Freckles is a Red Tick Coonhound, also as known as an English Coonhouse.  Here is the description of her from the folks that surrendered her:

 

We adopted her in April 2008.  We were told that she previously lived in a home with a woman in her final stages of cancer.  We were also told the woman had many pets (10+ dogs 10+ cats).  When we adopted the dog she was malnourished and weighed about 44 lbs. 

 

Since April 2008, we have welcomed Freckles into our home and she quickly became a part of our family.  Freckles is create trained and potty trained.  Unlike most hound dogs, she rarely barks or howls.  The only time she commonly barks is if the door bell sounds or someone knocks on it.  Since adopting her we enrolled her in a Wellness Plan at VetSmart.  She has had all her shots, recently she got her teeth cleaned, and she is now up to 55-60 lbs."

Freckles is looking for her forever home and would love to be part of your family.  Like many dogs, she is apprehensive during storms.  We want her to go to a dog-experienced home because she is strong willed, for instance she prefers to be inside and doesn't like to go for walks and can be protective.  Her family needs to make her understand that they are in charge and that she can relax.  I think that because of her protective tendancies, we should avoid homes with small children.  Dogs consider themselved higher in the pack hierachry than children under the age of 12.  With Freckles, we want  her to be firmly at the bottom of the pack where she can relax and trust everyone else to take care of things.  Then she can rediscover her inner puppy!
 

According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the English Coonhound is also known as the Redtick Coonhound. It has been said that the history of the English Coonhound is the history of all coonhounds. With the exception of the Plott Hound, most coonhounds can be traced back to the English Foxhound. In 1905 the English Coonhound was first registered by UKC under the name of English fox & Coonhound. Back then they were used for fox hunting much more than they are today. The name reflected the similarity that the breed had to the American Foxhound and the English foxhound. While the Redbone and Black and Tan were given separate breed status, all other treeing coonhounds were called English after the turn of the century. These included both the Treeing Walker Coonhound and the Bluetick Coonhound. They were considered all the same breed. It was the variation in color which separated them. The heavily ticked dogs split off from the English and the Bluetick Coonhound was recognized as a separate breed in 1945. In 1946 the tricolored hounds separated into the breed called Treeing Walker Coonhounds. Though redticked dogs predominate, to this day there are still tri-colored and blueticked English hounds. English Coonhounds are energetic, intelligent and active. Their great senses make them excellent hunters. This breed is extremely fast, hot-trailing competitive type coonhounds. Very devoted to its family, it makes a good companion dog. It does well living indoors and plays a fine guardian to his family and home. They are usually best with older considerate children, but can also do well with younger ones. Some can be a bit dog-aggressive and reserved with strangers. Socialize this breed well while still young. Do not let this breed off the leash in an unsafe area, as they may take off after an interesting scent. They have a strong instinct to tree animals. High-strung but loving and eager to please their owners. They have an average life expectancy of 11-12 years.