My dog that I have is a red coon hound mixed wit basset hound!?

Question

My sister is doing a 4-H project wit are dog and she needs to know where this type of breed came from what country? and what are they used for?

Answer 1

Both hounds are bred for hunting. I don't know much about Red Coon hounds, but Basset hounds were bred in France in the 18th century by a monk who loved to hunt. They are a mix of Blood Hound and Beagle. They were bred to have a great sense of smell, the long ears and all the wrinkles serve to "draw" the scent around the nose. The short strong chest and legs were bred to make it easy for them to move thru undergrowth and brambles. They have the Beagle flag (white tip of the tail) and the Beagle "bugle"(distinctive bark) in order to make them easy for a hunter to find. Their short legs also make it easy for a hunter to keep up with them, as they are designed not to hunt in packs likes Beagles and many other hounds. One other point of historical interest, Hounds are the first documented breed of dog, art work depicting hounds has been dated at roughly 400BC.

Answer 2

Contrary to popular belief, the modern Basset Hound was NOT developed in France. They are decended from a French breed, the Basset Artesien Norman. A number of these dogs were imported to England, and were then crossed with other breeds, most notably the Bloodhound and possibly the Beagle. Therefore the Basset Hound was developed in England.

Answer 3

Basset Hound-a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound. The name Basset derives from the French word "bas" meaning "low;" "basset" meaning, literally, "rather low." They are very gentle with children


A Coonhound is a type of scent hound and a member of the hound group.

Coonhounds are an American style of hunting dog that was developed for the unique quarry and working conditions found in the United States.

In the colonial period, foxhounds were imported for the popular sport of foxhunting. Various breeds of foxhounds and other hunting hounds were brought in from England, Ireland, and France, making up the initial composition of the dogs that were later to be called Virginia Hounds.

Foxhounds were found to be inadequate for hunting animals that didn't "go to ground", but instead took to the treetops to escape, such as raccoons, opossums, bobcats and even larger prey like cougars and bears. They were often confused or unable to hold the scent when this occurred, and would mill about.

Treeing dogs were developed, chosen for a keen sense of smell, the ability to track, chase and corner any manner of animal independent of human commands, and, most importantly, to follow an animal both on the ground and when they take to the trees. A good coonhound will bark and keep their prey treed until the hunters arrive. Bloodhounds specifically were added to many coonhound lines to enhance their ability to track. Some dogs have webbed toes to deal with the rivers and swamps so common in their hunting grounds.

Coonhounds can hunt individually, or as a pack. Generally, hunters don't chase their quarry along with the hounds, unlike organized foxhunting, but wait and listen to the distinctive baying to determine if a raccoon or other animal has been treed. Besides raccoons, coonhounds are excellent at handing all manner of prey if trained properly.

Besides hunting, Coonhounds are wonderful family dogs that are known to be good with children. They also make good watchdogs with an impressive, loud bark

Answer 4

go to the AKC website. They have complete information for all dog breeds.

Answer 5

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/redbonecoonhound.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basset_Hound

These sites should help! Good ol' Google! :)

Answer 6

That must be one ugly looking dog.....