Catahoula Cove, Louisiana
Catahoula may refer to: * Catahoula Cur, an American dog breed * Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Catahoula Parish (french: Paroisse de Catahoula) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,407. Its seat is Harrisonburg, on the Ouachita River. The parish was formed in 1808, shortly after the U ...

Catahoula Cur
The Catahoula Leopard Dog is an American dog breed named after Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. It became the state dog of Louisiana in 1979. It is recognized by the United Kennel Club under the name ''Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog'', while the American Kennel Club Foundation Stock Service calls it ''Catahoula Leopard Dog''. Both registries have assigned the breed a herding group designation, although it has traditionally been used in hunting feral boars. History The Catahoula lineage is unknown. One theory suggests the breed originated in the mid-1700s when French settlers emigrated to what became Louisiana with Beauceron dogs. The settlers crossbred their dogs with well-adapted swamp hunting wolfdogs owned by Native Americans in an effort to develop a better working dog. In the 1800s, breeding intensified in an effort to develop a family dog that was well-suited to work, hunt, and guard yet good with children. On July 9, 1979, in recognition of the historic significance of th ...
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