Our family brought this beautiful boy home from our local shelter in December. Our boys (9 and 3) adore him, and named him George. He could not be better with them. Truly, brother number 3. 😊 We have not done a DNA test and have been trying to figure out his breed since we got him. I just recently came across photos of other Treeing Tennessee Brindles and he looks exactly like them. Many of his behaviors make soooo much more sense now. (Photo of the hole in my novelty reading couch for laughs because it was our fault not to catch this and divert him to an ok place to dig.) We recognize he’s a dog that needs a lot of investment of our time, and we are 100% ready to adapt to give him what he deserves. We don’t hunt, but we do have a large backyard that is fenced and are an active family who enjoy walks/runs together and we have access to lots of hiking trials locally. Knowing his needs better, would love any tips this group could offer on keeping him engaged, active and happy. We’ve implemented access to lots of chew toys, puzzles filled with treats, ropes for pulling, and have ordered a flirt pole and snuffle mat for additional outdoor and indoor stimulation, in addition to giving him as much outside time as we can.