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ACCEPTFOTO/GETTY IMAGES. Height: 21-25 inches Weight: 60-70 pounds Temperament: sweet, athletic Activity Level: high Shedding Factor: moderate Life Expectancy: 11-13 years Taller than their hound ...
A lot of hound dog breeds were designed to announce themselves and communicate with their fellow hunters, so many are vocal and can often... 32 Hound Dog Breeds with Incredible Instincts Skip to ...
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A two-year-old male with black masking on the muzzle. The Redbone Coonhound is an American breed of hunting dog.As a coonhound, the Redbone is primarily a hunter of small game that hide in trees, such as raccoons, opossums, and squirrels, but is also capable of handling big game like bears and cougars.
Some individual Silken Windhounds are sensitive to ivermectin and related drugs; a simple test is now available to find whether a dog carries a defective MDR1, a multi-drug resistance gene. [2] Some owners report cases of cryptorchidism , umbilical hernia , and lotus syndrome , plus deafness and cataracts in old age.
Following the recognition of the breed by the AKC in the hound group on 30 June 2011 as the 171st breed, [9] the American English Coonhound became eligible to compete in the National Dog Show in 2011, followed by its eligibility for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and the AKC National Championship for the first time in 2012. [11] [12] [13]
In 1945, the Black and Tan Coonhound became the first of the six breeds of coonhounds to be recognized by the American Kennel Club, in the Hound Group. [8] The other breeds, which were not recognized until the 2010s, are the Redbone Coonhound, Plott Hound, Bluetick Coonhound, the American English Coonhound, and the Treeing Walker Coonhound.
A Bluetick Coonhound, or "bluetick hound," is referenced in the 2020 single "I Love My Country" performed by Florida Georgia Line. In the small town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, is the dog mayor Boone, elected November 2024, who is a Bluetick.