He is offered a job tending the prison dog named Ol' Red, a Bloodhound (or possibly a Redbone Coonhound) who is well-known among the inmates for his skill at tracking escaped prisoners.
Redbone Coonhound, a swift, dark-red or tan coonhound (a dog bred to chase raccoons)
- The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon is a story about a young Coonhound puppy raised by a family of raccoons.
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- Ryan Steele's dog, Jeb on Haim Saban's syndicated television series, VR Troopers.
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By late in the reign of George III much of the original oak forests of England, Scotland, and Ireland had long since been cut down to service the Royal Navy and many of the peat bogs were being mined for use as a source of fuel; with the exceptions of badgers, rabbits, and foxes much of the original fauna that would have inhabited these lands had become extirpated over time.
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In the late 18th century, many European type hunting dogs were imported to America, most of them of Scottish, French, English, and Irish ancestry: the English Foxhound, the Harrier, the Grand Bleu de Gascogne, the Welsh Hound, the beagle, and the Bloodhound were among these.