| English Foxhound | |||||||||||||
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| Other names | Foxhound | ||||||||||||
| Origin | Great Britain -England | ||||||||||||
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TheEnglish Foxhound is one of the fourfoxhoundbreeds ofdog. It is a cousin of theAmerican Foxhound. They arescent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent.
The breed standards' guidelines for showing English Foxhounds requires them to be 20–27 inches (51–69 cm) tall at thewithers.[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]
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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 theBritish rule in India, English Foxhounds were exported to India for the purpose ofjackal coursing,[3] though due to the comparatively hotter weather, they were rarely long lived.[4] Foxhounds were preferred for this purpose overgreyhounds, 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]
