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Encyclopedia > Black and Tan Coonhound
Black and Tan Coonhound
Country of origin
United States
Classification and breed standards
FCI: Group 6 Section 1 #300 Stds
AKC: Hound Stds
CKC: Group 2 - Hounds Stds
UKC: Scenthound Breeds Stds

The Black and Tan Coonhound is a breed of dog bred to hunt raccoon. They are also widely used for hunting bear and cougar. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (English, World Canine Organization), is an international Kennel Club based in Thuin, Belgium. ... The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ... The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Canada. ... The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ... Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from very different lines. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) This article is about the domestic dog. ... Type Species Ursus lotor Linnaeus, 1758 Species Procyon cancrivorus Procyon insularis Procyon lotor Raccoons are mammals native to the Americas in the genus Procyon of the Procyonidae family. ... Genera Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus(extinct) A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. ... A Cougar is: an animal, the Puma a helicopter type, the Eurocopter Cougar, with the civilian counterpart called Eurocopter Super Puma an armored military vehicle, the Cougar Hardened Engineer Vehicle, HEV [1] an armored fighting vehicle used by Canadian military, AVGP Cougar an alcoholic drink cougar/coug (2) (slang) an...


Appearance

The breed standard for Black & Tan Coonhounds is as follows:

  • Eyes are hazel to brown
  • Ears extend past the tip of the nose
  • Their black and tan markings are similar to the Doberman Pinscher and the Rottweiler but have key distinguishing differences from these breeds. The most prominent are the long tails and ears, and their loud, baying bark.
  • 23 to 27 inches (58 to 68 cm) at the shoulder
  • 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) head (back of skull to tip of nose)
  • 65 to 100 (29 to 45 kg) pounds
  • Males are typically larger and heavier boned than females.

This article is about the tree; for other meanings of hazel, see Hazel (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rottweiler A Rottweiler is a medium large, robust and powerful dog breed originating from Germany. ...

History

In 1945, the Black & Tan became the only one of the six varieties of Coonhound to be recognized in the Hound Group by the American Kennel Club. The Redbone Coonhound and the Plott Hound have since been recognized in the Miscellaneous Class. The other three varieties of Coonhound are the Bluetick Coonhound, the English Coonhound, and the Treeing Walker Coonhound. A Black and Tan Coonhound with a typical soulful expression A Coonhound is a type of scent hound and a member of the hound group. ... Hounds have been used for hunting since ancient times, as suggested by this statue of the goddess Diana hunting. ... The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ... Notes The Redbone Coonhound is virtually unknown outside of the US, and has only recently been recognised by the AKC The Redbone Coonhound is a breed of dog bred to hunt raccoon. ... The Plott Hound is a large scent hound, specifically a coonhound, originally bred for hunting boar. ... Notes The AKC foundation stock service (FSS) is a registration service for breeds not yet recognised by the AKC. The Bluetick Coonhound is a breed of dog. ... The Treeing Walker Coonhound is a breed of dog descended from the English Foxhound. ...


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AllRefer.com - coonhound, black-and-tan, Dog (Dogs) - Encyclopedia (248 words)
The dense, short coat is coal fl with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, and legs.
The fl-and-tan is descended from the old Virginia (American) foxhound and is bred especially for proficiency in hunting raccoons and opossums.
There are other varieties of coonhound closely related to the fl-and-tan and also originally descended from the foxhound, e.g., the Walker, Trigg, redbone, bluetick, and Plott, but only the fl-and-tan is recognized as a separate breed by the American Kennel Club.
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