12/18/2023 0 Comments Black and tan mountain feist puppies![]() ![]() The Mountain Feist Squirrel dog should have Tricolor (Black, White, & Tan) markings on the neck and head areas with tan markings following the line of the bottom jaw. ![]() The head has a medium-length muzzle with a slightly rounded skull. Coat colors include tricolor with spots, red and white, red, black, black and tan, blue and white, red brindle, and white. Tricolor White (Predominantly White, Black & Tan) or Tricolor Black (Predominantly Black, White & Tan) with medium to heavy blue & red ticking on the under coat and across the body. What is a Mountain Feist look like The coat of the Mountain Feist is short and smooth. * The coat is short, thick, and smooth with hair extending no farther than one inch. The shoulder blades are sloping and the legs straight, strong and firm, set well under the body, and of medium length. Single dewclaws are acceptable on the front legs. The feet are rather small and slightly oval, with thick pads. The loin is short and muscular, and the tail is either natural bobtailed or docked. The breed was developed in the rural South and Appalachian mountains by miners, field workers, hunters, and farmers who required low maintenance dogs for hunting small game and. Height is greatest at the withers, the back is straight and set strong to the base of the tail. The Mountain Feist, also known as the American Treeing Feist, is a small hunting dog breed that originated in the Southeastern United States a few hundred years ago. The chest is deep and moderately broad. The body's overall height is slightly shorter than the total length of the body. * The body is short, powerful and compact. The lips are tightly closed, accompanied by a full set of strong, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite. The muzzle is equal length to the skull, thickest at the base, and taping evenly when viewed from above or the side. ![]() * A wedge shaped head with no loose skin at any point of the head with a Pricked ear carriage. Any dog produced from our kennel must hunt squirrel to meet our standard. The Appalachian Mountain Feist Dog must first and foremost be a natural squirrel hunter. ![]()
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