![]() ![]() He can run for miles on end when pursuing prey, but he’d also enjoy just jogging along side you or your bike. If he does catch a scent outdoors and he is not confined in a fence, he will follow the scent with no attention to your calls at all. He needs moderate exercise everyday and he does well at activities like barn hunt and field games. Not that the Black and Tan Coonhound is lazy, but he can be a couch potato when he is not working. Eye Issues – cataracts, cherry eye, and eyelid abnormalities such as entropian and ectropian.Ear Cancer – most serious issue facing the breed. ![]() Hip Dysplasia – get certification on your puppy tested by breeder.Don’t send him on a hunt with a full stomach. Feed him at least twice a day in smaller portions and not right before or right after exercise. This coonhound is a big, rugged, working dog and needs to be fed accordingly. Get him to the vet when you can see he s sick. Trim his nails and check inside his ears for redness and infection.Ĭheck for fleas and ticks when you brush him. Provide your dog with a warm, dry, comfy pace to sleep. Have your dog spayed or neutered if you don’t want your dog being a parent. Make sure his puppy vaccines are up to date. Try to include a bit of raw meat occasionally and never let your dog be without a constant source of fresh, cool water. You’ll see his thanks in his bright eyes and wagging tail. Chop all this up and as a treat, add smaller portions of it into the dry kibble. Boil brown rice and chicken in a pot and add in sweet potatoes, carrots and spinach. No need to make preparing the food a huge issue either. To provide your dog with just a bit of variety in his diet, some home-made food added into the dry kibble from time to time will delight your pet. If you go for the best quality commercially manufactured dog foods, you’ll find they are both convenient and well balanced. A good nutritious diet with vitamins and minerals will give your dog less of a chance to get sick. Many things can change a dog’s longevity, and diet is one. He also loves ball games, being pulled along while he holds tightly on to a piece of rope and he loves darting back and forwards with a frisbee. The Podengo is always game and ready for a good time and likes nothing more than a good walk as well as the chance to get off his leash and have a bit of free time. This explains why it doesn’t have such a ‘companionable’ temperament as some other dog breeds. It is said that the Portuguese Podengo isn't bred to be a companion dog, being bred exclusively as a working hunting dog. He is somewhat aloof around strangers and this is actually what makes him a good watchdog. He is intelligent, he is easily trained and socialized and gets on well with children in the house if they have been disciplined to respect and be kind to animals. Being alert, he also makes a good watchdog. This Portuguese sighthound is energetic, comical sometimes, sweet and loving. The coat is found in shades of fawn or yellow and with some white markings. The coat is essentially short and smooth though you also get the longer, wiry coat. The body of the dog is lean and well muscled and the head wedge shaped. The eyes are brown, the ears are erect and the tail long and thick, held low and with a bit of a curve when at rest. The dog is similar in looks to other hunting dogs native to the Mediterranean, such as the Pharoah Hound. He stands roughly at between 20 to 30 cm and weighs between 4.1 to 5.9 kg. The Portuguese Podengo is available in three sizes. They were developed to keep the American settlers safe and well fed, but also to keep them company on the trails or by the fireplace. They are known to have tracked mountain lions and bears as well as deer and coon. They have been valued because they can “cold track”, following the scent of an animal that left the scene long ago. They can track their prey for miles and if they have a scent you cannot get their attention back. They have incredibly strong instincts to hunt and need to hunt. This is a dog that finds its prey and trees it. ![]() The Black and Tan Coonhound is a traditional hunting dog – known by hunters as a “trail and tree hound”. They had been admitted to the United Kennel Club in 1912. The very first Coonhound that was given American Kennel Club registration was the Black and Tan in 1945. It is said that George Washington owned several. Developed by crossing the Black and Tan Virginia Foxhound with the Bloodhound in the very early years of the American experience. Descendent of the English Talbot Hound, the Black and Tann Coonhound is nevertheless an American creation. ![]()
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