Those Colorful Coonhound Names!

6/12/2011

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”-Shakespeare

With coonhounds having such colorful backgrounds and history and such vivid personalities, I find that their names are often just as fun. Peruse a list of names of real coonhounds…

Montgomery, Blaze, Leila, Savannah, Huckleberry, Blue, Bayou, Austin, Clamour, Mudd, Jed, Maggie, Bonnie, Zooey, Duke, Bubba, Mikki, Billie, Whitey, Hubert, Ruthie, Penelope, Pearl, Rocky, Olivia Rose, Atticus, Ringo, Pepper, Barney, Belle, Maya, Chase, Roscoe, Ellie, Jill, Lucie, Gunner, Kali, Daphne, Clementine, Daisy, Boomer, Lacey, Darby, Buddy, Biscuit, Hank, Xena, Pickles, Milton, Comisky, Holly, Elvis, Buckshot, Addie, Granger, Colonel Harlan, Beaux, Big Dan, Ranger, Rooster, Fern, Rusty, Juanita, Bert, Tucker, Guinness, Moses, Daisy Mae, Maggie May, Liza Jane, Rufus, Gator, Happy, Libby, Grimm, Wanda, Trouble, Chester, Waldon, Henry, Brendon, Chuck, Shiloh, Floppy, Captain RC, Fender, Mandy, Ruby, Copper, Princess, Dodger, Watson, Harley, Buddy, Boss, Rebel, Gypsy, Mitch, Rex, Ladybird, King of the Hill, Zeke, Chloe, Bodacious, Gracie, Marty, Farrah, Stanley, Fred, Rap, Gizmo, Chip, Reba, Homerette, Jasper, Tilly, Sharona, Natalie, Winky, Bailey, Hiram, Molly, Traveller, Daffy, Dixie, Brandy, Scout, Hunter, Ruger, Tank, Pepsi, Snickers, Grizzly, Moon, Roscoe, Lightning, Thunder, Diesel, Donner, Kink, Nemo, Bella Blue, Blue Belle, Cyrus, Conrad, Archie, Ellie Mae, Earl, Otis, Sophie, Rosy, Posy, Happy, Frankie, Johnny, Clyde, Jossee, Dakota, Trooper, Finnigan, Alafair, Annalaise, Carter, Libby, Rusty, Gunner, Treagle, Dryfuss, Peanut, Mojo, and Copperette, Della, Brego, Jethro, and the list goes on!

Homerette?

Tell us what you have named your special coonhound and why!

166 Comments

The Wagners

6/21/2011 06:33:46 am

Our Black and Tan coonie is Fiona Glenann (character on the TV show Burn Notice). And that name really fits her flashy good looks and diva personality! Our Blue Tick/Gascon's full name is Winchester but he goes by Chester Blue and it fits his southern gentleman personality perfectly. Both our pups draw a crowd when we take them out with us. Coonies rule!

ian

1/16/2014 07:34:39 am

redbones are awsome coondogs

Katie

11/5/2015 11:42:38 am

True that

Sue Clayton

3/10/2020 10:44:44 pm

We had a red-bone coon hound for 10 years. Lost her to cancer Her full name was Ruby Blue and she wore a collar with faux ruby gems clued onto the collar...she knew her collar was fancy and she was so proud...loved that Ruby Blue.

Terri

6/21/2011 12:09:56 pm

Kingston Colt
not sure why - he cam with the name Kingston so we added the middle name for our favorite football team (Indianapolis Colts)

lane gaines link

11/10/2016 01:22:54 pm

i have a pretty good name wicked little anne

Stacey Polcyn

6/21/2011 12:11:02 pm

Our Bluetick's name is Kali....just a name my husband liked.

Our TWC is Gunner....my husband was in the Army. Our foster TWC is Taggert from Beverly Hills Cop. And my other two fosters (black and tans) were Hannah and Daphne...names they came from the shelte with....

ms goodman link

3/29/2013 07:58:26 am

well...i also have a girl coonhound and i took alot of thinking?and i thought DAISY perfect for a girl hunting dog

Emily Plishner link

3/30/2013 10:01:40 am

My redbone, Clamour, had a mother named Daisy. She was allowed to run loose on a dairy farm and was always treeing coons on the fence posts!

Elizabeth Beil

6/21/2011 12:12:00 pm

In 2006 a stray dog showed up at our Alabama farm. I recognized him as a Black and Tan Coonhound right away but it took a few weeks for me to recognize him as "my" dog. I tried to find his owner and I tried to give him away. He won me over in many ways but it was his goofy sense of humor that earned him his name of "Jack Black".

Mary Beth

6/21/2011 12:12:54 pm

Its funny how sometimes they name themselves! Everyone wanted me to name my hound a Harry Potter name. I wanted to name him something related to the lightning blaze marking down his back. My sister said, "you know, Harry Potter got his blaze thanks to Voldemort" referring to the mark on Harry's forehead. So, my Blaze is officially Blazn' Thanks To Voldemort.

I'll try to add more names to a note on the Facebook page as they get sent in. How fun to collect hound names!

Jerry Dunham

6/21/2011 12:14:02 pm

Our Redtick Coonhound came to us from an Oklahoma shelter with the name "Dudley", which he didn't recognize since he came in as a stray. At 8 months old he was infested with a variety of parasites, was extremely malnourished, and already had quite a collection of scars. He was also missing an ear.

In spite of such a terrible start in life, he was one of the happiest dogs we'd ever met. He loved people, dogs and cats, and soon learned what toys were about, enthusiastically destroying them all.

We added his happy-go-lucky attitude to the distinctive heart-shaped marking on his side, and he became "Dudley's Happy Heart", or just "Happy". Today at 3 years old he's still the life of the party.

Yes, Mary Beth, sometimes they name themselves.

--
Jerry Dunham
Tejas Coonhound Rescue

Trey Campbell

10/23/2015 02:09:41 am

How does yall rescue center work

Trey Campbell

10/23/2015 02:09:41 am

How does yall rescue center work

Emily link

10/23/2015 09:07:58 pm

We are not a rescue--just an information group about pet coonhounds. However, some of our members are associated with rescues. For a list of rescues that we know to take in coonhounds and find them homes, go to our links page.

Barbara Gleeson

6/21/2011 12:14:43 pm

We have 2 Coohounds, with very origianl names. Let's see, there's Georgia From Georgia, And Vivien Leigh from Georgia. Two southern belles.

Cindy Phillips

6/21/2011 12:15:37 pm

Helga is the name of the coonhound at the beagle rescue. We named her that when she was pulled from the shelter. She was big, stoic and missing a toe on her back left foot - a perfect German frau. Now of course she's a happy and loving with eyes that peer into the soul. And someday a catless home awaits...until then she lives in a log cabin on top of a hill where she can run down the hill and sing - much like the opening of the Sound of Music...

