Could A Plott Hound Win The Westminster Dog Show?
Von Plott and his Plott Hounds
A recent post on the Mr. Morton “A View to Hugh” blog site prompted childhood memories of hunting bears and growing up in Waynesville, the county seat of Haywood County. The question posed was as to the identity of the person in the photograph who by sleuth was identified as Von Plott (mountainized short name for “Vaughn”), the founder of the cold nose strain of Plott hounds according to our friends at LuckysPlott Website. The black and white photograph was taken by Mr. Morton, the second of sepia tone was provided by the Plott family. Identity confirmed!
The Plott Hound remains a venerable and respected stock of my home town. I am sorry to say that I did not grow up on the head of Plott Creek, but close enought to say that I did.
And even the National Park Service thinks enough of the story to honor it with an interpretive sign at Milepost 458 between Soco Gap and Cherokee.
It may be of interest to those of you who saw Westminster to know that Uno’s handler, Aaron Wilkerson, is now working with CH Black Monday, the Plott who did not win in the hound group at Westminster. Monday did not walk away empty handed by any means. He received Best of Breed, which means he is the numero “UNO” Plott. Also, Amanda Alexander from PA, who owns and handles Monday, came away with the #2 Plott Sissy. She received BOB Opposite Sex. Plotts are very competitive and so are their owners. Watch out for them at Westminster.