SALISBURY — At the risk of sounding like an announcer at an American Kennel Club dog show, let’s introduce the Plott Hound. Plotts are big-game hunters and strongly independent hounds. They are known ...

Long-time bear hunter Mike Pritchard walked to his dog pens, where, among his other hounds, he has one Plott hound mix named Brownie. Short-haired and long- eared, Brownie sauntered up to the gate, ...

During bear-hunting season in 1942, the Citizen-Times celebrated the Plott hound, now the state dog, being loaded up here. Writer Jack Ruffing and photographer Frank Clodfelter joined the Hazel Creek ...

CULLOWHEE -- A new exhibit focusing on the legendary Plott hound hunting dogs of Haywood County opened Friday at Western Carolina University's Mountain Heritage Center. "Our State Dog: North ...

Following the yearly National Dog Show this Thanksgiving, many Americans discovered the existence of "state dogs." Not every state has an official dog. In fact, less than half of the United States ...

The Rowan History Club and N.C. Humanities Council will present Bob Plott and the history of the Plott hound as the club’s program tonight. The History Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Rowan Museum, 202 N.

The Plott hound, one of four breeds making its debut on the green carpet this week at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, is unlikely to melt the hearts of television viewers. In pose-offs against ...

Waynesville, NC – As the proud home the official North Carolina State Dog, the Plott Hound, Haywood County is gearing up for the 5th Annual PlottFest as it tracks it’s way back to the Maggie Valley ...