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It can also be used as a water dog. Mainly bred in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, it has been registered with the United Kennel Club since 1998 and has since been recognised by the American Kennel Club, the National Kennel Club and the Continental Kennel Club. [1] [2] [3] The Mountain Cur Breeders' Association was formed in 1957.
Because of their speed, Treeing Walker Coonhounds may be used as deer-hunting dogs in states where hunting of antlered animals with dogs is legal. [ 2 ] Although the Treeing Walker is best known as a coonhound, it is one of the most cold nosed dogs around [ a ] and is the most popular hound for competition coon hunts .
In 1984 Mark Slade, with friend Dennis Willis, unveiled these dogs as a breed, in 1986 the DenMark Treeing Feist Association was formed. [1] [2] The Denmark Feist is used to hunt feral pig, bobcat and squirrel, they are said to be silent hunters that can hunt game on the ground or run the game into trees for the hunter to shoot. [1] [2]
The Treeing Cur is a breed of dog that originated in the mid-west of the United States. It was first recognized by United Kennel Club on November 1, 1998, due to the efforts of Alex and Ray Kovac. "Most Cur breeders were not well off and so they required a dog that could serve multiple purposes: hunter, guardian, and stock dog.
Hunting Dog Breeds. Not as many people are familiar with the Boykin Spaniel (compared to popular dog breeds like Golden Retrievers, that is), but they were only the 75th most popular dog breed in ...
[1] [2] A high-energy breed, the Stephens Stock possesses strong hunting instincts and adapts poorly to being kept as a pet. [ 2 ] The Stephens Stock was developed by the Stephens family from southeast Kentucky who for over a century maintained a distinct line of Mountain Cur , eventually in 1970 it was determined that this line of dogs was so ...
The Treeing Tennessee Brindle's development began in the early 1960s with the efforts of Reverend Earl Phillips. Because of a column he was then writing in a hunting dog magazine, Phillips became aware of the existence of brindle curs—hunting and treeing dogs with brown coats, "tiger-striped" with black.
[1] [2] These dogs became known as the Treeing Feist; feist is a derivation of fist and is a term used in Southern America for a small fierce dog. The word treeing refers to their hunting style of running game up into trees and indicating to the hunter which tree the game has climbed. [1]