ibrobiinhood
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Registered: Apr 2014
Location: Pennsylvania
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Right Doc....agree with the thought on the Black & Tans. It may or may not have been introduced in the beginning BUT it could have. It could have been added in the early 80's or it could have been doubled on in the early 80's. The 3 pups I just had surely showed the traits of nice Black & Tan.
History[edit]
In the late 18th century, many European-type hunting dogs were imported to America, most of them of Scottish, French, English, and Irish ancestry: the English Foxhound, the Harrier, the Grand Bleu de Gascogne, the Welsh Hound, the Beagle, and the Bloodhound were among these. Most often, these dogs were imported so that wealthy planters of the Tidewater could engage in foxhunting. Over time, Southern hunters selectively bred dogs that would not back down, had great stamina, and would "hound" their prey until they treed or cornered their exhausted quarry, leading to modern coonhounds.
The Redbone Coonhound was bred as a hunting dog.
In the late 18th century Scottish immigrants brought red-colored foxhounds to Georgia, which would be the foundation stock of the Redbone. Later, approximately 1840, Irish-bred Foxhound and Bloodhound lines were added. The name came from an early breeder, Peter Redbone of Tennessee, though other breeders of note are Redbone's contemporary, George F.L. Birdsong of Georgia, and Dr. Thomas Henry in the 19th century.[3] Over time, breeders followed a selective program that led to a coonhound that is specialized for prey which climbs trees, was unafraid of taking on large animals, was agile enough to carry on over mountain or in meadow, and liked to swim if necessary. They were ideal for pack hunting of both small and larger prey. Originally, the Redbone had a black saddleback, but by the beginning of the 20th century, it was an uninterrupted red tone.[3][4]
See where our name came from? It was not based on color but rather a breeders last name. I look at my roots and facts. That being...a breeders last name and there being no such thing as "pure bred". We do not know when the Black & Tan was introduced into our breed, we can only assume. Just like we don't know when the white came in. However, today we have the use of DNA. We have use of the registry to track our breedings that take place. I have a litter of Redbones, who because of man and its "standard" goes against nature says the offspring of a pair of hounds is not "pure". DNA proves that the "non-standard" hound did in fact come from the said parents. Got news for ya, that same trait is in EVERY pup in that litter. If one is registered x-bred then they all should be. That off-colored dog has the same EQUAL chance of throwing a "standard" meeting litter as its littermates. No doubt in my mind we aren't on the same page. LOL I prefer a "Red" redbone too. I'm saying you can't change genetics and getting rid of it by saying it doesn't meet a standard isn't going to work no matter how hard you try.
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02-02-2017 09:24 PM
Nope. Does it matter? Nope. I know my hounds offsprings are from registered Redbones and IF I were to keep one I'd use it in my breeding program. That offspring, meeting a breed standard can be registered as Redbones. I still believe its a shame that we let a standard dictate over nature, ie...man playing God.
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