Height at withers 51-69 cm, weight 20-36 kg. The legs are strong and muscular. Very sensitive nose. Each dog has its own voice, unmistakably recognizable by the owner. The eyesight is very sharp, allowing you to hunt at night. The tail is just below the level of the back line. The coat is thick, short. The name of the blue coonhound is not very accurate, because the dog is really tricolor, the nose and the ends of the paws are with blue specks.