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UKC Scenthound
Treeing Cur.
UKC: Powerful, agile tree dog of small to medium size; a multi-purpose hunter, guardian and stock dog, also a good watchdog and family companion. Outdoor Life (2003, squirrel-dog sidebar): Treeing curs are the most varied in size and color among the cur breeds..
Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.
The body
What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.
Height at the shoulder
UKC states a range for the breed, not by sex; Wikipedia repeats it.
Weight
UKC range for the breed, not by sex. Outdoor Life gives an average, which sits at the low end.
Coat
UKC Coat and Color. Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).
Heat tolerance
Derived from the UKC coat description (double coat, short to medium = 3). No measured data.
The work
What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.
Role
UKC History and Characteristics. Evaluated as a working dog. Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).
Primary game
UKC History. Wikipedia extends the list and cites the UKC page. Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).
Also used on
Search pattern
UKC Characteristics, quoted. The standard allows any mouth on track; it does not name a voice at the tree beyond 'change'.
Field trial standard
Rulebook text read from the PDF. The rules apply to all cur breeds; they do not single out the Treeing Cur. The rulebook requires no proof of registration for this breed (a three-generation pedigree may be given but is not required).
How to read this page
Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.
Published when the entry rests on the best information available from no fewer than three independent sources, checked by a second pass that did not write it. 2 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.
- Also called
- Treeing Cur Squirrel Dog
Every breed, read the same way.
The breed index grows as entries clear the standard. Gun dogs first.
All published breedsYour treeing cur, on the record.
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