This is a family/person that actively participates in events sponsored by the United Kennel Club (the primary coonhound registry) as well as some of the other Kennel Clubs such as AKC, NKC, ACHA and PKC.  Events that are open to coonhounds are:  Nite Hunting Events, Bench Showing Events, Water Race Events and Field Trial Events.

 

 

These terms are general indicative of someone that campaigns his hounds in the above mentioned HUNTING events and these terms are used to differientiate between a "pleasure hunter or hide hunter" and a competition (title) hunter.

 

 

There are coonhound events all across our nation.  You can either Subscribe to the Coonhunters GUIDE to events- "COONHOUND BLOODLINES" or you can check upcoming events on the UKC website at www.ukcdogs.com.  Be sure to go into the coonhound section and then look to the top right for upcoming events.  They will be listed by state and will include dates and directions for the events.

 

 

Raccoon is the #1 game of choice.  Some hunters also use redbones for hunting bear, bobcat and occasionally squirrel.  Coonhounds are NOT used for rabbit or for quail, pheasant or any other type of  "sight" hunting.  A coonhound is a scent hound and does not have the sight instincts of a sight hound and can not be expected to flush out game.  They are a scent hound and their treeing instinct is 2nd to none.

 

 

Dedicated is a better word actually.  The fact is simple, no breeder should be making a cross (having a litter of puppies) without the primary goal being to try to improve the redbone breed.  If a breeder is truly dedicated- they will want their puppies placed in homes where they will get the opportunity to compete.  Competition is the primary way for a breeder to look back at the growing puppies and determine if a cross (breeding) has been successful- to determine what strengths or weaknesses are seen in the litter and to determine if the breeding should be made again. 

 

"Pet" homes prohibit a puppy from reaching his potential as they are never put to the test- so to speak- in hunting, showing, etc to determine if the cross was successful.  As a puppy buyer- I would shy away from any redbone kennel (or any other breed) where there is NOT an emphasis placed on putting as many of the puppies in the litter into homes that will at minimum pleasure hunt the puppy.  "Pet" puppies should only be shown when- for whatever reason- the breeder has decided that a particular puppy/dog is better suited for the life of leisure and where the breeder is chosing to remove the hound from the competition circuit and breeding potential.  There are many reasons that a breeder could choose to do this and NONE mean that the puppy is inferior to his littermates.  It just means that in the opinion of the breeder- the puppy either has a confirmation fault that will hinder it in confirmation showing events, is smaller than the breeder would like to see used for breeding, is not rambunctious enough to make a great hunter or lacks hunting drive.  For a pet-- none of these things will hinder your puppy/dog and in fact- many of them will make him a better pet.

 

 

Because there is no way to know if there will be puppies in the litter that are better suited for a pet home until they are on the ground and in many cases several weeks old.

 

 

Absolutely!!!  We all got started sometime and Rob and I are happy to help YOU get started by getting you a quality sound puppy that will best suit your needs.  We are also always available for advice on hunting or showing tips.  We are just an e-mail or phone call away!

 

 

If we have previously approved your puppy for shipping, we will handle the arrangements in most cases.  Keep in mind that airline travel is expensive.  We will be shipping Delta Pet First whenever possible (when weather allows) out of Cincinnati/Covington, KY Airport and when weather requires a Pressurized Cabin- we will ship via Continental out of Columbus, OH.  We prefer to ship to a MAJOR airport to minimize the number of connecting flights that the puppy/dog will endure.  In most cases, we are able to get the puppy to you on a direct flight by sticking with the major airports.

 

 

Airline fees have increased substantially over the past couple of years.  You should definitely call the airline and get a direct quote.  In addition to the airline fees, there are other fees that will need to be covered as well.  They include:  Shipping Crate, OUR transportation fees associated with shipping your puppy, and Health Check and Airline Vet Certificate for travel.  Expect these charges to range between $150-200 plus the airline fees.

 

Adults are more expensive and prices are subject to change at any time.

 

 

In most cases, yes.  There are a couple of current haulers in business that we simply refuse to allow our hounds to travel with due to a bad experience in the past.  Dog hauling fees are generally similar to shipping fees and need to be planned much further in advance to ensure that the puppy/ or dog is picked up by the pickup date.

 

Another possibility is that we will transport the puppy for you if we are traveling to a major event in your area.

 

Also, whenever possible, I try to put puppy buyers in touch with one another that live within a reasonable distance of one another to see if one buyer might like to pick up BOTH puppies and the 2nd buyer can retrieve their puppy from the buyer making the trip.  The only thing that I ask in these situations is that the buyer NOT making the drive MUST help reimburse the driver GAS MONEY.  With gas prices as high as they are, it is unfair to expect someone to do you a favor and save you the drive and NOT reimburse gas.  PLEASE- if you take advantage of this type of situation- do NOT take "NO" for an answer- please reimburse the person nice enough to help you get your puppy by reimbursing a minimum of the gas used for the transport.

