Foxhound

For other uses of the word Foxhound, see Foxhound (disambiguation).
An American Foxhound

A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, great energy, and, like all scent hounds, a keen sense of smell. In fox hunting, the foxhound's namesake, packs of foxhounds track quarry, followed—usually on horseback—by the hunters, sometimes for several miles at a stretch; moreover, foxhounds also sometimes guard sheep and houses.

There are different breeds of foxhound, each often called simply Foxhound in their native countries:

The American Masters of Foxhounds Association recognizes these breeds of foxhounds: American, Penn-Marydel, English, and Crossbred foxhounds.[1]

Registrations

In 2005, the American Kennel Club reported that the English and American Foxhounds were their least and fourth least registered breeds in North America with 22 and 44 registrations, respectively; the top registered breed, the Labrador Retriever, had 137,867 registrations during the same year.[2]

Notable foxhounds

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mfha.org/hounds-registration.html
  2. ↑ American Kennel Club. "Registration Statistics".
  3. ↑ Coren, Stanley (2009-10-21). ""A Man’s Best Friend is his Dog": The Senator, the Dog, and the Trial". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  4. ↑ The Trial of Old Drum – New York Times Television Review – June 9, 2000
  5. ↑ I-70 in Missouri: Not just billboards and trucker-oriented porn – The Pitch – March 8, 2010
  6. ↑ Fine, Norman (2010). Foxhunting Adventures: Chasing the Story. Derrydale Press. pp. 24/30. ISBN 1461661390.
  7. ↑ http://www.ecovertside.net/features/20-foxhunting-feature-stories/43-theworld-salutes-colonel

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