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History
It is most likely that the Bluetick is principally descended from the quick foxhounds of England
with some introduction of the blood of various French hounds which were used for hunting big game. The French dogs were known
as being very cold nosed. George Washington received five such French hounds from General Lafayette.
Blueticks were originally registered with UKC as English. In 1946, at the request of the Bluetick fanciers, UKC began
registering Blueticks as a separate breed. Head
EARS: Well attached slightly below top of skull. Should be thin with slight roll, taper well towards
a point, and should reach well towards end of nose. Ears set low enough on head and devoid of erectile power. Ears well attached
to head to prevent hanging or backward tilt.
HEAD: Skull very slightly domed and broad
between ears, never narrow. Stop prominent. Length from occipital to end of nose: males, 9 to 10 inches; females 8 to 9 inches.
EYES: Should be rather large, set wide apart at the stop, round. Dark brown, not lighter
than light brown in color. Lids of eyes should be firm and close, without excess third eyelid showing, (no drooping).
MUZZLE: From stop to end of nose should be square, well proportioned in width with the skull, with depth
and flews well covering the lower jaw. Depth of 3 to 41/2. Body
HEIGHT AT SHOULDERS: Slightly higher at shoulders than at hips, not lower at the shoulder than
at hips. Adult males: 22 to 27 inches at shoulder. Adult females: 21 to 25 inches at shoulder.
LENGTH: Measured from point of shoulder to root of tail, should be equal to or slightly longer than height measurement.
NECK: Neck should rise with slight taper, not carried too high or too low, not thick
as shoulders; muscular and of moderate length.
THROAT: Clean, with very small trace
of dewlap (excess dewlap objectionable).
SHOULDERS: Clean, gradually sloped down from
top of shoulder to point of shoulder and muscular. Not broad and protruding, but to appear as part of body, showing freedom
of movement and strength.
CHEST: Should show considerable depth, rather than excessive
width, allowing plenty of lung space. Fairly even with front of shoulders, extending well down toward the elbow in girth for
adult males, 26 to 34 inches, and females, 23 to 30 inches.
RIBS: Should be well-sprung
with good depth and taper gradually to floating ribs, resembling a curve in the chest, rather than a sunken drop-off between
chest and belly.
BACK: Should be muscular, blending well with the neck when the head
is held alert, sloping down slightly from withers to loins.
LOINS: Broad, well-muscled
and slightly arched.
FORELEGS: Straight from the shoulders down to the feet, well boned
and muscular, with a strong, straight pastern. Forelegs should appear straight from either side or front view.
FEET: Round with well arched toes. (No upward trend or toeclaw.) Thick, tough pads. When standing should
appear to have cat-like feet. No hind dewclaws.
HIPS: Strong and well muscled, width
slightly less than rib spring.
THIGHS: Of gradual taper with excess muscular development
giving abundant propelling power. Breeching full and clean down to hock.
HOCKS: Firm
and moderately bent not excessively bent (as cow hocks), hind legs to appear straight with the body when viewed from behind.
TAIL: Attached slightly below the back line, well rooted, and tapering to a moderate
length as compared with length of hound. Carried high with a forward curve as of half moon. Tail well coated (not flagged),
not rat tail.
COAT: Medium coarse and laying close to the body, to appear smooth and
glossy. Neither too rough nor too short. Adult Weight
Males: 55 to 80 pounds. Females: 45 to 65 pounds. Appearance
Appearance of the Bluetick Coonhound should be that of a speedy, well-muscled individual, not
clumsy or chunky built. Body should be neat, coat glossy; head carried well up but not goose-necked. Eyes clear and keen.
Tail carried gaily above back, not curled or dropped between legs. Feet round and well padded. A pleading hound expression,
not wild or cowering. Active, ambitious, and speedy on trail. Voice
The Bluetick should be a free tonguer on trail, with a medium bawl or bugle voice when striking
and trailing, may change to a steady chop when running, with a steady coarse chop at tree. Color
Preferred color of the Bluetick is a dark blue, thickly mottled body, spotted by various shaped
black spots on back, ears and sides. Preference running to more blue than black on body. Head with black predominant, also
ears. Tan dots over eyes and on cheeks with a dark red ticking on feet and lower legs below body line, on chest and below
tail. Red may be eliminated as to the desire of the breeder, as well as the tan head coloring and amount of black on body.
A majority of blue mottled body preferred to lighter ticking over the body. The amount of blue ticking should control over
the amount of white in the body coat. Off colors not allowed. Teeth
Scissors bite preferred, even bite acceptable. Breeding
Only recognized pedigree and U.K.C.-registered bloodlines acceptable. Disqualifications
A disqualifying fault is a fault which makes a dog ineligible for placement in a Bench Show. Points
are not to be deducted; neither is the dog to be removed from bench. Other than those disqualifying faults listed here and
those listed as disqualifying faults by UKC, deviation from standards is to be considered a fault for which points are to
be deducted according to the degree of the fault and the emphasis placed on that body part according to the point system.
TEETH: front teeth must touch with mouth closed.
POINTS
(Revised as of January 1, 1976)
Head
Neck
Shoulders
Chest and Ribs
Back and Loins
Hindquarters
Elbows
Legs and Feet
Coat and Color
Stern
General Makeup
Total |
10
5
10
10
15
10
5
20
5
5
5
100 |
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