THIS STANDARD WAS ADOPTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
IMPROVING THE BLUETICK COONHOUND AND TO MAKE THE OVERALL APPEARANCE
IS VERY SIMILAR. THIS STANDARD OFFERS BREEDERS, HUNTERS, AND THE
SHOW JUDGE A MODEL TOWARD WHICH TO WORK. IT IS HOPED THE DESIRED
RESULTS WILL MAKE A BETTER HOUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING,
STRIKING, TRAILING, AND TREEING THE DESIRED GAME.
GENERAL APPEARANCE AND COAT POINTS 10
PREFERRED COLOR IS DARK BLUETICKED BODY WITH
BLACK SPOTS WITH MORE MOTTLED BLUE THEN BLACK. TAN DOTS OVER EYES
AND CHEEKS AND REDTICKS ON FEET AND LEGS PERMISSIBLE. OFF COLORS NOT
PERMITTED. COAT BRIGHT, HARD MEDIUM LENGTH, SMOOTH AND GLOSSY.
HEAD AND NECK (TEETH, JAWS, MUZZLE, EARS, AND
EYES) POINTS 15
HEAD BROAD AND SLIGHTLY DOMED NEVER NARROW,
MEASURING 9-10 INCHES IN MALES AND SLIGHTLY LESS IN FEMALES. NECK
SHOULD RISE GRACEFULLY CARRIED NOT TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW, MUSCULAR AND
MEDIUM LENGTH. TEETH SHOULD BE STRONG SHOWING NO OVERBITE OR
UNDERBITE. JAWS AND MUZZLE SHOULD SHOW STRENGTH WITH A SQUARE
APPEARANCE STOP TO END OF NOSE. EARS WELL ATTACHED SLIGHTLY BELOW
TOP OF SKULL WITHOUT ERECTILE POWER AND TO EXTEND NEAR THE END OF
NOSE.
FRONT QUARTERS (CHEST, SHOULDERS, FRONT LEGS AND
FEET) POINTS 15
CHEST MEDIUM WIDE BUT DEEP EXTENDING DOWN TO
ELBOWS. GIRTH OF CHEST FROM 26 TO 35 INCHES IN MALES WITH FEMALES
3-6 INCHES LESS. RIBS SHOULD APPEAR WELL SPRUNG AND TAPERED BACK.
SHOULDERS GRADUALLY SLOPING AND MUSCULAR, NOT TOO BROAD OR
PROTRUDING BUT SHOWING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND SPEED. FORLEGS SHOULD
BE STRAIGHT AND STRONG WITH FEET ROUNDED AND WELL PADDED. DOG SHOULD
STAND WELL UP ON FEET. A TURN IN OR OUT IS A FAULT.
HIND QUARTERS (HIPS, BACK, BACK FEET, LEGS AND
TAIL) POINTS 15
HIPS STRONG AND WELL MUSCULAR WITH RUMP SLIGHTLY
TAPERED. BACK MODERATELY LONG AND SLIGHTLY TAPERED WITH HIPS
SLIGHTLY LOWER THEN SHOULDERS. BACK LENGTH IN PROPORTION OR HEIGHT.
BACK LEGS TAPERED MODERATELY BENT HOCKS. FEET ROUND WITH WELL-ARCHED
TOES, THICK TOUGH PADS, CATLIKE APPEARANCE, AND NO HIND DEWCLAWS.
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BREED POINTS 15
SHOULD APPEAR RACY, WELL MUSCLED, GLOSSY,
BLUETICK-BLACK SPOTS, HEAD AND TAIL CARRIED HIGH. AN OPEN TRAILER
WITH A MEDIUM BAWL OR BUGLE WHEN TRAILING, BUT MAY CHANGE TO A CHOP
WHEN RUNNING. WITH A COURSE CHOP WHEN TREED. MALES FROM 22 TO 27
INCHES AND WEIGHING 55-80 POUNDS, WITH FEMALES FROM 21 TO 26 INCHES
AND WEIGHING FROM 45 TO 70 POUNDS. NO PENALTY FOR DOGS UNDER WEIGHT
FROM HARD HUNTING.
GATE AND MOVEMENT POINTS 15
THE BLUETICK COONHOUND SHOULD SHOW EAGERNESS,
RACY, SPEED AND ENDURANCE WITH A SPRINGY STEP. ANY SIGNS OF AWKWARD
OF JERKY MOVEMENT IS A SERIOUS FAULT. THIS HOUND IS BRED FOR LONG
HOURS IF HUNTING AND OR TRAILING GAME.
TEMPERAMENT POINTS 15
THE BLUETICK COONHOUND SHOULD APPEAR EAGER,
HAPPY, LOVEABLE, BOLDNESS, AND TRUST. FIGHTING OR EXTREME SHYNESS IS
A SERIOUS FAULT. THE BLUETICK COONHOUND WAS BRED TO HUNT ALONE OR IN
A PACK. ANY INDICATION OF WANTING TO FIGHT NOTHING DOG WHILE ON A
LEASH, IN BOX, OR ON TREES A SERIOUS FAULT.
TOTAL POINTS 100