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Meet Gypsy! This pretty girl is 3 years old, a Blue Tick Coonhound, and a sweet, fantastic dog all around.

HALLS, Tenn. — This week state lawmakers and the governor unanimously approved the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog of Tennessee. RELATED: Smokey's State: Bluetick Coonhound officially ...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee lawmakers have made it official: The Bluetick Coonhound is the state dog of Tennessee. The legislation easily made its way to the governor’s desk, and once the ...

Smokey, the bluetick coonhound in a checkered vest, has been the University of Tennessee's mascot for more than 70 years. Since 1953, there have been 11 different Smokey dogs, most of which came from ...

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ZALMA, Mo. -- Smiling on a stark November Saturday in Zalma, Missouri, Joe Newell watches his 12-year-old stepdaughter, Mady, scurry across the lawn, teasing a floppy-eared gaggle of English blue tick ...

Smokey is ready to pass the Volunteer torch to another worthy pup of the same name. Smokey X is set to retire as the iconic University of Tennessee mascot. And Smokey XI, another bluetick coonhound ...

The bluetick coonhound is Tennessee's state dog — as if that was a debatable subject. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law on Wednesday officially making the beloved University of Tennessee mascot a ...

A bluetick coonhound and its raccoon buddy cause trouble in a hilarious scene.

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee now ...