Tan markings and red ticking may be present, but are not required. 2: Neil Young has stated that his song 'Old King' is a tribute to a deceased Bluetick Coonhound he once owned. The Bluetick Coonhound may also be known as a Bluetick Hound, Bluetick, or Coonhound. This excellent hunting dog, solid, active and reactive, succeeds in being a calm and relaxed family dog. 1: The University of Tennessee’s Mascot is a Bluetick Coonhound named Smokey. Though not very good guard dogs, they can be very good. Officially recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club) in 1995, and accepted in the hunting dog group in 2011, he was then allowed to participate in the National Dog Show.įor the first time in 2012, he participates in the AKC Championship and the Westminster Kennel Dog Show of the Club. This breed is one of the six official Coonhound breeds, and is the perfect South American family doggy. The European version thus became totally American and facilitated his development in his adopted land. The final version resulted in a harder and much more robust dog than his ancestor, the Foxhound. The English Coonhound, also referred to as the American English Coonhound or the Redtick Coonhound, is a breed of coonhound that originated in and is. He thus shares his ancestor with all the other Coonhounds, except for the Plott Hound which does not come from the Foxhound.ĭeveloped from the Hound of Virginia, which was originally imported into American territory by George Washington, first president, Thomas Walker and Robert Brooke, the Redtick Coonhound was used during daytime to hunt foxes and nighttime raccoons. Born in the United States, the Redtick Coonhound has his origins in the Foxhound, brought to American territory by European settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries.