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The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound
The English Foxhound has been bred for over two hundred years, with the stud books dating back before 1800.
During the British rule in India, English Foxhounds were exported to India for the purpose of
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 Foxhounds were preferred for this purpose over
breeds
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of dog. It is a cousin of the American Foxhound. They are scent hound
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s, bred to hunt foxes by scent.
Description
Appearance
The breed standards' guidelines for showing English Foxhounds requires them to be tall at thewithers
Withers are the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, this ridge is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, catt ...
. 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.
History
The English Foxhound has been bred for over two hundred years, with the stud books dating back before 1800.
During the British rule in India, English Foxhounds were exported to India for the purpose of jackal coursing
Jackal coursing involves the pursuit of jackals (usually the golden jackal and black-backed jackal) with dogs.
Jackal coursing was an occasional pastime for sportsmen in British India. English Foxhounds were usually imported to India for the pur ...
, though due to the comparatively hotter weather, they were rarely long lived.''The living animals of the world; a popular natural history with one thousand illustrations'' Volume 1: Mammalsby 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 Foxhounds were preferred for this purpose over
greyhound
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a dog breed, breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Some are kept as show dogs or pets.
Greyhounds are defined as a tall, muscular, smooth-c ...
s, as the former was not as fast, and could thus provide a longer, more sporting chase.
Studbooks for the English foxhound have been kept since the 18th century.
See also
* Dogs portal *List of dog breeds
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