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Williams' Creekside Kennel |
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"Old Fashioned Redbone Hounds"
"The Big, Bawl
Mouthed, Cold Nosed, Long Eared Kind"
We here
at Creekside offer the BEST in the Redbone breed. We breed for temperament,
brains, and handling ability first. We strongly feel a Redbone Coonhound
should look and act like they did at the turn of the 20th century when the best
baying Foxhounds were crossed with the Bloodhound for a track minded tree hound.
The bawl mouth is a requirement as well as a great "locating" ability for the
treed game. We simply do not breed for the tree happy hound.
Creekside "Trait Seekers" -The Making
of the Creekside Strain.
I. Character
and Mental Traits:
1. Extremely Pleasant
Disposition: Loves children, quick to wag tail, never growls.
2. Intelligent: Quick learner, avoids trouble, never repeats major
mistakes.
3. Zealous Worker: Puts nose to ground
and moves outward.
4. Eager to Please: Cheerful,
alert, and always calm.
Creekside
Absolute: "Never aggressive, shy or cowardly."
II. Physical Hunting
Traits:
1. Striking Behavior: Cold nose
that strikes as soon as spoor is smelled. Never semi-silent.
2. Trailing Behavior: Medium track mover, nose to the ground, open
all the way.
3. Throat: Loud, course, dying horn
or bugle bawl mouth. Never chopping on track.
4.
Treeing Throat Style: Changeover throat from track. Preferrably
chop.
5. Treeing Style: Stay put, either on tree,
sitting, or circuling. Never milling far from tree.
6. Water and Fencing: Readily takes to water and easily moves over
fences.
III. Instinctive
Traits:
1. Treeing Instinct must be
that........Instinctive.
2.
Brains........Instinctively smart.
IV. Physical "Houndy"
Traits:
1. Sturdy Frame: Larger frame with deep, broad chest and
sound top line. Capable of Winning.
2. Tree Head: Broad "tree head", making
killing of game very efficient.
3. Long Ears: Long, pendulous, low hung ears.
Past tip of nose.
4. Deep Red Coat: Deep red, smoother coat.
5. Legs and
Feet: Straight, well angulated hind legs. Cat paw type feet.
6. Soundness of
Overall Health and Conformance to the UKC Standard.
Creekside Breeding Model: "If it Works, Get Some More---Breed for Prepotency to the Trait
Seekers".
Philosophy: Tight Linebreeding; Inbreeding if Desired
Individual Breeds True to Trait Seekers" CULL, CULL, CULL.
Outcross
only to Bring in Desired Trait Seekers.
Selection Criteria Prioritized:
1. Offspring
Testing: Self hunting direct offspring from the Sire and/or Dam.
2.
Selection Indexing: Developed "Performance Rating Schemes*" for puppies and
brood stock.
*Note:
This is a Creekside Exclusive.
3. Family Data: Obtain from reputable
sources.
4. Pedigree Analysis: Use of Statistics to determine gene
tendencies.
5. Breeders Software and DNA Analysis.
Kennel Owners: Chris and Tina
Williams
4941 S. 980 E.
Windfall, Indiana
46076
Phone: 765-945-7502
E-mail: Chris and Tina
Williams ![]()
"Jesus Saves All Who Seek
Him"