El i-coonhound, ikwabizwa ngokuba "ngumzingeli we-raccoon", iyinja yokulandela umkhondo ophakathi kunye nethuku lokuzingela elinamandla, kwaye ihlala ilirhamncwa lamaxhoba amancinci. Yomelele, i-agile kwaye iyakhawuleza, inemvakalelo engaqhelekanga yokujoja kwaye iyamelana kakhulu neemeko zemozulu ezahlukeneyo. Sikuxelela ngakumbi ngolu hlobo.
Imvelaphi yayo iseMelika kwaye ibandakanya iintlobo ezahlukeneyo: IBlack kunye neTan Coonhound, iAmerican English Coonhound, iBluetick Coonhound, iRedbone Coonhound kunye neStreeting Walker Coonhound. Uninzi lweesampulu zehle kwi-English Foxhound, sisiphumo seminqamlezo eliqela. Enye yezona ntlobo zindala kweli lizwe, isusela ekuzalweni kwayo ukusukela kwinkulungwane ye-XNUMX.
Uboya babo bunokuba mnyama, i-chestnut, i-tan okanye i-bronze, kwaye banokuba yi-tricolor, kunye nobukhulu babo bomyinge ophakathi kwama-25 nama-36 kg. Ikwabonakaliswe yimisipha emikhulu, iindlebe ezijingayo kunye namehlo amakhulu. Ngokubhekisele kubalinganiswa babo, bahlala bekhona ukuzola nokuzola, nangona befuna idosi elungileyo yokwenza umthambo ngenxa yethuku labo lokuzingela elinamandla.
Ziqhelekile ulungile kwaye unothando kunye neyabo, nangona kufuneka banxibelelane neenjana. Ukongeza, kuyacetyiswa ukuba ulandele uqeqesho olomeleleyo nolungqongqo, uhlala usekwe kuqiniseko oluqinisekileyo, ukuze ulungelelanise amandla akho aphuphumayo. Kubalulekile ukuba uyifunde kakuhle imiyalelo yokuthobela kwaye ucacile malunga nemida yakho, kokubini malunga nabanini bakho kunye nezinye izilwanyana.
Kwelinye icala, iCoonhound uhlala esempilweni. Isiqingatha-sobomi bakhe siqikelelwa kwiminyaka eli-11, kwaye unokuba sengozini yosulelo lwendlebe kunye ne-hip dysplasia. Ayifuni nkathalo ikhethekileyo, ukongeza kuhlolo rhoqo lwezilwanyana, njengoko kusenzeka ngalo naluphi na uhlobo. Nangona kunjalo, kubalulekile ukuba sihlambe rhoqo ngebrashi yerabha ukususa uboya obufileyo, kunye nokuhamba okude.