Plott Did You Know?

• The Plott is AKC's 154th breed.
• At the May 2006 Board Meeting the Plott became eligible to compete in the Hound Group, effective January 1, 2007.
• In Germany, where the hunter's honor code demands that all game wounded or killed must be found, the Hanoverian Schweisshund (bloodhound), or ancestor of the Plott, in this specific case, is respected for its ability to locate a wounded animal even though the trail is a week or more old.
• The Hanoverian, a brindle or red big game tracker, was developed by crossing an ancient, huge, trailing hound much like the St. Hubert with a lighter and faster hound, and it is still a favorite with German gamekeepers. The Hanoverian is the ancestor of the Plott.
• The Plott is named after a family of German immigrants who moved to America, and the breed was created in America.
• The Plott was a mountain breed, raised and trained to hunt animals such as bear and wild boar.
• The Plott descends from a cross of Hanoverian and the Blevin (a black and tan hound), and the Plott was initially categorized as a coonhound, despite its ability to track and tree big game.
• The Plott is capable of speedily traversing diverse types of terrain and water in all seasons and is a bold, aggressive trailer with an open, unrestricted voice. Plott "music" is distinguished by a loud, ringing chop on the track and the tree, although bawl or squall trailing mouths are also acceptable.