Angela Faeth

6/21/2011 12:16:33 pm

My Olivia has a middle name, Rose.

All of my black dogs have had the middle name of "Rose". First there was Emma Rose, my Black Lab/Old English Sheepdog mix. Emma was a stoic, tall beauty with an old soul. My faithful companion for 10 years.

Next came Isabell Rose, her dad was a handsome Plott/Walker hound mix and her mom was a short, squat Chocolate Lab. "Izzy" had the voice of her dad and the wiggle of her mom. Another 10 years of love.

Olivia Rose, a pure American Black and Tan Coonhound, was found begging for food outside an office complex in Round Rock TX. Eventually saved by our very own Jerry D.! Olivia is hands down the most beautiful dog I have even owned. I could write a short story on all the vocalizations she makes. We are going on five years together and counting on at least five more.

14058

11/19/2015 01:40:50 pm

I want to see Old Dan and Litte Ann

Dee Llewellyn

6/21/2011 12:17:30 pm

My redtick was left on a friend's property and she thought I would click with him. He was really shy and maybe 6 months old but skinny. He finally wandered up and eventually consented to being petted. About that time a truck came rumbling down the dirt road with the sound of "You ain't nothin but a hound dog" sung by the King himself. So I called him Elvis.

The black and tan was dumped near my daughter's place and even had a tag with the presumed owner's name and phone number on it. We called for 3 weeks and then I decided finder's keepers losers weepers. My grandkids decided on Bo as in Bo Diddley. He is a distinguish Black and Tan with some years on him. He didn't deserve to be abandoned.

Bella and Daisy

6/21/2011 12:18:14 pm

Just found this website and blog! Love it!

When I went to get my first dog I knew I wanted a girl that the name Bella would fit. So thy shy, emaciated hound dog won. I didn't even know what a coonhound was when I brought her home.

When I adopted Daisy Mae, I wanted a southern sounding name. I just call her Daisy for everyday though.

Carolyn

6/21/2011 01:58:24 pm

Mosley. The shelter named him and we couldn't improve on it!

Anya

6/21/2011 02:11:52 pm

Our TWC Tula Belle came to us from a shelter in KY with the name Petula. It was too hard for me to say, so we just shortened it...and Belle just kind of happened (and she is rather beautiful).

Our other TWC came to us from a rural OH shelter with the name Bonnie...we kept it, and she is now usually called "Bonnie Belle" or "Bon Bon". She was found to have nasal cancer, which is why we pulled her from the shelter, and given a few months to live - but I think the companionship of Tula Belle has kept Miss Bonnie going :)

Thanks so much for bringing the plight of the coonies to light!

Emily Plishner

6/23/2011 02:22:29 pm

Some colorful names I've encountered this week:
Peachy, Blue Ribbon Winner, Windy Rage Showtime Catastrophe, Goza's Sing Along Dance Fever, Red Fever Shake Rattle N Roll, Shy Town Snap Crackle Pop,Ewry’s Twistin Twiggy, Sherman Tank, Adirondack Mtn. Jewel

Joan

6/27/2011 08:23:16 am

We were born and raised in New Jersey, but rescued our beloved Treeing Walker Coonhound last summer from a shelter in southern Virginia. She came to us with the name Glory and we loved it so much, we kept it. It reminds us where we are from (north and south) and our flag "Old Glory." What could be more American than a coonhound?! Of course, after we got to know her we gave her a middle name, Trouble. Glory Trouble Russo -- we just LOVE her!

Kate

7/10/2011 12:32:30 pm

I have had several hounds over the years. It all began with my Foxhound girl Amazing (Mazie for short) and then there was Hunter, Fargo (strong drill sargent type),Apache (our wild indian child) and now there is Rhodie(has a ridge of hair on his snoot) Mercy (also known as the Baby Girl) and Quest (our handsome pup)
I love using Blue related names for Blueticks and have had rescues named Sky Blue, Delta Blue, Deacon River Blue, and now Royal Blue,
Just avoiding Elvis at all costs <lol>

Audrey Smith

8/26/2011 08:28:32 am

My bluetick's name is Greyson. We adopted him from the MD SPCA in 2008 and he came with that name. After getting to know him a little bit we realized that the name totally fit the dog, so we stuck with it.

Christy R

10/9/2011 12:11:27 am

My walker is named Banjo! It just fit.

Galen

11/24/2017 11:58:46 am

I had a Banjo, too. Perfect name for a coonie.

Kelsey Owens

10/13/2011 06:47:44 am

Our Walker's name is Titus. His noble and elegant expression wouldn't allow us to call him anything less powerful or dignified.

Gail Whelan link

11/8/2011 12:09:11 am

We have a small, all breed rescue, but hounds are my favorites! Recently we've had Leonard, Reginald, Lillian and Remington (Remi for short). My new boy will be Jethro.

mandy likens

9/21/2012 07:39:19 am

E It's usually tradition to name dogs after their parents. My pups parents names are Dark Hunter Red Unleashed. And Dixie Pride Unleashed
So my pups name is Red Samson Rebel Pride

Shilo W

10/11/2012 11:09:02 am

I have a bluetick his name is Puddin'. Yes I named him that on purpose, it just fit him. My husband has a black & tan named Jack and a walker named Sue. Jack and Sue were already named when we got tjem Sue has recently had a litter of pups (fathered by Puddin') one of which I will keep

Leandra

10/21/2012 08:02:00 pm

I was looking at puppies at our local shelter here in Portland Oregon and a litter of Treeing Walker Coonhounds arrived. Those are rare up here (unlike the south where I grew up) and I fell in love with a little adorable girl. She's only two months old and loves people so much and wants to play and sit in your lap and stare into your eyes. I like old fashioned names so we picked Mabel, which means lovable. Couldn't be more true. I'm really looking forward to getting to know this cute little dog with so much intelligence and know how already!

Emily link

10/22/2012 05:44:42 am

Mabel's a great name! Hope she's got a beautiful voice.
There is a coonhound club near Portland. Not as many hounds as down south, and you're not allowed to chase mountain lions with hounds in Oregon, but there are raccoons, and coonhound clubs do have field trials there.

Jessie

11/13/2012 01:30:44 pm

I have a English Red tick named Kate And Roy's Demon Seed but her home name is Psycho

john

12/22/2012 10:29:59 pm

snoopy is the name of our coonhound, saw her ears when we first picked her up, and of course with the hound comes lots of smelling, thought the name would fit

Angela Faeth

12/23/2012 01:54:59 am

I'm sure your Snoopy makes Charlie Brown proud!

levi

1/6/2013 01:48:47 pm

I'm lookin for a coonhound a walker in particular if i get one ill name "him" trigger,bandit or rebel. If its a her i wont know what to name her because i want a male plz reply lookin for a good walker willing to train him he can be a pup im only 12 and i wanna get in to coon huntin

Emily link

1/7/2013 10:39:33 am

Those are good names for a hound.
You don't say where you are, but there are a lot of good hounds at shelters and rescues. Look on our sister site, Coonhound Rescue Network on Facebook.
Or, if you need a pup with papers, go to the UKC board and find a coon club near you and do some networking. A kid your age who wants to learn about coon hunting should be able to get a deal on a pup and some pointers and some trips to the woods with someone more experienced.
http://www.ukcdogs.com/Upcoming.nsf/EventView?Open&Group=Coonhound&Type=M
Good luck! And let us know how it goes!

