One of My Majestic males that is doing a nice job in the woods on coon. He is 2years old and was my first Majestic hound.
Characteristics
Majestic Trehounds are powerful built hound. The average heigt for a female
is 24.5 inches to 30 inches and for a male is 26 inches to 30 inches. The greater height is preferred provided that character and quality are also combined. Majestic Treehounds come in any color or combination of colors.
Preference is toward character and qualitty instead of color.
Temperament
Extremely affectionate, neither quarrel - some with companions nor with other dogs,and is equally sensitive to kindness ro correction by his master.
History
Thee heritage of the Majestic Tree Hound
traces back to the St.Hubert Hound named after Francois Hubert, the patron
Saint of hunters. He bred and Prefected the best senting hounds in Southern France during the early 8th
Century. When he died, Bishops and Monks continued breeding these hounds.
They were kept in monasteries throughout
Nothern Italy, Southern France and
Belgium. These hounds were used to track down wounded game, and sometimes
to track down poachers who stole game.
A new strain was developed later in the
8th Century. This strain was known as Talbot Hounds. They were the result of
crossing White St.Huberts and Talbots as
the Blooded Hounds. Later, this was
shortened to Bloodhounds.
In 1066 Willam the Conqueror brought
St.Huberts and Talbits to England where
they were used to trail deer.
When deer became scarce, the English nobility began using their Bloodhounds
to hunt fox. After fox hunting on horse
back became popular, Bloodhound x Greyhound crosses were made to produce a harder running hound.
Both Bloodhounds and English Foxhounds
were later brought to the American Colonies. Most American Fox and Coonhounds traced back to the early English Foxhounds (Bloodhound x Greyhound crosses). Over the years some exceptional strains of American
Coon and Big Game Hounds have come and gone, appearing when more Bloodhound was
crossed in, and disappearing when the extra Bloodhound influence was diminished through subsequent outcrossings.
The Majestic Tree Hound is a reconstitution of thhose exceptional strains. Over a long period of selecting, fieldtesting for performance,
breeding and culling, hounds were developed that possessed keen scenting
ability, even temperament, beautiful voices, natural treeing ability,extra houndy appearance, and good functional
conformation for speed and stamina.
Origin
In 1979 Lee Newhart,Jr.decided that rather than to continue this strain as a grade hounds or single register them into existing coonhound breeds, it would be more appropriate to registerr these outstanding hounds as a seperate
new breed of coon&big game hound.
A committee was formed that included Lee
Newhart,Sr., Robert Dutcher,Fred Newhart
Robert Cooper,Jr., Randy Lovell, and Robert Newhart to implement the new breed. The National Majestic Tree Hound
Association was organized in March 1980
to promote and perpetuate the Majestic
Tree Hound. A Constitution, By-laws and
breed standard were adopted at the first
meeting.
The first Majestic were formally registard with the National Kennel Club
in April 1980.
Utilization
Majestic Treehounds are used for Coon and Big Game hounds. Majestic Treehounds also make wonderful pets.
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