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OFFICIAL NKC BREED STANDARDS FOR THE
TREEING WALKER COON HOUND
THE TREEING WALKER
BREED STANDARDS WERE ADOPTED DECEMBER 1, 1969, A GROUP OF INTERESTED
TREEING WALKER BREEDERS AND HUNTERS. THESE STANDARDS ARE REVISED TO
BETTER STATE EFFORT TO USE THIS STANDARD TO MAKE A MORE UNIFORM HUNTING
AND TREE DOG.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
AND COAT
POINTS 10
A STATELY LOOKING
HOUND WITH A SMOOTH HAIRED GLOSSY COAT COMBINATIONS OF BLACK, WHITE, AND
TAN WITH COAT THICK ENOUGH TO PROTECT FROM BRIARS AND BRUSH. THE TREEING
WALKER SHOULD SHOW SIGNS OF INTELLIGENCE, STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE.
HEAD AND NECK
(TEETH, MUZZLE, EYES AND EARS)
POINTS 15
HEAD CARRIED WELL UP
WITH NECK RISING GRACEFULLY FROM SHOULDERS APPEARING MEDIUM IN LENGTH,
STRONG AND FREE FROM LOOSE SKIN. TEETH SHOULD HAVE A SMOOTH BITE WITH
NEITHER OVERSHOT NOR UNDERSHOT BITE, MUZZLE SHOULD HAVE A SQUARE
APPEARANCE WITH STOP NOT TO PROMINENT, NOSTRILS LARGE AND BLACK, WITH
OTHER COLOR A FAULT. EYES WELL SET APART, MODERATELY PROMINATE SHOWING
TO BE EXPRESSIVE AND ALERT, BROWN OR BLACK. EARS OF MEDIUM LENGTH AND
SET MODERATELY LOW, SLIGHTLY ROUNDED WITH INSIDE OF EAR TIPPING TOWARD
MUZZLE.
FRONT QUARTERS
(CHEST, SHOULDERS, FRONT FEET AND LEGS) POINTS 15
CHEST SHOULD BE DEEP
RATHER THAN WIDE WITH PLENTY OF LUNG SPACE; WIDE SPRUNG RIBS THAT EXTEND
WELL BACK WITH SPACE IN FLANK TO ALLOW FOR SPRING AND SPEED. THE
SHOULDERS AR SLOPING SHOWING CLEAN MUSCULAR AND ENDURANCE. FRONT FEET
AND LEGS SHOULD SHOW STRAIGHT WELL-BONED FORELEGS WITH SOLID WELL-PADDED
CATLIKE FEET. TOES WELL ARCHED WITH STRONG NAILS FOR SPEED AND
ENDURANCE.
HIND QUARTERS
(BACK, HIPS, BACK LEGS AND FEET, AND TAIL)
POINTS 15
BACK MODERATELY LONG,
MUSCULARY, AND STRONG. HIPS BROAD AND SLIGHTLY ARCHED, THE HOCKS FIRM
SYMMETRICAL AND MODERATELY BENT GIVING PLENTY OF PROPELLING POWER. THE
FEET ARE STRONG, FIRM AND TIGHT. TAIL SET HIGH, STRONG AT ROOT, TAPERING
MODERATELY LONG SABERLIKE, CARRIED GRACEFULLY UP AND FORWARD, SMALL
BRUSH BUT NO FLAG.
SPECIAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF BREED
POINTS 15
A DOG OF MEDIUM SIZE,
MALES 50 TO 75 LBS. FEMALES 40 TO 65 LBS AND IN PROPORTION TO HEIGHT.
HUNTING DOGS NOT PENALIZED FOR UNDERWEIGHT CAUSED BY HUNTING. MALES
SHOULD BE FROM 22 TO 27 INCHES AT SHOULDERS. FEMALES FROM 20 TO 25
INCHES. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT SHOULDERS THAN HIPS. NO ROACH OR SWAY BACKS.
COLORS ARE BLACK, WHITE AND TAN COMBINATIONS BUT WHITE WITH TAN OR WHITE
WITH BLACK ACCEPTED. ALL OTHER COLORS OR COMBINATIONS WILL BE PENILIZED
IN SHOWS. VOICES SHOULD BE A BUGLE BAWL OR CLEAR RINGING CHOP WITH A
GOOD CHANGE AT TREE.
GAIT AND
MOVEMENT POINTS
15
A LITTLE SWINGING
GATE WITH HEAD HELD HIGH WITH TAIL CARRIED WELL UP OVER BACK, A GAIT
THAT INDICATES SPEED, STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND THE NEEDED ABILITY FOR
LONG HOURS OF CHASING AND TREEING GAME. ANY MOVEMENT THAT SHOWS WEAKNESS
TO BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FAULT, SUCH AS: WEAK FEET, ARCHES OR LEGS.
TEMPERAMENT
POINTS 15
ENERGETIC, ACTIVE,
INTELLIGENT, CONFIDENT, FEARLESS WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF DESIRE AND ABILITY
TO HUNT AND TREEING GAME. AS THESE DOGS HUNT ALONE OR IN PACKS,
THEY MUST SHOW AN ABILITY TO GET ALONG WITH OTHER DOG.
FAULTS:
OVER HEIGHT LIMIT, TOO AGGRESSIVE, SHYNESS,
OVERSHOT OR UNDERSHOT TEETH, A VERY FLAT SKULL. DISH FACED, SMALL DROOPY
EYES, SHORT STRAIGHT NECK. DEWLAPS ROACHED OR SWAY BACK.
TOTAL POINTS 100
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