▁down ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁legs . ▁Without ▁mark ings ▁means ▁their ▁color ▁consists ▁of ▁only ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁fur . ▁There ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁tick ed ▁bla ze ▁running ▁up ▁the ▁face . ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ounds ▁should ▁be ▁ 2 1 ▁inches ▁to ▁ 2 7 ▁inches ▁tall ▁at ▁the ▁shoulder ▁and ▁males ▁we igh ▁approximately ▁ 5 5 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁pounds ▁( 2 5 ▁to ▁ 3 6 ▁kg ). ▁ ▁Fem ales ▁are ▁consider ably ▁smaller ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁weight ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 5 ▁pounds . ▁Fe et ▁should ▁be ▁cat - like , ▁rounded ▁with ▁well - arch ed ▁to es . ▁Their ▁p aws ▁are ▁larger ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁nearly ▁all ▁other ▁bre eds ▁of ▁dogs . ▁R ear ▁legs ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁moder ate ▁b end ▁at ▁the ▁h ock s . ▁ ▁All ▁legs ▁should ▁be ▁straight ▁from ▁the ▁dog ' s ▁body ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁when ▁viewed ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁or ▁rear . ▁ ▁Gas con ▁bl ues ▁are ▁larger ▁than ▁standard ▁Bl uet icks , ▁with ▁males ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 2 7   in ches ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 3 0   in ches , ▁per ▁the ▁American ▁Blue ▁Gas con ▁H ound ▁Association ' s ▁bre ed ▁standard . ▁ ▁Tem per ament ▁ ▁Bl uet ick ▁Co on h ounds ▁are ▁b red ▁to ▁be ▁hunting ▁dogs . ▁They ▁are ▁athlet ic , ▁hard y , ▁and ▁need ▁a ▁full -