The Catahoula Leopard Dog is an American dog breed named after Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. European settlers used the dog for hunting and herding livestock. The first white settlers in Louisiana are believed to have used the dog to hunt feral pigs in the swamps of Louisiana. There are at least two theories about the origin of the name Catahoula. Another is that the name is a French transformation of the Choctaw word for their own nation, Couthaougoula, pronounced approximately IPA: [kuːt.hauː.guːla] (/koot-how-goo-lah/).. Catahoulas come in many different colors including blue merle, red merle, brindle, and solid colors. Often, solid coat Catahoulas have small splashes of other colors such as white on their face, legs or chest. The leopard-like coat of most Catahoulas is the result of the merle gene.
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