Leopard hounds

Yep that's the dog Richard McDuffie brought out of Texas along with 3 other litter mates. Cumberland Valley Nimrod is one of the most noted and recognized leopard cur out there. Though he wasn't the first cur Richard owned. In around the same time Richard got Nimrod, other leopard curs were already being advertised. That's around 1960 to 62. Some old articles from the 40's and 50's tell of leopard curs. Sports afield had articles in the early 50's about a "die'n breed" called the leopard hog dog, but the same story by the same man that wrote the leopard hog dog would change part of the article and call them leopard cow dog and Texas leopard cur dogs. Another words one in the same breed. These article also state that the leopard was originated by crossing Birdsong hounds on local curs. These articles were in print all over the USA. Funny how McDuffie wrote how his leopard cur was a dying breed... One of the earliest kennels in Texas and one of the largest kennels in the nation was located in Aledo Texas. It was called the Sunflower Hound kennel. They raised wolf and cat hound and you can find some of there old ads in early news papers. They talk about stock being of strains of Redbone, Birdsong hound and bird dog. This was around the 1890's or so. a lot of Birdsong were leopard spotted so you can see where it's possible to get the leopard spottedness from the Birdsong. Also early redbones were high tan or saddle backs. The article from Sports Afield also say the dogs come east crossing the Mississippi into Louisiana 60 years before the article was written (early 50's). Kinda of the same time the Sunflower kennel was in operation. All neat stuff to read, but it sure does take up a lot of time. Man I could go on and on.....

Jaun if you want a book let me know. I normally get 20 bucks for them. Thats including shipping. It weighs just over 13 oz so it cost around 6 bucks to ship it. If your ever in Stephenville I can bring you one for $12. Thats my cost for making it.

Rednose I hunt coon with mine.

Mike