The Houndog is my doggy. She was given to Marvi and I by Charlie Mintz who raises these Treeing Walker Hounds in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Charlie also raises beagles. A long time ago Charlie raised beagles for Carl Sandburg, a famous poet who lived in Flat Rock, North Carolina just up the hill from Hendersonville. Charlie's brother Frank Mintz raised goats for Mrs. Sandburg as well.