re: Anyone raise Black and tan coon hounds?

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Coon dogs generally make horrible pets. Look elsewhere

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It depends on what you're wanting as a pet. An intelligent and sophisticated house dog? Look elsewhere, like in the direction of some gay golden doodle. If you want a badass deer running, coon treeing best friend for life yard dog hounds are awesome. You just have to live in the country or have neighbors who don't mind constant bugling and bellering everytime they see a living creature. I had Blue Ticks, Walkers and Beagles as a kid and freaking loved them.