Common smooth-hound on its underneath. It is often confused with the starry smooth-hound which has white spots on its back. The starry smooth-hound can often have faded spots which leads to misidentification. Another shark it is often confused with is the tope shark although the common smooth hound has a larger second dorsal fin. Due to the similarities between the common smooth-hound and other sharks, misidentification occurred for a long time. The common smooth-hound has two dorsal fins, an anal fin, a pair of pectoral fins, a pair of pelvic fins and a heterocercal tail. All of these fins help stabilise the
Majestic Tree Hound frequently. Hunting Majestics do best on a high performance type of diet as they are a very athletic breed. Intended for rugged terrain and long endurance, they are most suited for lion, bear, bobcat and jaguar, and are able to drive the big cats from their hiding places. They are also good coon hunters where the speed and numbers treed are not as important as the skill, voice and persistence of a hound. (This is true also of American Blue Gascon and Plott Hounds, both big game hunters.) Majestic Tree Hound The Majestic Tree Hound is a relatively modern variety