While Gambit is a purebred shelter mutt, we’ve always been pretty certain Gambit’s breed mix includes a bit of cold nosed coonhound. His instincts, build, personality, expressions, bright mind, and vocal tendencies are all strong indications. Side by side, he and Nellie look remarkably similar in build and overall face shape.
While he doesn’t bay or sing as well as Nellie, he talks to us regularly. Some of the noises that come out of his mouth are pretty amusing, and so are the faces that accompany them.
These are some of the noises he made while watching a groundhog one day – nowhere near a complete collection!
Couches for Breakfast 
Argh! Bothersome! I got to the first bark and dear beloved internet won’t let me watch any further. I so wanted to hear the noises.
Sorry you are having trouble! Have you tried pausing it to let the video buffer?
Yip, tried that. All videos seem to just hang after the first few seconds. Been happening for a while now.
Maybe clear your cookies? Things like that usually just fix themselves for me after a few days. WordPress Reader & Notifications are the worst about it, although I can do a quick fix by just switching browsers.
So cute! He so badly wants to go out and chase it.
It’s like hearing my old dog again, a labrador mix. I think it’s the hunting blood.
Thanks for sharing.
He does get to chase them occasionally, but he’s cold-nosed and always goes to where they might have been instead of where they are! Hunting dogs are fun but it is certainly challenging to channel those instincts some days. Gambit usually has to heel rather than having a longer lead due to his nose.
I could hear the entire video, but didn’t; my hounds heard it too, and I had my own hound-song sans groundhog :)! Lovely photo of Nellie and Gambit together.
Love when they do that! Gambit rarely responds vocally to videos – I think he realizes the other dogs aren’t here – but I’m told Nellie does.