Hound Group
English Foxhound
The job
Built to hunt fox in a pack, with mounted hunters following.
The Sniff Test
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Facts
The traditional British foxhunt, with packs of hounds and mounted hunters, began in the 1600s.
Masters of hounds built the breed by crossing big stag-hunting hounds, for nose and endurance, with leggy coursing hounds, for speed and agility.
Height 24 inches. Weight 60-75 pounds.
Photo: Canarian. CC BY-SA 4.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