Levi

1/7/2013 11:13:02 am

I live in georgia and ive been struggling to find one but ill look on those sites thanks

Emily Plishner link

2/4/2013 01:02:45 am

There are dozens of UKC events in Georgia over the next two months. The biggest is the state championship in Tifton, on March 1 and 2. Hope thats somewhere near you.
GA, Tifton; Georgia Federation of CH Inc Hwy. 82 east of Tifton in Brookfield, behind fire station, adjacent to Post office. Signs Posted. GPS: 3396 Chula/Brookfield Rd., Tifton, GA 31794. GA State Championship. Contact Rock Johnson (912) 663-5287 Jack Royal (229) 254-9001

Mar 1 BS 4:00pm, $20 Purina NH 2hr 7:00pm, $30
Mar 2 BS 4:00pm, $20 Purina NH 2hr 7:00pm, $30

Its free to attend the events as a spectator. The times and prices are entry deadlines and fees for the dogs entered. Tell your folks to call the number on the listing for details! A kid that wants to learn to coon hunt will be very welcome.

Dianne link

1/8/2017 08:05:28 pm

I have a baby blue tick coonhound AKC/UKC registered, I'm struggling to find a great name for her,we are looking at Blue lace,not doing her any good , help me find a great name I'll be showing her eventually

Kay

4/23/2013 12:24:22 pm

If you're looking for a good hunting coonhound, the shelter isn't always the best place to look. The hounds at shelters can be good pets and yes some can tree, but they don't always have everything else that is necessary for a good hunting dog.

If coon hunting is something that you're really interested in make sure that you get a pup from a good breeder in which the parents are proven hunters. (Good hunters: Most can tree yes, but that isn't everything) That helps a lot.

But that's just my opinion I've grown up around coonhounds. My father raised TWC and Blueticks and I've always loved the Black and Tans. My father and his pals competed in the Field Trials and my father when he stopped competing "tweeked" the working styles of his hounds. For a good hunting dog it's best, especially if you're just starting out to get a dog from a good reputable hunting kennel.

Laura

4/15/2015 04:34:19 am

Also, keep in mind most shelters and rescues PROHIBIT their dogs that are up for adoption, pending adoption or successfully adopted to be used for ANY form of hunting!!!! Most also make you sign an additional paper stating that you WILL NOT use the dog for hunting purposes!!!!

Emily link

4/15/2015 07:59:27 am

Laura
Dallas Rae is a lovely name.
Many rescues that specialize in hound dogs, including some on our rescue links, are willing to place hounds in hunting homes so long as the dog is well-treated. All-breed rescues, less familiar with hound breeds, may be less willing to do so.
My hounds and I mostly engage in catch and release hunting. No animals harmed. The dogs love it and I love listening to them.

josh link

2/3/2014 01:21:40 am

Ihave to walker coon dog one is ford he came with his name an hisgirl friend nelly who got her name from my girlfriends great aunt who passed away we are breedin nelly to ford both full blooded championship dogs pups are for sell with papers the price is steep but if your like me an think well the dog cant read so whats the point lol without papers dos are 400 a piece with papers 1000 an for those of you that dont know a whole lot a bout full blooded championship walkers at a coon huntin convention a dog like this with papers willrun you about 4 to 5000 without papers 1500 to 2000 at a conviention so let me know is anyone is serious bout wantin a walker pup

cody

11/13/2015 11:04:48 am

my dog is pregnant due today

Kristen

5/25/2016 09:53:28 am

I know this was posted back in 2013 but my boyfriend has some full blooded soon to be registered tree walker coonhounds. We have 6 female and 3 male. If interested email me.Kristenbrookeee@live.com

Kristen

5/25/2016 09:55:12 am

I know this was posted back in 2013 but my boyfriend has some full blooded soon to be registered tree walker coonhounds. We have 6 female and 3 male kristenbrookeee@live.com

Aysha Milligan North Shore Coon Hounds

1/22/2013 04:29:23 am

My studs.name is Reggie....when we got him he was so nosey he reminded me if an old.neighbour ....after a few days Reggie.stuck and we.couldnt have asked for a better ...my youngest breeding female (2) Maggie May earned her name when i picked her up on the 5 hr druve from virginia to ontario rod stuart came on and I was dead tired so I cranked it and she sang the whole.song with me !! We tend to let them.name themselves....it never takes long!

Jen H.

2/2/2013 12:37:30 pm

I named by rescued bluetick coonhound from Kentucky, Scout -- after Scout Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. Her spunky personality and 'take no prisoners' attitude fits the name!! She was originally named Topanga but she's a true blue(tick) Scout :)

Jerry Dunham link

2/22/2013 01:25:21 am

Interestingly, the name of the dog pictured at the top of this blog article is Scout. I must admit, though, that she's not a coonhound. She's a Harrier. That picture was taken in our backyard before she was adopted.

Emily Plishner link

2/4/2013 12:54:03 am

Scout is a great name!

Jen

2/5/2013 09:56:48 am

She's a great dog!! My first coonhound but now I'm hooked.

Cindy

2/20/2013 07:56:29 am

My bluetick coonhound is named Harley (last name is Davidson) and the black and tan mix is named Abby. Harley is short for Harlequin, like the trashy romance novel, because she's so affectionate and will go with just about anyone. Abby is short for Abigail, a good ole southern belle name because she's so polite. The next dogs will be named Deimos and Phobos, after the Greek mythology. Naturally they will be hounds (hounds of war, get it?) Deimos and Phobos are sons of Ares, god of war. Yes, I'm a dork.

Jerry Dunham link

2/22/2013 01:21:59 am

Deimos and Phobos are also the moons of Mars (and of course Mars is the god of war). Note that these two moons revolve in opposite directions. Your two hounds will therefore be opposites. :-)

Emily Plishner link

2/25/2013 11:05:26 am

Did you name him Trigger, Bandit, Rebel, or something else?

Kay

4/23/2013 12:11:08 pm

My Black and Tan Coonhound's name is Gallant.

My boyfriend has an English Coonhound named Noble and a friend of mine has a Bluetick named Gentry.

