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Black
and Tan Coonhound dog breed
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Black and Tan Coonhound owner,
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Dog breed group |
Hound
Dogs |
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Origin of breed |
United
States |
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Life expectancy |
10
- 12 Years |
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Color |
Black
and tan only. |
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Coat type |
Short
and dense |
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Exercise needs |
Extremely
active breed who requires a great deal of space and will be
happiest on a farm. |
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Temperament |
The Coonhound is determined and lively who makes a good watch-dog. |
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Good with children |
Usually
does best with older children. Gets along with other pets. |
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Grooming needs |
Brush his coat two or three times weekly. Check his long ears
regularly. |
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Average size (inches) |
25
- 27
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23
- 25
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Average weight (lbs) |
55
- 75
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55
- 75
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Health issues |
Progressive retinal atrophy |
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Living conditions |
A house with a
fenced yard. |
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Dog
breed description
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Vary in coloring, there are
many similarities among the six types of Coonhounds; the Black and Tan
Coonhound, the Blue Tick Coonhound, the English Coonhound, the Plott
Hound, the Redbone Coonhound and the Treeing Walker. Used for trailing
and treeing raccoon, he runs his game entirely by scent. He does have
a tendency to stray and needs to be closely supervised. Traced back
to an extinct hound from the eleventh century you will also find some
Bloodhound, and American and English Foxhound in his ancestry. Development
of the breed goes to the people who lived in the mountains of Virginia,
the Ozark Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. Breed for the ability
not only to trail but to "tree".
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Dog
breed infobits |
Descended
from the Bloodhound and the Foxhound, the American Black and Tan Coonhound
was developed in the USA on the basis of its colors.
The Bluetick Coonhound can be a high-spirited animal but quickly settles
down when given a job to do. |
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