American Foxhound
- Height 56–64 cm 53–61 cm
- Weight 27–32 kg 27–29 kg
- Life span 11–13 years
- Exercise 90 min/day
The American Foxhound is a large and athletic breed of dog that was originally bred in the United States for hunting foxes. They are intelligent, energetic, and determined, and make excellent hunting dogs.
- Group
- Hound Group
- Origin
- United States, Virginia (18th century (colonial era))
- Coat
- medium · Black, White & Tan, White, Black & Tan, and Any color
- Also known as
- Virginia Hound
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, CKC, NZKC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
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Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average American Foxhound. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from ukcdogs.com ukcdogs.com akc.org petmd.com showsightmagazine.com
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7
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Black and Tan Coonhound
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Bluetick Coonhound
10
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Cirneco dell'Etna
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Dachshund
5
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See it in the reference.
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