We like regal names :)

Emily link

4/23/2013 12:39:17 pm

Well none of my coonhounds are members of the gentry--they're all on the uncouth side. My very loudmouthed redbone bearhound is named Clamour. My usband preferred the English spelling. Another hound is named Mudd (my husband chose that spelling too.) Mudd was a restless thing and had worn out a mud pit around his dog house. When we went to pick him up, all the other hounds at the kennel had nice grassy lawns, but Mudd had a muddy area with a puddle. Plus, I like saying "my dog''s name is Mudd."

Jerry Dunham link

4/23/2013 01:09:13 pm

Our English Coonhound was named "Dudley" by the shelter. No way was this crazy, happy-go-lucky (even immediately after surgery) pup a Dudley. He's now "Happy".

Tate

4/25/2013 11:46:38 am

I named my bluetick Yetta I've had her 5 months now

Emily link

4/25/2013 01:16:39 pm

The Urban Dictionary says Yetta is urban slang for someone who is inexplicably attractive.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Yetta
Is your Yetta a people magnet?

queenbeejo

5/26/2013 12:59:51 pm

My hounds kept their shelter names -Snoopy and Star - Snoopy was a foster failure and he knew his name, Star - I was drawn to her by her ears and her name lol...., but I enjoy naming the one that come into rescue after grateful dead songs - Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia, Samson, Deliliah, Garcia, Hunter, Tennessee Jed, Bertha, Althea, Cassidy, Dupree, August West..... the list goes on - some great ideas.

nakia

5/27/2013 02:50:06 pm

I just happened on to this site. I recently found a bluetick his owners weren't able to keep he became an instant family member but he has agood strong southern name Jethro Bodine,Bo for short

Chantal

6/5/2013 03:04:48 pm

Our boy came into our lives one day while at the mall. A black and tan coonhound , we named him Chummy. He also goes by Chum, Coon, Coonie, Sir Goofs alot. We love him so much, and hope he lives a long life with my family by his side. We love you Ole Coon :)

Emily

6/6/2013 02:22:57 pm

Just got my black and tan coonhound today. My dad is friends with the breeder and we got him cheaper than any of the puppies we found on the Internet. He's a sweetheart

Rita

6/10/2013 07:40:12 am

My guys name is Aero! He is a very cool tri-color TW hound. The whole neighborhood loves him.

Tabitha

6/16/2013 06:06:02 am

I just acquired a redbone. He was wandering down the middle of the highway. I stopped to help him and he jumped right in my car. He is so skinny but such a loving boy. I now must find him a good name!

Emily link

6/17/2013 07:17:14 am

Make sure you check him for phone numbers, microchips, etc. before you get too attached!
Hounds are long distance runners when so inspired, and can take off five lbs easily in a full day of running. They often look too skinny after a day on the loose. Just like humans, a little thin is healthier than a little fat. Its ok to let his spine and ribs show a bit, so long as he has lots of muscle on his haunches and chest.. You know a coonhound is carrying too much weight when his back sags when standing relaxed. A hound's spine should be straight to ever-so-slightly arched.
A lot of coonhounds are named after nearby geographical features--mountains, lakes, rivers...Some of the more popular names come from their color--Red, Copper, etc. I love to name dogs after some aspect of their personality, like Loudmouth, Fire, or Nosey. Let us know what you decide on!

Tabitha

6/18/2013 03:44:52 pm

Rita, we are taking him to the vet for a check up as well as a chip check. He is such a lover boy and gets along very well with my other as animals!

Tabitha

6/18/2013 04:22:57 pm

Sorry I meant Emily. I wouldn't try to multitask while typing.... O.o

Shelley

7/15/2013 06:19:18 pm

I named my Bluetick boy Boudreau. So, of course there's Boudie and Boo-Boo. He came from a rescue group and he's a treasure. Sweet, charming, funny, gentle, goofy...who cares about obedient? He's just the most wonderful companion! I'm devoted to him and to coonhounds always!

Emily link

7/16/2013 04:17:59 am

Shelley
Do you and Boudreau live in Cajun country? Is he an American Gascon? That's a special line of blueticks that's extra big and comes from French bloodlines. Learn more here:
http://www.abgha.org/

Jordan

7/19/2013 03:39:11 am

My Blue Tick CoonHounds name is Delilah. For short we call her Di. I found her through a shelter she was in a foster home and I had been wanting a hound for a while now since my boxer passed. The shelter named her Lea but it just didn't fit her. So her name became Delilah.

Jerry Dunham link

7/19/2013 10:00:55 am

I like Delilah as a hound name. If you have photos, please feel free to post them on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coonhound-Companions/195733617124760. We love hound photos, and never tire of them.

Jordan

7/20/2013 02:06:29 pm

Oh I absolute will thank you :D !

P R McGregor

8/10/2013 01:14:39 am

We named our Bluetick Coonhound (for official UKC purposes):
Culpepper Kooblacoon Suziemoon.

But she answered to "Pepper".

Bob Bob

8/26/2013 12:47:01 pm

My Black and Tan mix hounds were rescued fro a kill shelter in Kentucky . We adopted two brothers and we kept the names Chance and Lucky.
We thought they got their story. I'd
Like to adopt their mother, Jillian .y grandson gave me my name. My wife thinks I look like Lucky.y boys were 5 months old last week. Had them 6 weeks. I feel like the kid from
Where the Red Fern Grows!
I got heart full of dog love.
Coon dogs Rule

Bob Bob

8/27/2013 06:33:10 am

Sorry for the typos
We kept Chance and Lucky's names
Because we thought they fit their story.

Gil

9/6/2013 01:52:59 am

My foxhound rescue is a girl, and I named her Scout from my favorite book/ movie, "To Kill A Mockingbird". I love having a girl with a typical boy's name, because it gives me an excuse to put a pink bandana on her:)

Bob Bob

9/7/2013 09:49:54 am

Scout is always a great name
So are Atticus and Jem

Jerry Dunham link

10/9/2013 01:54:06 am

Scout is the name of the dog pictured at the top of this blog article. She's actually a Harrier, not a coonhound or foxhound, but close enough. My wife took that photo in our backyard before she moved on to her adopter. "Scout" is definitely a good name for a sweet hound.

Boxed-T-Acre Hound Rescue

9/17/2013 11:08:27 am

We have taken in a lot of hounds through the years and with our breeding, we've had interesting names lol Our current dogs are" Tink da'Tank" a UKC Redtick, "TNT Hells Keeper" UKC Bluetick, "Mo Cash" UKC Walker, "Luna" walker female and "Jackson" male walker, "Silly Sally" UKC Red tick female and then there are Shotgun and Sam our oldest and most prized hound brothers. They are both 16 yrs old and retired. :)

cheyenne

9/20/2013 03:52:34 am

I have many walkers, but the most uniqued named one is Wood. While his registured name is I Got Dat Wood, i enjoy his corny name. He was given that name by a friend of the family and it just stuck with him so when it came time to regisutre him that became his name.

