Tell me this isn't a worthy headcannon for Huckleberry Hound, himself something of an Old Tarheel
I'm not sure if he's a Plott Hound (as is Notth Carolina's State Dog), but at any rate, picture That O So Merry, Chuckleberry, Huckleberry Hound being a staple at Hollywood's North Carolina Picnic (an annual gathering for such expats of the Old North State as have taken roots in Southern California) and being called upon to lead the North Carolina State Toast over glasses of Cheerwine--to wit (sourcing):

















