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Industrial Revolution landscape

Redbone Coonhound

Also known as Redbone.

Related breedBorder Collie1800 to 1915 · United Kingdom

Redbone Coonhound at a glance

Origin
Southern United States, United States
Appeared
1840 to 1902 (likely)
Family
Scent Hound
Type
Scent hound
Size
Large
Life span
12 to 14 years
Recognised by
AKC, UKC
Status
Living
DNA clade
Scent Hound (Parker 2017)

The name. For its solid red coat; a coonhound because it hunts raccoons.

Same familyBouvier des Flandres1800 to 1912 · Belgium, France

Family and relatives

Close by DNABulldog1835 to 1875 · United Kingdom

Closest relatives by shared DNA

Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.

Same eraEnglish Cocker Spaniel1800 to 1892 · United Kingdom

Place in time

The Redbone Coonhound appears 1840 to 1902 (likely), in the Industrial Revolution, when 91 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Redbone Coonhound is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.