Jessica Deese

9/21/2013 02:56:58 am

We will get our first family dog, a sweet bluetick girl we've already named Delta Blue. We wanted a southern-sounding name and our proximity to the 5 Rivers Delta just north of our home on Mobile Bay was our inspiration. Our kids are playing "coonhound" as I type. We just told them the happy news last night and they can't wait for Delta's arrival next week!

Bailey

12/19/2015 06:18:34 pm

I am debating between a girl Bluetick or a boy...I like the boy hound look (bigger and bigger wider face) but I think a girl might be easier to train, what do you think?

Emily link

12/19/2015 09:31:58 pm

That's largely a matter of personal preference. Many hunters think females get down to work quicker--less marking and sniffing before putting nose to ground. Personally, I prefer the males. But that may be because I'm a herterosexual female human! Unaltered males do smell stronger than unaltered females, but I like the odor. Not everyone does.

Ross Smith

9/24/2013 02:53:31 pm

Hunter in German + Jager for his name, my black & tan coonhound.

Eileen

10/9/2013 01:27:51 am

I fostered for American Black and Tan Coonhound Rescue and one of my fosters came to me and after 3 days we adopted him. He is big (100 lb+) B&T and his name is Cletus. Love the dog and the name is so fitting.

Jerry Dunham link

10/9/2013 01:49:55 am

Congratulations! You just failed Foster 101!

A lot of us have failed that course, some of us many times. It's one of the nicest hazards of fostering dogs, particularly hounds. I love my failed fosters.

Andrea Houston

10/24/2013 03:48:17 pm

My middle son which is 17 yrs old and is the most awesome and compassionate kid on this planet!! He just got a coon dog about a week ago from this man...which I really shouldn't even call him a man...he's more of a "well no cuss words on here" so I'll just leave it at that...he is a male coonhound...and is approx 8 months old...there isn't a bone on him that you can't see...he looks like he was barely fed, if he was even fed...can someone please tell me what would be a good dog food for him to help him get his muscle tone back and put the weight back on...we have an appointment with the vet but it's almost 3 weeks out even though he is extremely malnourished!! I would greatly appreciate any advise or reference to help get our dog back to a healthy state!!

Jerry Dunham link

10/24/2013 05:19:07 pm

It's very important that you not overfeed an emaciated dog. He needs to be fed very small meals, but much more often than you would normally do. He likely can't handle a large meal all at once, and it could kill him.

Emily link

10/26/2013 11:57:09 am

Coonhounds are not fussy eaters, so any decent quality food in increasing quantities should work fine. A few table scraps won't hurt either, but don't do that if you can't stand to have your hound begging at the table the way mine do. 4% fat cottage cheese is a good supplement.
Exercise will help build muscle back. You should still be able to see the ribs faintly when the dog is back to a normal size.
A supplement of fish oil may also be useful, particularly if the dog's coat is dull from malnutrition.
You should probably check the dog for worms--they're very common in dogs kept outside, and can consume a lot of the calories that the dog would otherwise get from food. The vet will probably want a fecal sample to check.
For the most part, hunters only refer to a coonhound as a "coon dog" if it is a successful hunter. Is your son planning on taking his hound hunting? If so, the best way to learn is to find a respectable mentor, and the guy he got this dog from doesn't sound like the right person. Let me know what part of the country you are in and I can help you find a hound club where he can see some healthy hounds and meet someone worth learning from.

Amy

11/7/2013 11:11:25 am

I have a half blue tick and you would know it from his bark we didn't think ha had it in him at first cause his other half is chcolate lab he also has those hound ears so cute but we named him ruger like the gun and it fits so well

Emily link

11/20/2013 01:00:51 pm

Amy
Are you sure your hound is part lab? Purebred blueticks occasionally come out chocolate where a bluetick would be black, kind of like the brown-spotted dalmatians do. They are perfectly healthy but don't meet the breed standard, so they can't be registered. Lab mixes usually (not always) have shorter ears than pure hounds. The other breeds of coonhound also throw "off" colors occasionally. If you don't know your dog's parentage, feel free to send me a pic and I'll kick in my opinion. my email is emily.plishner@gmail.com

Bob

12/18/2013 07:39:58 am

Any thoughts out there on DNA swab testing?
Got two Black and Tan mixed hounds
Out of a litter of seven, five were black and tan
Two are more tannish red. My two.
Rescue dogs not much history.
One looks more like a foxhound than a coonhound.

emily link

12/18/2013 12:56:50 pm

redbones occasionally throw black and tan pups, although rarely more than half the litter, but your mix may have redbone background. the dna swab tests aren't much use for fine distinctions among hound breeds--there's just not enough data in the labs' database on hound breeds.
You could send pix to info@coonhound companions.com. also include whatever you know about what part of the continent they came from--that will have some bearing on likely mixes. also, do yours bay?

Bob

12/19/2013 09:44:09 am

Thanks for the info.
Yes , they bay when they see something they really like. I'll send some pix and info.
Any considered feedback greatly appreciated.

Emily link

1/17/2014 01:01:04 am

Coonhounds are usually more interested in smell than sight, so a whiff of coon or cat scent will set them off. Most have a large variety of vocalizations, and once you get to know the individual, you will be able interpret the sounds they are making. We live inside the Catskill Forest Preserve. I can tell whether they are barking at the UPS guy or a neighbor's cat or a bear pretty easily. If they are on a scent trail, they often keep their nose to the ground and don't look where they are going. There's been more than once when a bear was just ahead of us, close enough so that I could see it, and they were so interested in the scent trail that they didn't look up and see it until quite close.

Dot Brown

1/22/2014 09:02:15 am

We have a Redbone Coonhound named Maggie Jean and a Blue Tick Hound named Ringo....We love them so much....great family dogs.

Lilly

1/27/2014 06:00:19 am

My black an than Coonhound is called 'G-Man Clifford', I love his Name :)

Matt

3/11/2014 11:57:07 am

I named my Blue Tick LuAnne.

Hanna

3/19/2014 06:18:59 am

My treeing walker's name is Hanna's Calibear because when she was four days old she growled like a bear and tried eating dry dogfood the size of her mouth. Now that she's grown, I realized that her name is so close to the word caliber like a gun. Thought that was pretty cool. We are naming our boy puppy Cottonmouth Venom. For , I am in west virginia and we have cottonmouths here.

Jill

3/24/2014 11:51:14 am

I adopted Abbie Rose from a Connecticut rescue. She came from Georgia with the name Abbie and I added Rose to make it a bit more Southern sounding. I didn't know she was a coonhound mix until someone at the dog park told me his is a coonhound mix; same coloring as Abbie's. Abbie talks so much and has different barks for different situations. She never did fit any other description like Rottie, Dobie, Shepherd, though they may be in her as well. She has shorter ears than a full-bred coonhound and at just over a year, she's still 33 pounds. What's keeping her small, I wonder?

