Plott Hound
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Male: 20-25 inches (51-64 cm) Female |
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Male: 50–60 lbs (22.5–27 kg) |
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The Plott Hound is a non- FCI recognized dog breed from the USA. The breed is recognized by the AKC and is the official state dog of the US state of North Carolina .
Origin and history
Plott Hounds are descendants of German hunting dogs that the Plott family brought from Germany to North Carolina in the 1750s .
An article by John Jackson in the American Plott Association's 1996 yearbook shows that this development is a "fairly pure bred " breed compared to other American hunting dogs . The Plott family had tried for decades to breed their breeding lines as pure as possible.
It is used for hunting bears , puma , feral domestic pigs (hogs) and raccoons in the Appalachian Mountains and other mountainous regions. Outside of the US , it is relatively unknown. Due to its robustness, however, the Plott Hound is enjoying increasing popularity among European hunters for wild boar hunting.
In Germany, until 2010, the organized breeding activities were looked after by the Association for Black Forest Welding Dogs and Plotts Hounds . In 2010 the newly founded association Plotthound Germany took over the representation of the breed in Germany.
description
The Plott Hound is medium-sized to 64 cm, weighs 27 kg, its hair is short, dense, shiny in the colors black or brindle . The lop ears are medium-sized, close fitting. His good nose is proverbial. The Plott Hound has the typical deep chest. The well-muscled and very athletic animals are so persistent that they can work all day and well into the night.
The Plott Hound is not bred in the VDH , but in the USA the breed is recognized by the three associations American Kennel Club (AKC), United Kennel Club (UKC) and Continental Kennel Club (CKC).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ statesymbolsusa.org
- ^ Bob Plott, The Story of the Plott Hound: Strike & Stay . The History Press, Charleston 2007, ISBN 978-1-59629-262-8 , pp. 42 (English, 188 pages, limited preview in Google Book Search).