สุนัขพันธุ์ พล๊อดฮาวด์ (Plott Hound)

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กลุ่มสุนัขอื่นๆ (Miscellaneous Group)
มาตรฐานของพันธุ์ (Breed Standard)

ประวัติและลักษณะโดยทั่วไป (History and General Appearance)

ประวัติ

In Germany, where the hunter’s honor code demands that all game wounded or killed must be found, the Hanoverian Schweisshund (bloodhound) is respected for its ability to locate a wounded animal even though the trail is a week or more old. A brindle or red big game tracker, developed by crossing an ancient, huge, trailing hound much like the St. Hubert with a lighter and faster hound, The Hanoverian is still a favorite with German gamekeepers.

In 1750, two young brothers left Germany and emigrated to America with three brindle and two buckskin Hanoverian Hounds. One boy died on the way but the other, sixteen year old Johannes Georg Plott, settled in Bute County, North Carolina and later in Lincoln County. He Anglicized his name to George, built a home, married, raised his family and bred his dogs. His son, Henry, continued the breeding program and for the next seven generations (over 200 years), the Plott’s were mountain men who bred the family dogs and used them to hunt bear, and from the 1930’s on, occasionally boar. As Plott men built homes and raised families all over the Smoky Mountains, their dogs became known by their family name and were referred to as the Plott’s hounds. During that time hounds of similar breeding and type were raised by other mountain families and were likewise called by their owner’s family name.

After many generations, the Plott Hounds needed an outcross. A Plott breeder named Gola Ferguson carefully choose another well respected family hound, the tan, black saddled Blevins, and made the cross. Two of the resulting progeny were so exceptional that when Ferguson bred them back to his pure Plot family even used these dogs in their breeding program and, because of this cross, some brindle Plott hounds have a black saddle.

As the fame of the Plott Hounds spread, coon hunters began to take an interest in those with treeing instinct. Because there are many more coonhunters in our country than there are bear and boar hunters, the Plott came to be classified as a coonhound. Even so, the Plott’s traditional work is to track and bring to bay or tree big game such as bear, boar, and mountain lion and many Plotts today are still performing their original function.

Capable of speedily traversing diverse types of terrain and water in all seasons, the Plott is a bold, aggressive trailer with an open, unrestricted voice. Plott “music” is distinguished by a loud, ringing chop on the track and the tree, although bawl or squall trailing mouths are also acceptable.

The Plott may have an identification mark on the rump used to identify the dog when out hunting. Such a mark is not to be penalized when evaluating the dog.

General Appearance

A hunting hound of striking color that traditionally brings big game to bay or tree, the Plott Hound is intelligent, alert and confident. Noted for stamina, endurance, agility, determination and aggressiveness when hunting, the powerful, well muscled, yet streamlined Plott combines courage with athletic ability.

ขนาด สัดส่วน ลักษณะที่สำคัญ (Size, Proportion, Substance)

Size–Height–Males–20 to 25 inches at the withers. Females 20 to 23 inches at the withers. Proportion–General conformation and height in proportion. Faults: Extremely leggy or close to the ground. Weight–(in hunting condition) Males– 50 to 60 pounds. Females 40 to 55 pounds. Substance–Moderately boned. Strong, yet quick and agile. Faults: Overdone. Carrying too much weight and or to much bone to display speed and dexterity.

หัว (Head)

Head–Carried well up with skin fitting moderately tight. Faults: Folds, dewlap, skin stretched too tightly. Expression–Confident, inquisitive, determined. Fault: Sad expression. Eyes–Brown or hazel, prominent rather than deeply set. Faults: Drooping eyelids, red haw. Ears–Medium length, soft textured, fairly broad, set moderately high to high. Hanging gracefully with the inside part rolling forward toward the muzzle. Ear spread in males–18 to 20 inches. Ear spread in females–17 to 19 inches. When attentive or inquisitive, some Plotts display a semi-erectile power in their ears and lift them enough so a noticeable crease occurs on line with the crown. Disqualification: Length of ear extending beyond the tip of the nose or hanging bloodhound-like, in long, pendulous fashion. Skull–Moderately flat. Rounded at the crown with sufficient width between and above the eyes. Faults: Narrow-headed, square, oval or excessively domed. Muzzle–Moderate length, flews give it a squarish appearance. Faults: Bluntly squared. Pointed. Pigmentation–Eye rims, lips and nose are black. Flews–Black. Fault: Pendulous flews. Bite–Teeth-Scissors. Fault: Overshot or undershot.

คอ เส้นด้านบนและลำตัว (Neck, Topline, Body)

Neck–Medium length and muscular. Clean and free of ponderous dewlap. Fault: Loose, wrinkled or folded skin. Topline–Gently sloping, slightly higher at the withers than at the hips. Fault: Roached. Body-Chest–Deep. Ribs–Deep, moderately wide, well sprung. Back–Well muscled, strong, level. Loin–Slightly arched. Tail–Root is slightly below level of topline. Rather long, carried free, well up, saber like. Moderately heavy in appearance and strongly tapered. Sometimes typified by a slight brush.

ส่วนหน้า (Forequarters)

Shoulders–Clean, muscular and sloping, indicating speed and strength. Elbow–Squarely set. Forelegs–Straight, smooth, well muscled. Pasterns–Strong and erect. Feet–Firm, tight, wellpadded and knuckled, with strong toes. Set directly under the leg. Disqualification–Splayed feet. Nails–Usually black, although shades of reddish brown matching the brindle body color are permissible and buckskin colored dogs have light red nails. May be white when portions of the feet are white.

ส่วนหลัง (Hindquarters)

Angulation–Well bent at stifles and at the hocks. Hips–Smooth, round, and proportionally wide, indicating efficient propulsion. Legs–Long and muscular from hip to hock. From hock to pad short, strong and at right angles to the ground. Upper and second thigh–Powerful and well-muscled. Feet–Set back from under the body. Firm and tight. Toes–Strong.

ขน (Coat)

Smooth, fine, glossy, but thick enough to provide protection from wind and water. rare specimens are double coated, with a short, soft, thick inner coat concealed by a longer, smoother and stiffer outer coat.

สี (Color)

Any shade of brindle (a streaked or striped pattern of dark hair imposed on a lighter background) is preferred. This includes the following brindle factors: yellow, buckskin, tan, brown, chocolate, liver, orange, red, light or dark gray, blue or Maltese, dilute black, and black. Other acceptable Plott colors are solid black, any shade of brindle, with black saddle, and black with brindle trim. A rare buckskin, devoid of any brindle, sometimes appears among litters; ranging from red fawn, sandy red, light cream, and yellow ochre, to dark fawn and golden tan. Some white on chest and feet is permissible as is a graying effect around the jaws and muzzle.

ท่าเดิน (Gait)

Dexterous and graceful, rhythmic footfall. With ample reach in front and drive behind, the Plott easily traverses various terrains with agility and speed. Legs converge to single track at speed.

ลักษณะนิสัย (Temperament)

Eager to please, loyal, intelligent, alert. Aggressive, bold, and fearless hunter. Disposition generally even, but varies among strains, with a distinction sometimes appearing between those bred for big game and those bred as coonhounds.

Disqualifications:
Length of ear extending beyond the tip of the nose or hanging bloodhound-like, in long, pendulous fashion. Splayed feet.

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