Redbone Hound
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Redbone Hound
The Redbone Hound, also known as the Redbone Coonhound, is a
treeing and trailing dog
used for hunting game such as
Bear,
Bobcat,
Raccoon and
Cougar. Some
Redbone Hounds can be used as
water dogs. This dog
has been registered with the
UKC since 1904
Origin
In early
America, hunters had a red hound that was used for treeing and hunting game
which they called Redbone. The ancestors of the Redbone Hound are thought to
have been Foxhounds
which were later crossed with the
Blood Hound by a
then well known Fox hunter and
breeder named
George F.L. Birdsong in
Georgia,USA in the
1840s. Birdsong bought the pack
from Dr. Thomas Henry and began selective breeding to retain the original red
color and abilities that produced the modern day Redbone Hound.
Health
No particular health issues are associated with the Redbone hound. It
requires daily walks for strength, stamina and weight control which helps to
maintain good health.
- Temperament: Good natured with a desire to please. Good with
children and other pets. Happiest when hunting and needs daily exercise.
- Color: Red preferred may have small white pattern on chest and
feet
- Coat:Short fine textured
- Head: Broad in line with body proportions.
- Ears: Slightly low set fine in texture and reaching to tip of
nose.
- Eyes: Dark brown preferred.
- Body: Medium sized, Lean dog taller at shoulder level than hips.
Male height is from twenty two to twenty seven inches. Female height is from
twenty one to twenty five inches.
- Weight: Males and females 45-65 lbs
- Tail: Straight, medium length with brush texture.
- Legs: Straight in line with chest and muscular .
- Life Span: Relatively long at 12-15 years.
- Litter size: 10 pups with 6 -8 being the usual number.
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