who on here owns one, how are they as family dogs? are they difficult to train? I have the opportunity to get a pure breed thru a rescue
who on here owns one, how are they as family dogs? are they difficult to train? I have the opportunity to get a pure breed thru a rescue
We have a one and she is a great pet. Very smart and loyal.
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X2. But I had them outside as working dogs. Had a red tick too (cross with a red bone and blue tick). Most all hounds are friendly and loyal to the ones that fill the pot.Originally Posted by Bradley Lane
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That may have been the case with that one but as general rule; a redtick is one of the color variations of an English coonhound. In fact, both the bluetick and treeing walker are descended from English hounds. When they split the breeds; they just called the blue ones blueticks and the tri-colored ones walkers. Both colors still show up in the English breed today.
Have two brother and sister they are outside dogs but they mind well I just had to work with them
Best hound dog we ever had. (and we had a lot of them) We hunted with Walkers, Red bone, Plot, and Stevens.
Good luck Scott
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I had a female blue tick that made herself a house dog. She would get out of her pen and come to the house and somehow manage to get in and hang out. She would want to go for a run in the morning and was hit by a car in 2009. Smartest dog I ever had. I was into the coon hounds and hunting for many years and loved the blue ticks.
You ever heard of a Walker
hound named Purvis`s High-Ball?
I have not.
We have a seven year old that we rescued at 11 weeks old. Great dog for those that understand hounds. He talks a lot and is very smart. He's a house dog and is trained to the invisible fence. Never leaves the yard even when chasing rabbits. He's good with strangers but not a dog that wants/needs a ton of attention from strangers. He's very bonded with the family though. They are bred to think for themselves which may make them seem stubborn. They need a lot of exercise but can be total couch potatoes. Awesome dogs if you have a realistic understanding of what to expect.
As has been said above they are great pets and very loyal but they do require a lot of exercise, especially when they are young. You need to be where you can get em out and run em some, maybe not every day but at least 2-3 times a week. Don't forget, they are working dogs and when they go at something they do it with a passion and that includes digging! I've seen em dig holes big enough to lose a backhoe in!Not trying to discourage at all, just want you to be ready for the pup when you bring it home. Good luck with the pup and get ready for a lot of enjoyment!
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I had two. One was the best dog ever. All he wanted to do was sit by my side and bask in the sun.
The other was just one of those dogs you couldn't keep in a fence.
Both liked to talk though. If you plan on it being an outside dog, I wouldnt live in the suburbs.
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We had a female blue tick hound for two years before I was able to find an owner with about 50 acres to take her. Beautiful dog, sweet and well mannered when I was around. But other wise I wished she had been kept in the country, and not in my subdivision I exercised her virtually every other day, rain or shine and never wore her out. One time she started that barking/calling and the nearby Naval Air Station went on full alert. She saw no difference between squirrels, cats and mothers pushing strollers. Forget the invisible fence that worked with other dogs. Scaper would climb our 6 ft. chain link fence when she wanted to go on a walkabout and could climb way up a tree trunk. IMO, definitely a great working, country dog but not an in town dog. I was given her when she was just weaned and and could not domesticate her.
Where we live now she might fit right in but a blue ticks hunting instincts, ability to read a cold trail, might put her in the next county often. That bark/call might shut up the other barkings in the area.
One of our biggest tourist sights is the Coon Dog Cemetary--southwest of Tuscumbia, Alabama. Tour buses take the 14 mile detour off Hwy 72 to visit it.
My friend's father is the "minister" when they do a dog burial.
Owned a Red Tick which was a great dog. I lived in the country at the time though.
A hound is a hound is a hound. They are what they are. Had many different breeds when I coon hunted a lot. To include 2 blueticks. They wil get in your trash and your neighbors trash. They will take off hunting if left unattended, they will alert you and the entire neighborhood if something is around. Some can't distinguish a cat from a coon and will kill either readily.
If you give it plenty of exercise and remember they are a hound you will love it! They are fun due to all the personality they have!
Well said
thanks for the info' the one I am getting is a rescue approx. 3 to 4 yrs old
I have had mine for 6 years now. Very smart. Sweet. Lazy and onry when she has to move out of the mrs. spot.
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