In 1750, two brothers called Plott left Germany to live in America. They took five Hanoverian Hounds with them. One brother, Jonathon Plott, settled in North Carolina with his five dogs. In North Carolina he bred his five Hanoverian Hounds with bloodhounds and other mixed breed dogs. The new breed of dogs was called the Plott hound. These dogs were used for hunting
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