Once upon a time, the Bluetick Coonhound was called the English Coonhound, but in those days (around 1946), some English Coonhound owners wanted a hot nosed, fast hound. All well and good, but the thing is, not everyone did.

Some owners were less inclined in that direction, and, they didn’t want to lose the bluetick coloring. These folks broke away from the English Coonhound folks, and met up in Greenville, Illinois with like-minded breeders to form their own group. They called it the Bluetick Breeders Association, and wrote a breed standard at the same time. This group was replaced in 1959 by the Bluetick Breeders of America which still exists today. The national breed club member of the AKC, however, is the American Bluetick Coonhound Association. 

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