 

 

All of our hounds are UKC registered, most of them are also AKC registered, a few are PKC, NKC and/or ACHA registered.  Our primary focus is on UKC so all of our hounds are worked in confirmation (bench shows) to their champion and grand champion degrees.  Since our primary focus is the "DUAL PURPOSE" hound- we strive to create dogs that will win on the bench AND in the woods so most of our older hounds will hold a minimum of a NITE CHAMPION title and a few are GRNITECH.  We also participate in water races & field trials whenever they are close enough and practical.

 

 

CH= Show Champion (1st title achieved for a show dog)

GRCH= Grand Show Champion (the highest title for a show dog)

NITECH= Nite Champion (1st titled achieved for a hunting dog)

GRNITECH= Grand Nite Champion (The PREMIERE title of titles!!!  The highest title for a hunting dog)

WCH= Water Champion (1st title achieved for a water racing dog)

GRWCH= Grand Water Champion (the highest title for a water racing dog)

FCH= Field Champion (1st title achieved for a dog that races in DAYTIME hunting trials)

GRFCH= Grand Field Champion (highest title achieved for a dog that races in DAYTIME hunting trials)

 

12.  I SEE THAT YOU OFFER A "FREE" PUPPY TO ANYONE THAT MAKES ONE OF THEIR TREE RIZIN' PUPPIES A NITECH OR A GRNITECH.  WHAT IF I OWN A PUPPY FROM TREE RIZIN' BUT DID NOT BUY IT FROM YOUR KENNEL?  

 

The Free Stud puppy back is good through the remainder of 2009.  We will no longer offer this beginning January 2010.  However, it does apply to ANY puppy sired by RAZOR RED whether or not it was bought from directly from Tree Rizin'.  We have been able to offer many many free puppies over the last several years as a Thank You to those that have campaigned a Razor pup.  Congrats to all of you who have taken advantage of this offer.

 

 

There will be times where a female "misses" or simply does not have enough puppies to satisfy all of the deposits, in those cases- we will roll your deposit over to another puppy as is described on our "CONTACT" page.

 

 

ALL deposits received are NON-REFUNDABLE.  If you do not pick up your puppy when ready (generally 8 wks old) or older puppy or adult within TWO WEEKS of committment (defined as the day that we consider the puppy YOURS- either by verbal/written agreement or by way of deposit receipt)- you will forfeit your deposit and the puppy/dog will be resold.

 

15.  I HAVE A REDBONE FEMALE THAT I WANT TO BREED, CAN I BREED TO ONE OF YOUR STUD DOGS?

 

That depends.  If your female holds no hunting titles and is not hunted than we will likely decline service to Razor and maybe some of our other males.  Please see our Stud Dog page to see who is available and their restrictions. 

 

 

We are trying hard to be sure that our primary stud dogs are producing at a quality that makes them worthy of being bred since they will be used on a higher scale than the others.  To do this effectively, we must make sure that the puppies they produce are put into the hands of hunters that will put them in competition so that we can make sure that our breeding efforts are working to better the breed.  With that in mind, it has been our experience that even though a female is "bred" to hunt and could very well produce BETTER than a GRNITECH female- if the female is not hunted, as a general rule- the same care to place those puppies into competition homes is not there by the owner since competition is not important to them personally.  I know that it may not be the case EVERY TIME but as a general rule- our experience has shown that if a female is competition hunted that the owner will make a greater effort to place the puppies into competition homes and we will have a greater opportunity to make sure that our stud is producing positively.  Please know that it is NOT our intent to make an untitled female or her owner feel that she isn't "worthy" of being bred.  We have just chosen this path to try to ensure proper placement of puppies. 

 

 

The Buyer agrees to have the dog/puppy examined by your veterinarian at your expense within three (3) days from date of purchase.  If the veterinarian does not pronounce the dog to be healthy, Buyer must notify Tree Rizin' Redbones immediately.  Tree Rizin' reserves the right to have the dog/puppy re-examined by our veterinarian at our cost.  Tree Rizin' does not accept responsibility for contagious disease dianosed after three (3) days from date of purchase.  Note:  There is no warranty against Hypoglycemia, coccidiosis, parasites and Viral or Bacterial Infections.  If the dog is found not to be in good health, Tree Rizin' will re-assume possession if this is agreeable to both parties and will refund the purchase price of the dog/puppy.  It is the buyer's responsibility to deliver the dog/puppy as well as all paperwork back to Tree Rizin' immediately.