Emily link

3/24/2014 12:33:43 pm

Some people just like their coonhounds on the small side, and breed them small. Others are just the runt of the litter. There is one lady in Trumbull who has two mini-coonhounds, one black and tan, one redbone. With short ears, it might be a curbreed. Send me pix and I'll make a guess:
catskillclamour@yahoo.com

TerriAnn

4/25/2014 07:09:37 am

Our Male is Trigger Pullin' Bandit
one of our females is Sweet Southern Belle'
Our other female is Lady Hawkeye Madeline
and our latest pup is Trigger Pullin' Pistol Annie

Tayler link

5/16/2014 01:22:58 am

Plotts,walkes and blue ticks are the best

judi

6/23/2014 03:35:57 am

my bluetick hound was named lula bella motzarella string cheese. yes she had that long of a name. she was a tri color long and lanky and lean gracefull to watch and very loving I had her eleven years I miss her and will eventually find another but she died only a couple of days ago so I will wait and look for the one puppy or even adult gal that can make me smile again and I will probably name it another odd name as well these dogs are the best dogs god ever made and I miss her so.

Candy

6/26/2014 04:42:38 pm

Our coonhound was rescued from a busy interstate highway and kept in a kennel during our harsh winter. When the weather broke, he came to our house just for a meet and greet. He is still here and much loved by my husband andI and our energetic little cattle dog, Andy. He was named Nelson, after the golfer, Byron Nelson. He is sweet, determined and lazy, and has a voice the likes of which we've never heard before!

Mary Ann Emerson

7/9/2014 08:31:31 am

My TW coonhound was named by committee, and "Hattie" was the popular choice. Folks at her once-a-week dayschool usually address her as Miss Hattie. She's fidgety and sweet and disarmingly cunning.

RandD

7/21/2014 02:38:37 pm

We rescued a Walker Coonhound quite a few years ago. She was in bad shape when we got her, skinny, hair falling out, had a bite taken out of one ear, so my husband decided that since she was the ugliest dog in the pound, she needed to be named after a "hottie" -- so she became Daisy Duke!

We just got our second hound today - she's a blue tick/airedale cross - she has the color of an airedale and the shape and coat of a hound. Still trying to think of a name.

Roberta

7/26/2014 01:29:41 am

Our family has two hounds. Hunter, our dear little old man, was a rescue and he came with his name. He is a blue-tick coonhound mixed with beagle. We recently purchased a new puppy for our daughter, Hazel, is a Kentucky Walker Coonhound and we just adore her. Since I teach English Literature we decided to go with the name Hazel for alliteration! So we have Hunter and Hazel the hound dogs!!! We love our "hounds-kids" and they add so much joy to our family!

jessica

8/25/2014 02:41:12 pm

Our Treeing walker coon hound is named Bosephus.

Lisa McLeod

8/26/2014 05:28:39 am

I have two TWC. My male we found he was only about five weeks old. We wanted to give him a name unique something no one else has used so we came up with Ojibwe( my kids are Ojibwe) My other TWC is a rescue we named her Waffles because everytime she heard me say it she would come running.

francine hays

9/12/2014 03:33:46 pm

I have a black an tan /blue tick name Duke after the original Duke John Wayne and a basset /black an tan cross we call a "Boonhound " best mix ever in my book! We named him Otis after a movie character in Devils Rejects, a murderous redneck lol :) my family raised, hunted, and showed Coonhounds and Beagles and we always gave them hillbilly redneck type names. Cletus, zeak, Jedediah, jimbob, haddie, skinner, sugar, honey, ol blue, Clyde, Elmer, bocefus (spelling?) Scrãper, croaker ... I'm sure if I asked my dad he would remember more of them. He had dogs from 10 yrs old and hunted them, he was just like in the movie where the red fern grows. I went on a few night hunts with my dad and uncles dogs and ran a pack of my grandfathers beagles it was just awesome! I was 13 and my brother was 12 . He went on to show hounds and enter shows /hunts and did pretty good! Good times! There's just something wonderful about having hounds! Their soul shows! I'm a dog groomer and see all kinds of the small fancy dogs and they just don't have the same spark a hound has!

Jenn

10/2/2014 01:58:13 pm

My Bluetick is named Brutus!! Though he's not much of a brute 😀

Helena

1/17/2015 10:49:44 pm

My husband dreamed of having a coonhound
as a child. I finally found one! He saw her and instantly named her Bella, It came naturally to say Bella Blue. She was easily the best and hardest dog ever! She dug up every plant on our shaded Arizona porch. Many times have I awoken to have to replace my kids shoes. Learned to open the front gate and front door! Slept in our bed every night. Ruined sheets, ran when the gate opened, loved car rides, loved going to plant nurseries, hated to be left alone so she went everywhere we did. It has been 3 months and I still weep with pain. We expected many years when Parvo took her.Her name fit, she was the most beautiful bluetick/walker I have ever seen! Black and tan face with black back and blue and red ticking everywhere.

Emily link

1/18/2015 11:45:05 am

So sorry for your loss. When you are ready to try again, look on our coonhound rescue network facebook page and/or contact us here, and we'll try to find someone suitable for you.

Tammy

1/26/2015 12:14:41 pm

Coco Chanel because she is spoiled

bobby link

2/12/2015 11:22:59 am

I named my female blue tic red tic cross Jewel because she is the prettiest dog I've ever seen and jewels are pretty so Jewel just kinda stuck.

Good dog link

2/18/2015 03:01:13 pm

I named my,redbone dolly another good name is redneck for males

Brooke

2/21/2015 03:34:04 am

Our bluetick's name is Edgar. When deciding to rename him, I had a very hard time since I am a teacher. We went back and forth on several names. I knew I wanted it to be connected to what I teach (literature and language), so we finally agreed upon Edgar, as in Edgar Allen Poe. The best part is he kind of dark, odd, and quirky blue, so the name fits him perfectly! Then, there is Edgar from the show Oddities, and the puzzle pieces fit together even more!

MarKayla

2/21/2015 10:22:27 am

My Blue tick name is Blue. He's 9 weeks old and I've only had him for 3 days. I'm thinking about renaming him Bo. He doesn't know his name yet so I better decide quickly!

He's quite a little rascal.Can't wait for him to be my jogging partner! I love my little handful of a pup.

Baikey

12/19/2015 06:36:59 pm

Is your Bluetick a good jogging partner? We are looking at a little girl right now

Katie

3/8/2015 04:34:26 am

I have a treeing walker. She is a beautiful dog. Her name is ruby Cheyenne. We named her this because it was her grandmother and mothers name.

Her grandmother is ruby.
Her mother is Cheyenne.

Her family is a money winning family,I have lots of hopes for ruby Cheyenne and that we can get pups out of her someday.

Lindsay

3/14/2015 05:28:58 am

My bluetick beagles are Reginald and Adeline :)

Lisa

3/20/2015 07:26:37 am

I have two TWC, a male named Ojibwe. He got his name because I found him on a Reserve it was Ojibwe hence the name Ojibwe. My second coonie is female I rescued her just over a year ago we named her Waffles.

