American English Coonhound — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)

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Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The American English Coonhound stands 24 to 26 inches at the withers for males and 23 to 25 inches for females (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is hard and protective with medium length (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The permitted colours are red ticked on white, blue ticked on white, tricolour with ticking, red with white, and black with white (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications are an undershot or overshot bite, a tri-colored dog with no ticking, a solid color with less than 10 percent ticking, and any brindle color (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament is pleasant, alert, confident, and sociable with humans and dogs, and the breed is an avid hunter (AKC).