- medium sized
- powerful
- well-muscled
- streamlined
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medium build
- powerfully built
- long bodied
colors
- any shade of brindle including black
- dilute black
- brown red
- orange
- chocolate
- tan
- liver
- light or dark grey
- slate gray
- buckskin
- yellow
- blue
- Maltese
- or black with brindle trim or brindle on legs with lar
solid deep red with dark muzzle and some white on chest and feet
- black with tan
- golden tan
- reddish tan
- silver
- cream; shades of golden
- silver
- red
- dark brown
- dark gray
- black sable
- solid black
- solid white
- white blaze on chest
- proud
- determined
- aggressive hunter
- agile
- surefooted
- swift
- eager to please
- adaptable
- pleasant voice
- intelligent
- gentle
- willing
- loyal
- devoted
- happy
- sweet
- loving
- aloof
- courageous
- self confident
- protective
- bold
- will fight to the death for loved ones. some can be timid
- frail
- vicious
- lethargi
maintenance/ special needs
- low grooming
- drools
- much exercise
- socialize early
- much food
- not for city life
- tendency to wander
- not for city life
- much exercise
- brush regularly
- exercise
nickname
Blevin Hound
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origination
USA
USA of foxhound and possibly Bloodhound or Irish Hounds
USA
bred for
- large and small game hunting including wolf
- mountain lion
- cougar
- puma
- wild cat
- coyote
- deer
- bear
- boar
- tracking and treeing raccoons
- trail and tree bear
- cougar
- bobcat
- companion
- herding
height for male
20~27 (inch)
22~27 (inch)
28~30 (inch)
height for female
20~25 (inch)
21~26 (inch)
26~28 (inch)
ideal for
- hunting
- treeing game
- companion
- country life
- outdoors
- warmer climate
- all terrain hunting
- companionship
- family
- water
- country life
- outdoors
- all climates
- companion
- family
- other pets
- elderly
good with kids?
yes
yes
yes, but socialize early and supervise because of size
interesting facts
- sole treeing type dog not from foxhound lineage
- webbed toes
- high pitched voice unlike other coonhounds
ancestor of foxhounds
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lifespan
12~14 (year)
11~12 (year)
11~13 (year)
kennel clubs
- arba-(hound dog group)
- akc-(miscellaneous dog group)
- ukc-(scenthound dog group)
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arba-(herding dog group)
hair type
- smooth
- fine to medium coarse-coarse enough to protect from wind and water
- short or medium length
- close lying
- glossy. some may be double coated
- short
- dense
- harsh
- smooth
- thick enough to protect from elements
- plush and smooth - double coated dense
- close
- straight
- harsh medium length
rescues
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- arba-(hound dog group)
- akc-(miscellaneous dog group)
- ukc-(scenthound dog group)