North Georgia Zoo & Petting Farm
North Georgia Zoo & Farm-Home of Wildlife Wonders & Paradise Valley Farm
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Basset Hound Companion Animal Program

Basset Hound Companion Animal Program
*North Georgia Zoo is the first Zoo known to pair up Basset Hounds with exotic animals

NGZ  leads basset hound companion animal program for zoo animals!

Unusual animal relationships develop at North Georgia Zoo.   
  •  Basset Hound and Deer buddy!  
  • Basset hound and Gibbon friends for life!  
  • Basset hounds nurtures baby animals , plays with otters and leads a pack of wolves!

Sophie and Serval Kitten


Bubbles and Mattie the Gibbon


Growing up with Bassets

Sophie, Beetle and Wolves


Sophie and Sally the Fallow Deer

North Georgia Zoo & Farm- Home of Wildlife Wonders & Paradise Valley Farm
2912 Paradise Valley Rd Cleveland, GA 30528 (706)348-7279