SPECIAL SKILLS: Hunted from swamplands to mountains, the Redbone is surefooted and swift, even on the most difficult terrain. Well-balanced, with a flashy red coat and excellent cold nose, the powerfully built Redbone mingles handsome looks with a confident air and fine hunting talents. Breed Miscellaneous Class.
SIZE: Size- Males - 22 to 27 inches. Females - 21 to 26 inches. Proportion Length well proportioned to height. Should be equal in height from highest point of the shoulder blade to the ground as long measured from sternum to the buttocks. Slightly taller at shoulder than at hips. Substance- Weight should be in proportion with height and bone structure. Working Group dogs not to be penalized for being slightly underweight. Well boned according to size of dog.
COAT: Short, smooth, coarse enough to provide protection.
Color - Solid red preferred. Dark muzzle and small amount of white on brisket and feet permissible. Faults: White on feet extending beyond toes. More white on brisket than an open hand will cover. White stockings on legs.
CARE REQUIRED: An occasional brushing will due. This breed is a light shedder.
CHARACTER: Even-tempered at home but an aggressive hunter. Amenable to formal training. A good family dog that likes to please
TRAINING: This breed needs a lot of physical exercise. Coonhounds are born natural hunters, so they have a tendency to run off and hunt if they are not kept well-fenced while exercising on their own.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: The Redbone Coonhound will do okay in an apartment if they are sufficiently exercised. They are relatively inactive indoors and will do best with at least a large yard. Their all-weather coat allows them to live and sleep outdoors and work in all kinds of terrain.
EXERCISE: Coonhounds are all instinctive hunters, and it is not difficult to train the breed to follow scent and tree a quarry. The Redbone has a strong desire to please his master. They are hotter-nosed, able to locate, and faster to tree coons than many other Coonhounds.
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