Laura

4/15/2015 04:31:11 am

Just rescued my AEC from our local shelter about a month ago! She was definitely trained at some point as she knew "sit" and "paw". She is a black and white with ticking. The shelter had named her Daisy, which I couldn't see keeping her with, she wasn't a Daisy at all! Thought about a name for a couple days and out came Dallas! The Cowboys are my fav football team...The first name was easy, the middle not so much, took me 3 weeks to settle on her middle name being Rae, so we have a Dallas Rae and I wouldn't trade her for anything, although mouthy and manner-less at times, along with her high drive to tear apart any and everything in my back yard (from the trampoline cover to the ground inserts to control weeds) she is one great dog and a hell of a runner! Had she been a boy her name probably would have been Dez :)

CrakkerCrumbs

4/17/2015 07:59:36 am

We rescued a Coonhound mix last July, he is about 1 1/2 years old. His name is Rebel, and he lives up to his name! Love him to bits! His picture is on the cover of the Coonhound Companions FaceBook page now, and i couldn't be prouder :)

cooterbob

7/17/2015 03:17:05 pm

just got a blue tick black lab mix and she is beautifull. she has the hound dog ears and face but a lab body and huge paws. at 10 weeks she weighs at least 20 to 25 pounds. thought hard on a name and went between black betty and ashe but eventually settled on remi which is short for Remington. cant wait to see what this little turd brings to our lifes.

Marianna

7/30/2015 01:35:57 am

My first blue tick was about 7 years old when he came to me. He was one of those big, stocky boys and was silent (for a hound) and watchful. I named him Billy Jack after the 70s anti-hero. After I lost Billy Jack, I adopted a blue tick from a kill shelter. He is a leggy, rangy, silly boy who loves to hug. I named him Billy Jack's One Tin Soldier and I call him Soldier. My first black and tan I named Maya because I had been to an exhibit of Mayan artifacts the day I found her. After I lost her, I bought a B&T puppy and named her Maya's Amazing Grace. After I lost Grace, I adopted a B&T female from a shelter and her name is Maya's Jessa Grace. Cannot imagine my life without coonhounds! Most wonderful dogs EVER!

Jordan link

8/24/2015 09:26:27 pm

I named my English redtick dolly just a southern kinda name I thought of

Dayna

9/3/2015 03:23:49 am

What? No Boone on the list. Ya gotta have Boone Hound on there. I got one sprawled out on my couch

Rose

9/10/2015 10:05:31 pm

We have 2 English Redtick Coonhounds. The father's name is "Z" due to the marking on his forehead. His daughter is very sassy and is like a little assasinator so we named her "Ziva David" from the show NCIS.

TAMMY

1/2/2016 07:27:32 pm

Our coonie is Otis we adopted him from our local pound and love him very much

Patti

1/6/2016 01:16:15 pm

Truman is my Black and Tan

Nikki

3/4/2016 10:14:31 pm

Our baby red bone coon hound is named penny. She's our pretty penny, lucky penny, penny poo, dirty penny, and shiny penny. But her favorite nickname is "good girl." She wasn't worth much to anyone else when we found her dumped at out doorstep, but we think every penny counts. She's one in a million.

Emily link

3/5/2016 09:14:09 am

How charming. Sounds like she knew where she'd be valued and washed up in the right place!

Caroline

4/5/2016 07:48:42 am

I just got a half bloodhound half walker a few days ago and decided on the name Beau. He is Black and Tan with 4 white paws & a white tip on his tail, 7 weeks old, and already the sweetest boy! He absolutely adores people and loves nothing more than sticking his nose right up to your mouth, nose, and neck to sniff. I was warned against getting a hound dog (and was told to get a retriever) because hound dogs "are virtually untrainable" (according to friends), but I couldn't resist Beau's floppy face and huge ears! I'm in love!

Jerry Dunham link

4/5/2016 03:55:41 pm

I know someone who has trained coonhounds to win at the very highest levels of AKC Obedience competition. I have trained a foster dog for such competition, and even used her as a demo dog to demonstrate competitive Obedience at a local Pet Expo. She didn't get to go into real competition because right after we entered her in her first show she was adopted.

Training hounds takes a bit more patience, and it takes figuring out what motivates them, but don't let anyone tell you they're untrainable.

Emily link

4/7/2016 09:00:29 pm

half bloodhound/half coonhound is probably qualified to be a purebred Majestic Treehound, with papers from the NKC. They are increasingly popular as big game hounds. Learn more about Majestics here:
http://www.nmtha.com/home.html
Beau is a great name for a hound.

Alissa

5/27/2016 11:28:53 am

We just recently adopted a blue tick female a couple of weeks ago. Her name started out as Mollie. We have 4 small indoor dogs and when they go out she thinks they are play toys. The little ones do defend themselves and Mollie has squealed from one grabbing her floppy ears a time or too. She jumps, bites, and gets angry if you don't "love" on her. We are trying to fix that. Long story short because of all her antics she is now called Mollie Mayhem!

Joseph Young

7/7/2016 08:07:45 am

My son's red bone coon hound puppy is named Plato. My son is going off to graduate school to study Classics, so he wanted to name him after an Ancient philoso'fur'. :-) I leaned toward Banjo after a Jimmy Durante character but Plato it was. I will miss both he and my son come September.

Monica

7/9/2016 12:26:13 pm

Nice how this thread has continued thru the years. I just got myself a baby hound from the shelter. I'm liking either Scout, Ranger or Trooper (so many good names for so many fine hounds).

Susanne

8/24/2016 04:03:38 pm

Scooter

Rylee

8/29/2016 03:07:43 pm

We are about to adopt a couple of blue tick/walker pups next week. We've decided on the name Seger for the male, (We're big Bob Seger fans) but are struggling endlessly to come up with a name for the female!

Jessi link

9/6/2016 03:17:19 am

Hmmm.... What about Ann Arbor? Or just Ann or Arbor? Y'all probably know this, but That's where Bob Seger is from. So, that might work!

Jes

9/6/2016 03:05:18 am

My best buddy & longtime companion passed away almost two years ago. He was a beautiful redbone-bloodhound mix, 15 years old & his name was Otto (pronounced auto). We rescued him from animal control. I named him after Otto, the old hound dog in the Disney cartoon movie Robin Hood. That was one of my favorite movies growing up, so it seemed perfect to name the absolute best dog (& friend!) in the entire world after one of my favorite characters. He was so special & I miss him so much! There will never be another one like him. We grew up together : ) My little sister even learned to walk toddling thru the yard, holding on to his back. We never had to worry about running up on snakes or bears as kids, because he was always by our side protecting us. The day he died, there was a part of me that died too... my childhood.

