"If you are an active hunter or just a plain dog lover, you will get a lot of enjoyment from reading this book. I give this book a four paws rating (excellent) it is well worth reading."

Bear Hunting Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008

 

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 "From the first time my dad took me on a trout fishing and camping trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park I have been totally fascinated by the area. Then, in 1954 when Dad brought home a Plott dog (I was eight years old at the time) and began to teach me the history of the breed that was spawned in the region I’ve had an emotional connection to the area of almost spiritual proportions. The lofty peaks and misty valleys that comprise this, the heart and soul of the southern Appalachians produce not only one of the most beautiful but also one of the most rugged and challenging hunting areas for man or beast to be found anywhere. The mountains, the streams, and for me, the story of the Plott dog come together to make the Smoky Mountains a mystical place of untold wonders. Now, thanks to the amazing research and writing talents of North Carolinian Bob Plott, himself a descendent of the famed Plott family for which the breed is named, we have a comprehensive look into the lives of the great hunters of the region in this, his latest work. Click here to read Steve's full review...

 Steve Fielder

 

 

“Strike and Stay is not only for dog lovers –Plott’s pages can be enjoyed from a historical and human interest perspective as well. Either way, this is one book where it would be worth it to put one’s nose to the ground and follow the trail to a copy.”

Alan Hodge, Our State Magazine, June 2008

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"Wonderfully illustrated with scores of vintage photographs, it is a story chock full of noble dogs and the men and women who bred, hunted and cared for them with ingenuity, courage and love.”

George Ellison, naturalist, historian and author of  Mountain Passages and Blue Ridge Nature Journal

 

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"The Story of the Plott Hound is classic Americana. Well done.”

John Jackson former APA President, 2006 Methven Award Winner and columnist for Full Cry Magazine

 

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"From this point forward, anyone that calls himself a dedicated fancier or serious student of the Plott breed will not be able to do so with any measure of sincerity without first reading this book. I highly recommend it.”  Click here to read Steve's full review...

Steve Fielder, AKC Vice President and breeder of the legendary Bear Pen Plotts

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"More than anyone I know, Bob Plott has a passion for capturing mountain history. Through his diligent research he has pieced together our family’s often disjointed story and restored it into a proud legacy. I’m impressed as I read the stories (in Bob’s books) that I originally heard from my grandfather – the tales of great hunters and dogs, and the wonderful history that might have otherwise slipped from our grasp without Bob’s efforts."

William George Plott: Retired Navy Commander and U.S. Naval Academy graduate,
Grandson of Plott breed icon Von Plott

"Bob Plott’s works stands alone as the best books ever written about Plott hounds and Plott hunters. Nobody has ever done it better and I doubt that they ever will. I hold Bob in such high regard that I have designated him to begin selecting the winner of the annual Methven Award starting in 2012. (The Methven Award is given annually to the best Plott hound big game hunters and contributors to the legacy of the breed since 1981.) "

Frank Methven,  author, hunter and Plott breed magazine columnist for over 50 years

"Bob Plott has made our Plott ancestors proud with his books about hunting and hunters in the Great Smoky Mountains, and especially with his book Strike and Stay – The Story of the Plott Hound. He has demonstrated accuracy in his Plott heritage as he has provided a true description of how the Plott hound became so well known around the world. Bob has followed in the footsteps of past Plott family historians such as Sam Plott and his son Lawrence Plott –who was instrumental in getting the Plott hound recognized as the N.C. state dog. Thanks Bob for a job well done!"

John Plott, Grandson of breed icon Von Plott and great grandson of breed legend Montraville Plott

"Researching and assembling facts of family history can sometimes be as hazy at the blue mists that often cover the Smoky Mountains. But Bob Plott brings a unique skill set to the task of documenting the journeys of the Plott family and the Plott hounds in America.

His books are meticulously referenced and documented with original sources, and when the facts are unclear, or missing altogether, he states this. These books are the most accurate accounts ever written about our family and our dogs, and I know because I have lived, studied and heard these accounts for all of my seventy years."

A. Elizabeth Plott, daughter of breed historian and Plott hound breeder Samuel C. Plott Sr., and granddaughter of breed icon Montraville Plott