10/30/2026
🐾Tri‑State Tails: Gilbert - From Healing to Zoomies
Some stories stay with us forever… and Gilbert is one of them. After spending months in foster care recovering from unimaginable trauma - being hit by a car, attacked by dogs, arriving at the shelter in heartbreaking condition - this sweet hound showed us what true resilience looks like. Gentle, grateful, endlessly loving… Gilbert won every heart he met.
And now, a few weeks after his adoption, we get to share the moment that made his foster say, “It’s just life‑changing to see their lives being changed!”
Gilbert is zooming - full‑speed, full‑joy, full‑puppy‑mode - in his own back yard with his new German Shepherd brother, Luca, and his mom cheering him on. The same boy who once fought to survive is now racing across the grass with pure happiness, tail high, ears flapping, living the life he always deserved. Welcome home, Gilbert. Keep zooming, sweet boy.
We have many incredible hounds like Gilbert hoping for their second chance. 👉www.tristatebassets.org and click on the ADOPT dropdowns for the application and to see the list of our available hounds.
YOUR perfect match might be waiting right here with us.
📸Credit: Susan Bittner