The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound breeds of dog. It is a cousin of the American Foxhound. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent.
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| Other names | Foxhound | ||||||||||||
| Origin | Great Britain - England | ||||||||||||
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Description
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The breed standards' guidelines for showing English Foxhounds requires them to be 20–27 inches (51–69 cm) tall at the withers.[1] The skull is thick and the muzzle is long. The legs are muscular, straight-boned, and the paws are rounded, almost cat-like. The English Foxhound comes in any hound colour.[2]
History
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The English Foxhound has been bred for over two hundred years, with the stud books dating back before 1800.[1]
During the British rule in India, English Foxhounds were exported to India for the purpose of jackal coursing,[3] though due to the comparatively hotter weather, they were rarely long lived.[4] Foxhounds were preferred for this purpose over greyhounds, as the former was not as fast, and could thus provide a longer, more sporting chase.[5]
Studbooks for the English foxhound have been kept since the 18th century.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "English Foxhound" (PDF). Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Foxhound Standard". Kennel Club. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Thirteen years among the wild beasts of India: their haunts and habits from personal observation with an account of the modes of capturing and taming elephants by George P. Sanderson, published by Asian Educational Services, 2000, ISBN 81-206-1464-X
- ^ The living animals of the world; a popular natural history with one thousand illustrations Volume 1: Mammals, by Cornish, C. J., 1858-1906; Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917; Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927; Maxwell, Herbert, Sir, published by New York, Dodd, Mead and Company
- ^ A monograph of the canidae by St. George Mivart, F.R.S, published by Alere Flammam. 1890
- ^ von Pfetten, Jean Christophe. "Baron". Ecovertside. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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