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The Mountain Cur is a type of working dog that is bred specifically for treeing and trailing small game, like squirrel and raccoons. They are also used for hunting and baying big game like bear and wild boar as well as being an all-purpose farm dog. Curs are a member of the Hound group, and the Mountain Cur is one of several varieties of cur.
The Stephens Stock is a small, compact scent hound-like cur that stands between 16 and 23 inches (41 and 58 cm) in height and weighs between 35 and 55 pounds (16 and 25 kg). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The breed has a short coat that is black in color with some white markings on the extremities, it has a small head with a narrow muzzle which gives the ...
In England, the cur, also called the drover's dog, was a distinct breed of dog used by cattle drovers; they are now extinct. [5] [6] The cur was described by Ralph Beilby and Thomas Bewick in their 1790 work A general history of quadrupeds, as well as by Sydenham Edwards in his 1800 Cynographia Britannica, as dogs principally used by drovers to drive cattle.
The Black Mouth Cur is a medium to large sized, athletic, muscular breed of dog. [ 1 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The breed varies considerably in height, typically standing between 16 and 25 inches (41 and 64 cm) with individual dogs known to reach 28 inches (71 cm), [ 1 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] the breed standard mandates a minimum height of 18 inches (46 cm) for ...
The Treeing Tennessee Brindle's development began in the early 1960s with the efforts of Reverend Earl Phillips. Because of a column he was then writing in a hunting dog magazine, Phillips became aware of the existence of brindle curs—hunting and treeing dogs with brown coats, "tiger-striped" with black.
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Catahoula Leopard Dog; M. Mountain Cur; S. Stephens Stock; T. Treeing Cur This page was last edited on 2 December 2019, at 09:52 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Something first time pet owners should be aware of is the daunting task of "voice-training" these dogs. Being bred to bay while hunting, they are highly vocal. If properly socialized from a young age, they can be family pets. [5] In normal conditions, the Bluetick Coonhound gets along well with children. They are mindful and friendly dogs.