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This story is about a dog named Ole Blue.

Ole Blue turned out to be a grand champion 

coon hound.

It took Ole Blue many nights out in the woods 

learning how to be a coon hound.

Let's take a few moments to look back in time 

and see what Ole Blue did to become one of the 

best coon hounds around.

One day Ole Blue was out by the driveway 

where he lived, and a young pup came 

wandering up his way and stopped by and 

visited with Ole Blue.

The little pup asked Ole Blue if he was the great 

coon hound he had heard so much about.

Ole Blue told him yes he was, but he was 

getting too old to coon hunt much anymore.

Ole Blue asked the pup what his name was?

The pup said my name is Duke.

Ole Blue said that Duke was a good name for a 

pup.

Duke said to Ole Blue, I want to be a coon dog 

just like you!

Ole Blue laughed and told little Duke that was 

great, but it will take a lot of work to learn how 

to tree a coon.

Little Duke thought for a moment and said I will 

work real hard and do my best to be a good 

coon hound just like you!

Will you tell me how you learned to coon hunt, 

asked Duke?

Ole Blue saw that the pup really wanted to learn 

so he sighed and told the pup...yes I will share 

with you about how I learned and maybe that 

will help you.

Duke yelped for joy and thanked Ole Blue!

It was starting to get late in the evening and 

the sun was getting low in the sky but little 

Duke was anticipating to hear all he could that 

Ole Blue had to say.

Ole Blue began by pointing over to the little 

house across the way and said that is where 

this story will begin.

In that little house there lives a little old man 

who is my master.   He has always been very 

good to me.

I went to live with him when I was just a small 

pup just like you.

My master has always taken care of me.   He 

feeds and gives me clean water everyday.   If I 

get sick he takes care of me until I am well.

He gave me my own house to live in and when 

it gets cold he places something inside my 

house to keep me warm.

I love my master and he loves me.

We have been together for many years.

My master is the one who helped me learn how 

to hunt coons.

Even as a little pup he would take me out in the 

woods to teach me how to hunt.

He knew it would be a task, but he was patient 

with me as I learned.

You see there are so many different animals

in the woods and they all smell different.

I did not realize when I was just starting to 

learn that it was so many different animals!

There are not only coons...but there are 

squirrels, opossums, rats, birds, cats, snakes, 

and many more...all in the woods!

Ole Blue chuckled and said, I remember the 

first thing I chased in the woods was a jack 

rabbit!

When I found that jack rabbit and let out a

bark at it, it jumped straight up into the air and 

landed on top of my head!   It liked to scared 

me to death!

I ran as fast as I could back to my master and 

he was laying on the ground laughing so hard 

he was out of breath!

He just picked me up and petted me on my 

head and told me...old boy, you will learn one 

day, but until you do we will just continue 

having fun trying!

I remember another time we went into the 

woods I smelled a different scent and began 

following its trail, but it did not take me very 

long after I caught up with it to run back to my 

master!

Little Duke asked why?   What was it?

Once again Ole Duke chuckled and said, it was 

a pole cat!

A pole cat asked Duke?

Yes a pole cat, but some people around here 

call them skunks.   And let me tell you they 

stink!

You learn real fast not to trail them and you 

never forget!

It took my master giving me six baths before I 

could stand to smell myself!   Pew-wee said Ole 

Blue...don't chase no skunk!

Oh I won't said Duke!   Thanks for telling me!

Ole Blue went on and continued telling Duke 

about so many hunting trips he and his master 

went on.

They enjoyed everyone they went on.

Ole Blue told Duke about a opossum that he 

trailed one night.   He thought for sure it was a 

coon because the opossum climbed up into a 

tree.

It took awhile to learn the different smells

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