North Carolina Town Holds Annual Coon Dog Day

Coon Day

For the town of Saluda, North Carolina, there’s nothing like Coon Dog Day.

The festival, which is celebrating its 48th year and is annually held the Saturday after the Fourth of July in downtown Saluda, brought out its usual cast of characters (both human and canine).

Tim Osborne with Homemade Kennels of Newton North Carolina had his treeing walker Coonhound Hardwood Bean out to show off to the crowd.

“We’re just up here to show off the dogs, and our grandson is in the parade with the dogs,” Osborne said.

Osborne has been breeding for the past 20 years. He added his dog might add to the constant cacophony of Coonhound calling heard in the background.

“He gets a little noisy,” Osborne said. “He gets loud sometimes.”

Meanwhile, Jesse Leatherman had his four 14-week-old redbone Coonhound puppies all clamoring for attention from passers-by.

Leatherman added it’s a pleasure owning dogs. He got his first dog when he was 8 years old and has had one ever since.

Before the parade started at 11 a.m., chairs were already filled along the main stretch of road through the heart of Saluda. Jason Gregory of Greenville, Alabama, sat with his 6-year-old daughter, Amelia, in a shady spot along the road.

“We always come this time of year for Coon Dog Day,” Gregory said. Amelia added her favorite part of the festival was the parade.

Just prior to the start of the parade, antique cars were lined up next to floats bearing a Coonhound theme.

All in all, it seemed like it was a great day to be Coon dog in Saluda, North Carolina!

Story by Elaine Furst for Dog Files

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