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The American English Coonhound, also referred to as the English Coonhound or the Redtick Coonhound, [1] is a breed of coonhound that originated in and is typically bred in the Southern United States. It is descended from hunting hounds, especially foxhounds , brought to America by settlers during the 17th and 18th centuries. [ 2 ]
A female Redbone Coonhound. A coonhound, colloquially a coon dog, is a type of scenthound, a member of the hound group. They are an American type of hunting dog developed for the hunting of raccoons and also for feral pigs, bobcats, cougars, and bears. There are six distinct breeds of coonhound.
A female Bluetick Coonhound is in the George Jones song "Ol' Red" which was later covered by Blake Shelton. Huckleberry Hound is a Bluetick. Savage Sam, the sequel to Old Yeller, is about a Bluetick Coonhound. Lillian's dog, Gideon, is a Bluetick Coonhound in the song "Red Dirt Girl" written by Emmylou Harris.
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.
The Walker Coonhound, Treeing, was first recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC) in 1905 as a part of the English Coonhound breed, [2] at the request of breeders. The name was later changed to Treeing Walker Coonhound, and it was fully recognized as a separate breed in 1945. [3]
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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 .
The Vizsla (Hungarian:), [a] also known as Hungarian Vizsla, Magyar Vizsla or Hungarian Pointer, is a dog breed from Hungary and belongs to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) group 7 (Pointing Dogs), [3] the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) group 1 (Sporting group), [4] and the American Kennel Club (Sporting group). [5]