Grooming. Bluetick coonhounds have simple grooming needs. They do shed a bit. Brush them with a soft brush or grooming glove about once a week to remove dead hairs and keep their coats shiny and ...

The Bluetick Coonhound was first categorized as a variant of the English Foxhound or just the Coonhound, and it wasn’t recognized as a distinct breed until 1946 by the United Kennel Club.

This year, six breeds will be competing at Westminster for the very first time: the Boykin spaniel, bluetick coonhound and redbone coonhound, which became eligible for conformation competition at ...

Smokey has already been the beloved mascot of the University of Tennessee since 1953. Now the dog and its owners are celebrating the breed's new status as the official state dog of Tennessee.

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The bluetick coonhound is Tennessee's state dog — as if that was a debatable subject. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law on Wednesday officially making the beloved University of Tennessee ...

In 2019, he witnessed one of the greatest accomplishments for his kind, when bluetick coonhound became the official dog breed of Tennessee in Gov. Bill Lee’s ceremonial bill signing at the State ...