Checkerboard Animal Library Dogs Bluetick Coonhounds Paige V Polinsky Checkerboard Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
The Dog Family Dogs are one of the most popular pets in the world There are more than 70 million pet dogs in the United States alone Dog and human relationships extend back thousands of years The first domesticated dogs helped humans hunt and warned them of danger They also helped them herd livestock There are more than 400 dog breeds worldwide They come in many different shapes sizes and colors But they all belong to the family Canidae Wolves coyotes and foxes belong to this family too In fact scientists believe dogs descended from the gray wolf Dogs today are much different from their wild ancestors Many serve as companions Others have special jobs such as guarding or hunting The bluetick coonhound is one of the top hunting dogs It also loves people and makes a smart energetic pet
The bluetick coonhound inherited its hunting skills from the gray wolf
