Editing Coonhound (section)

==Breeds==
There are six breeds of coonhound, all of which were first recognized by the [[United Kennel Club]]:<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOapDdbRJ_QC&pg=PA83|title=Basset Hounds|first=Joe|last=Stahlkuppe|date=11 December 1997|publisher=Barron's Educational Series|isbn=9780812097375|access-date=11 December 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref> 

* The first to be officially registered was the '''[[Black and Tan Coonhound]]''' in 1900. 
* It was followed by the solid red '''[[Redbone Coonhound]]''' in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukcdogs.com/redbone-coonhound|title=Breed Standards : Redbone Coonhound - United Kennel Club (UKC)|website=Ukcdogs.com|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref> 
* The third is the '''[[English Coonhound]]''', recognized by the UKC in 1905. The English has the widest color variation of the coonhound breeds, coming in redtick, bluetick, and tricolor patterns. 
* The '''[[Bluetick Coonhound]]''' and tricolored '''[[Treeing Walker Coonhound]]''' were originally considered varieties of the English, but were split off and recognized as different breeds by 1946 and 1945, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukcdogs.com/enlgish-coonhound|title=Breed Standards : English Coonhound - United Kennel Club (UKC)|website=Ukcdogs.com|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref> 
* The '''[[Plott Hound]]''', a dark [[brindle]] in color, was the last to be recognized, in 1946. It is the only coonhound that does not descend from foxhounds; instead, its ancestry traces back to German boar-hunting dogs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukcdogs.com/plott-hound|title=Breed Standards : Plott Hound - United Kennel Club (UKC)|website=Ukcdogs.com|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref> 

The Black and Tan Coonhound was the first to be recognized by the [[American Kennel Club]], in 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/black-and-tan-coonhound/|title=Black and Tan Coonhound Dog Breed Information|website=Akc.org|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref> The other coonhound breeds were not able to be AKC-registered until the 2000s; the Redbone and Bluetick Coonhounds were both recognized in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/bluetick-coonhound/|title=Bluetick Coonhound Dog Breed Information|website=Akc.org|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/redbone-coonhound/|title=Redbone Coonhound Dog Breed Information|website=Akc.org|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref> the English in 2011 (as the American English),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/american-english-coonhound/|title=American English Coonhound Dog Breed Information|website=Akc.org|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref> and the Treeing Walker in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/treeing-walker-coonhound/|title=Treeing Walker Coonhound Dog Breed Information|website=Akc.org|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>

In 2008, the UKC recognized the [[American Leopard Hound]] as a scenthound breed. It is used for hunting raccoons, as well as other game animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukcdogs.com/american-leopard-hound-|title=Breed Standards : American Leopard Hound - United Kennel Club (UKC)|website=Ukcdogs.com|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>