About Angel Hailey

Hailey, January 13, 2010 to March 14, 2025, was the reason I started this blog. I started it so maybe those who rescued her could follow her life. 

Hailey was born in Ohio in January of 2010. She was part of a litter that was rescued from a high kill shelter by Catahoula Rescue. Three of the puppies were clearly Catahoula and 3 were like Lee. The Rescue guesses someone put them together as a litter to save their lives. As so many dogs are rescued in areas with high kill shelters, Hailey was transported to Ontario with a group of other dogs and several months later was adopted by us.

We adopted our beautiful mystery mutt knowing she was high strung and with the belief that she would calm down. It did eventually happen. When she was young, with the help of prozac, and when she turned about 12. She was almost exactly the dog we wanted. 

She was very smart and easily learns tricks. She also did a great job at ignoring her people. When she was on the hunt/sniff, there was nothing you can do to break her focus. She was a free spirit who suffers from severe anxiety, especially storms. She put 2 holes in the wall trying to save herself from them. She was a hunter and a protector. She had a loud bark that intimidated many. She also kept us all in line. Telling us when it was time to eat, where we could sit, when it was time to go out. She was a presence.

In 2023 she suffered Old Dog Vestibular Syndrome, from which she never fully recovered. In early February of 2025 she started to show signs of a brain tumour. In spite of these set backs and the challenges that came with age, Lee lived a full life right until the end.

She was not an easy dog, but she was lovable and not a day goes by that I don't think about her and smile.