figured out by means of puddles of rain and snow melt. Road culverts <br/>became a source of security from predators and frequent cold wet rain and snow, and cold temperatures <br/>at night. Even if the culvert did have a light flow of water, we had to adjust to in sharing it. In that I, we<br/>never moved from the area initially spotted in and were deep in the forest miles from any human <br/>contact and access closed to vehicles I feel fortunate to be here and putting in my bid for a forever <br/>home.<br/>Since then, my life got better. I went into New Hope’s holding facility for 7 months. Heat, air conditioning, <br/>daily food and water, a bed to bunk on inside a secure dog building. And a big fenced dog yard to play in. <br/>I confess my trust in people was very limited obviously related to my first 7 months. I trusted women <br/>more. And I slowly trusted men who I got to know through daily contact. They were volunteers who <br/>cared for me and exercised me every day. I learned some commands such as Sit, Kennel, Come. Those <br/>were my first commands I learned. By late 2024 I was willing to harness up and go for a short walk in the <br/>big world outside my fenced dog pasture. That was exciting and scary. The new smells were very <br/>intriguing. The fast-moving vehicles and people on the street, scary.<br/>In December space opened in New Hope’s dog training program in the Powder River Correctional <br/>Institution across the street from our holding facility. In I went and was suddenly emersed with a dozen <br/>dog trainers working with me and 5 other dogs. 2 dogs being my siblings. All my trainers were men. <br/>Fortunately, they moved slow and were kind. They were with me from 7:30 am to 8:30 pm every day, <br/>less time they were on breaks and meals. Over the past 3 months my obedience commands have <br/>increased to 20. Pretty good huh! Am I am good at leash walking, potty and crate trained.<br/>My written description goes like this: Male, Redbone Coon Hound Border Collie mix. A striking handsome <br/>dog. Now 17 months old. Healthy, active. Current on vaccinations, neutered and microchipped. 66 <br/>pounds. An especially sweet, affectionate, loving dog with a strong will to please. Intelligent. Playful with <br/>other dogs. Good with people he knows and trusts. He is especially good with women and can warm up <br/>to them almost instantly. Men must earn his trust. Things he works on include barrier reactivity with <br/>strange men. This typically involves barking at them. He has no bite history or signs of aggression. We do <br/>not know about children but he absolutely enjoyed a male teenager volunteer who walked him. Cats <br/>unknown.<br/>Brownie’s perfect fit is a loving, kind, patient human who has experience with sensitive dogs. A large well <br/>fenced yard to exercise in. Daily exercise and mental stimulation. And sharing the house with his person. <br/>He will not do well living outside and only seeing his person occasionally. And he will no do well under <br/>the threat of force or punishment. He is too ingrained in positive reward training.<br/>Please think about bringing this guy into your life as a forever partner.

Hi. My name is Brownie. I was found in the forest near Tipton Summit in May, 2024. I was put there
along with my 4 siblings when we were 7 months old. Fortunately, an observant Forest Service person
came along to close gates accessing the area and saw us and reported it to New Hope for Eastern Oregon
Animals. It took a week of searching but we were all successfully found. That was a very cold snowy time
without food or shelter. Water I figured out by means of puddles of rain and snow melt. Road culverts
became a source of security from predators and frequent cold wet rain and snow, and cold temperatures
at night. Even if the culvert did have a light flow of water, we had to adjust to in sharing it. In that I, we
never moved from the area initially spotted in and were deep in the forest miles from any human
contact and access closed to vehicles I feel fortunate to be here and putting in my bid for a forever
home.
Since then, my life got better. I went into New Hope’s holding fac

Hi. My name is Brownie. I was found in the forest near Tipton Summit in May, 2024. I was put there
along with my 4 siblings when we were 7 months old. Fortunately, an observant Forest Service person
came along to close gates accessing the area and saw us and reported it to New Hope for Eastern Oregon
Animals. It took a week of searching but we were all successfully found. That was a very cold snowy time
without food or shelter. Water I figured out by means of puddles of rain and snow melt. Road culverts
became a source of security from predators and frequent cold wet rain and snow, and cold temperatures
at night. Even if the culvert did have a light flow of water, we had to adjust to in sharing it. In that I, we
never moved from the area initially spotted in and were deep in the forest miles from any human
contact and access closed to vehicles I feel fortunate to be here and putting in my bid for a forever
home.
Since then, my life got better. I went into New Hope’s holding facility for 7 months. Heat, air conditioning,
daily food and water, a bed to bunk on inside a secure dog building. And a big fenced dog yard to play in.
I confess my trust in people was very limited obviously related to my first 7 months. I trusted women
more. And I slowly trusted men who I got to know through daily contact. They were volunteers who
cared for me and exercised me