Editing Coonhound (section)

{{short description|Type of scenthound}}
{{Distinguish|raccoon dog|text=[[raccoon dog]], a wild canid species similar to a fox}}
[[File:A female redbone-coonhound-1.jpg|thumb|A female [[Redbone Coonhound]]]]
A '''coonhound''', colloquially a '''coon dog''', is a [[Dog type|type]] of [[Scent hound|scenthound]], a member of the [[hound]] group. They are an American type of [[hunting dog]] developed for the [[coon hunting|hunting of raccoons]] and also for feral pigs, bobcats, cougars, and bears. There are six distinct breeds of coonhound.