American English Coonhound Dog Names

The American English Coonhound is a storied breed that was brought to the colonies to hunt fox during the day and raccoons at night. Sportsmen have found them to be fantastic trackers willing to follow a trail for miles until their prey is found. The American English Coonhound can also be found in the conformation ring, such as Rasputin or ACHA YWLDCH GRNITECH CH AKC CCH UKC GRNITECH GRCH Taylor’s Rasputin HTX DNA-P. Rasputin, or Raz for short, came from Woodstock English Kennels and he was one of the last puppies from NITECH Woodstock Grizzly who was a renowned expert hunter. As a puppy, Raz’s handlers had high hopes for his hunting career when he treed his first raccoon at only five months of age. At only nine months old, Rasputin won first place and high scoring dog with a 575+ at the 2009 Kentucky State Championship. In 2010, Raz placed third in the English Days Nite Championship trials and was the high scoring male with 1100+ points. He also finished his UKC Nite Championships with multiple Sectional King of Hunts and Overall High Scoring Dog of Hunts. Rasputin was able to move up from the Open class to the Grand Nite Champion class in eight consecutive hunts. 

Rasputin continued his winning streak in January of 2011 when he was named the 2010 Coonhound of the Year with an accumulation of 6,925 points. In 2011, Raz was also earned his American Coonhound Association’s (ACHA) Nite Championship and qualified to participate in the ACHA’s World Hunt.  Rasputin earned his ACHA Grand NITE Championship in 2012 and placed sixth at the ACHA Little World Hunt. Raz earned his UKC conformation championship and grand championship in 2013 and was also the ACHA Little World Hunt Reserve World Champion as the high scoring English male. Rasputin also qualified for the UKC World Championship Hunt and the English Days Champion of Champions Hunt. Other notable accomplishments in Rasputin’s career include being an ACHA Youth World Champion, earning an AKC CCH title, an ACHA Champion title, being the 2015 CHCK Kentucky State Race leader and earning the UKC HTX title.

Rasputin was an integral part of his owner’s cancer diagnosis. Through his caring nature and stubbornness, Raz detected his owner’s cancer by constantly touching the area where the cancer was located. This prompted his owner to go to his doctor and the cancer was found early enough to be treated. Rasputin has also helped put Taylor Made Kennels on the map. Taylor Made Kennels is focused on producing American English Coonhounds that can perform well in the field and in the show ring.