Bluetick Coonhound Breed description: Character & Co

The nature of the Bluetick Coonhound: freedom-loving and self-confident.

The Bluetick Coonhound is close to nature, freedom-loving and robust. Its hunting instinct is strongly developed. Since he has a tendency to run off, he must be kept in a securely fenced area.

Because of its strong urge to exercise, it needs plenty of walks and other opportunities to let off steam - whether it's hunting, competing, or playing dog sports.

The Bluetick Coonhound is friendly and always eager to please his human. It enjoys new challenges and loves to learn.

It is self-confident and does not get nervous easily.

Education: not for beginners

Since the Bluetick Coonhound is very self-confident, it is only easy to train if the order of precedence is clear. It will not take an insecure or inconsistent person seriously and will make its own decisions. Therefore the Bluetick Coonhound is not well suited for beginners. On the other hand, it is eager to learn and eager to learn, which again makes training easier. It should be socialized early and get to know both strange people and dogs, then there will be few problems in living together.

Attitude

The Bluetick Coonhound needs enough space to move around, to sniff - and enough boundary not to go running. A large yard with a high fence is perfect.

Use

This intelligent hunting dog is versatile:

• For the raccoon hunt the Bluetick Coonhound was bred, there lies in some areas of America still his main area of use.
• In addition, he is used in many places for fox hunting.
• The Bluetick Coonhound is suitable for various dog sports such as agility, tracking work and the like.
• Also as a companion dog he makes a good figure, but in this case you should keep an eye on his hunting instinct.

Health

As with many larger dog breeds, HD and gastric torsion are recurrent in the Bluetick Coonhound. Patellar luxations are also common.

As with other breeds with droopy ears, the ears are at risk for infection and fungal disease.

Bite or other injuries can occur during hunting.

The dog lives to be 11 to 12 years old.

Care: unproblematic

The care of the Bluetick Coonhound is unproblematic. The coat must be brushed from time to time.

The hanging ears should be checked and cleaned regularly to prevent infections. Also, as with any other breed of dog, you should check the paws, claws and eyes regularly.

You can either brush their teeth regularly with a dog toothbrush or achieve the same effect with chewing snacks.