Black & Tan Coonhound
Appearance
The breed standard for Black and Tan Coonhounds is as follows:
- Eyes are hazel to brown
- Ears are extremley long, wide, and thin, set low and far back on the dog's head, hanging well down the neck.
- Their black and tan markings are similar to the Doberman Pinscher and the Rottweiler but have key distinguishing differences from these breeds. The most prominent are the long tails and ears, and their loud, baying bark.
- Legs are long in proportion to the body length, muscular and finely modelled.
- The tail is set slightly below the natural line of the back, strongly tapered, and carried at a right angle, when the dog is alert or excited.
- 23 to 27 inches (58 to 69 cm) at the shoulder
- 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25 cm) head (back of skull to tip of nose)
- 65 to 130 pounds (29 to 59 kg)
- Males are typically larger and heavier boned than females.
Health
Generally healthy, but there is some risk of hip dysplasia, ear cancer and other ear infections, and eye problems.