Sara

1/12/2017 08:23:20 pm

Jes my first redbone old Dan from where the red fern grows was my best friend protected us kids helped me and my sister to walk when he died at 20yrs old it felt like a part of my childhood died too his was my first dog and best friend he has been gone nearly 2yrs he left us on Christmas morning of 2015

Sara

1/12/2017 08:18:43 pm

My black and tan named himself Jethro because of NCIS with Gibbs he barks every time he sees him so his name is Leroy Jethro Gibbs we just call him Jethro

Dogs_Rule link

5/4/2017 06:16:07 am

You should add Pebbles to the list.

Proud.momma

6/18/2017 07:23:37 pm

Bubbas Backwoods Pecker

Aszu link

6/29/2017 02:07:37 pm

Sapphire Jwell Martin. Since she's a bluetick

Spur

7/17/2017 07:22:46 am

We named our beagle bluetick coon dog Spur. We have a horses farm and compete in horse shows. So he is named Spur. Like cowboys wear on boots. Spur has characteristics of a person.

Amanda Logg

10/5/2017 03:41:35 am

I have 3 dogs. Bella is a red nose pitbull. My husband wanted a pitbull pretty badly when we met. Then recently we acquired Bear. He is a bluetick/ lab mix. He was left with 3 of his siblings on the side of the road. Now we also have Badger. He's a red tick/ border collie mix from an accidental breeding. Both of our boys are super smart and sweet and Bella seems to love them alot! I don't like how people just dropped off Bear. I think him and his siblings deserved much better.

Galen

11/24/2017 12:01:11 pm

My first Treeing Walker Coonhound was Banjo. My second is Boo. I had already picked out the name Boo before I met him, but it turned out to be perfect. He's a very shy, fearful boy, very much like Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird.

MAC

12/31/2017 09:41:20 am

Chester Saint Puppernickel; patron saint of garbage, rain water, and mystery was found starving and wondering in Detroit Michigan by my father about three weeks ago. Using his nails, that I'm sure had never been trimmed, Chester grabbed my fathers jeep door and pulled himself into the vehicle through the jeep window. My father says that there was no amount of pushing the dog out of the Jeep that would result in the dog continuing to wonder free. When they got back to my fathers house Chester waited patiently to be adopted. Four days later, he was scheduled to be dropped at the pound, but we met first and I instantly fell in love. Now I am a dog dad. I cant believe what a fantastic friend he is, and so intelligent! I am now trying to keep him well fed and active, however he has serious separation anxiety. My cousin whom is living with me is usually home during the times that I work yet, any time I leave the house the baying and often brutal mystery ensues. It is beginning to be a problem for my cousin... Apparently, the moment I walk in the door he becomes the godsend angel that I now love, making it difficult for me to curb the behavior as I never witness the "bad" Chester. They believe he is just about two years old. I know this is a name stream but if anyone has any resources on breaking treeing walker coonhounds of separation anxiety I would GREATLY appreciate it. Thank -you for reading my ramble.

Emily link

12/31/2017 11:14:26 am

Separation anxiety is not a coonhound-specific problem, but some of the potential fixes I recommend are mostly for scent hounds. Alway take a stray to a vet to be checked out. Something may be hurting or he may have worms that make him chronically hungry, and it may be easy to fix that way.
Feel free to correspond with me more directly for more detailed training tips: emily.plishner@gmail.com

First, a sleeping coonhound is generally quiet, although many do sing softly in their sleep. If he's tired when you leave, he is more inclined to sleep, so exercise him immediately before you leave.
Second, coonhounds love to rearrange their bedding material. They make nests. Give him plenty of nesting material, and place it somewhere cave-like--a dog crate or a a small closet with an open door. The nesting material could be old towels or blankets or pillows, but make sure to include some things that smell strongly of you, like an old dirty t-shirt. You are his rescuer and he wants to be someplace that smells like you! Left to his own devices, he'll probably burrow into your bed if you don't give another cozy spot that smells like you.
Most hounds will prefer a dimly lit spot for their nest, not too big. You can drape a dog crate with a sheet or tablecloth to give the desired coziness, or your cousin can drape the hound himself with a blanket after he settles down. I have one that likes to have an afghan wrapped around him. Leave a biscuit or two in the nest as you are leaving for the day. Leave a radio on playing talk or soft music.
Second, encourage your cousin to ignor him if he howls, or to squirt him with a water bottle. Reward him with petting or just sitting close by when he is quiet, even if at first it's only for a few seconds. This is much harder to do than it sounds like, so don't lose patience with the cousin who's helping! Most hounds will quiet down after about five minutes if they don't get attention by howling, so it may be better to leave him without company, although your neighbors may find the five minutes an eternity.
Third, when you are home, practice leaving for very short periods of time so that he gets used to the idea that you are coming back. If he howls while you are gone, ignore him until he's quiet for a few seconds. He will catch on pretty quickly that he gets more attention when quiet. Start by staying outside the door for a minute at most, than gradually increase the time.

Dog lover

2/24/2018 04:42:10 pm

Love the names wish they put scout though

leigh

5/20/2018 02:11:22 pm

As a child I grew up in Mississippi and my family had a lot of Coon dogs. The are 2 of them that I have a very vivid memory of, There was Pot licker who got his name from the giant pot the was in the pen with them because he always licked to get his water. Then there was Cricket which was one that I picked out. She jumped around like a real Cricket, My dad would train her to hunt Coons by having an old coon fur or he would let her out to play with me and we would play hide and seek and she would always win. I sure would love to get another one to have as a loving pet . The are the most loyal and loving dogs even though they talk a lot.

Leigh

5/20/2018 02:14:03 pm

Just an FYI The pot was for their water

Ashley

1/24/2021 10:28:09 am

My Foxhound was Independence- full name was Colonial Declaration (his GSD brother at the time was Revolution-full anme was Colomial Insurrection), my black and tan was Selah (after the husband of Anna Smith Strong, who was one of George Washington's spies in the American Revolution, whom I'm distantly related to) and my TWC was Saoirse (and not after the actress...her full name was Freedom Without Restraint, which is what Saoirse means).

I love the name Doppler, but have yet to find a dog to fit that name.

I just got an American English Coonhound, and I'm think of naming her Scarlett. Full name would be Well Frankly My Dear. (I was named after the character Ashley in the book, so I thought this was sort of funny, in a way).

Also, I have a kennel name before the full names, but chose to leave that out.

Emily

1/24/2021 12:03:01 pm

Love the name Doppler! My childhood dogs were from Radar Farm. My long deceased father sold military surplus radar for a living. I may borrow that one...

Emily

11/6/2021 02:00:32 pm

Just ran across a historical hound named "Beanblossom Buck." Thought it needed to be added to this list!

Jane Clifford

3/24/2022 10:10:16 pm

We are REALLY interested in getting Ruby. We have a rescue female coonhound about the same age.

Those Colorful Coonhound Names!

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