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Otterhound

Height 61–69 cm 58–66 cm
Weight 34–52 kg 29–45 kg
Life span 10–13 years
Exercise 60 min/day

amiable
boisterous
even-tempered
affectionate
inquisitive
persevering

The Otterhound is a large and athletic breed of dog that was originally bred in England for hunting otters. They are intelligent, playful, and affectionate, and make excellent companion dogs.

Group: Hound Group
Origin: United Kingdom, England (Medieval period)
Coat: medium double · grizzle, sandy, red, wheaten, blue, white, liver, black and tan, blue and tan, black and cream, tan and liver, and tan and white
Also known as: Otter Hound
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: 8acfbb7f-f4b8-4e56-b64a-283a007a77eb

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 Otterhound. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org showsightmagazine.com petmd.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/8acfbb7f-f4b8-4e56-b64a-283a007a77eb. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/8acfbb7f-f4b8-4e56-b64a-283a007a77eb"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "8acfbb7f-f4b8-4e56-b64a-283a007a77eb",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Otterhound",
      "description": "The Otterhound is a large and athletic breed of dog that was originally bred in England for hunting otters. They are intelligent, playful, and affectionate, and make excellent companion dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 13,
        "min": 10
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 52,
        "min": 34
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 45,
        "min": 29
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 69,
        "min": 61
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 66,
        "min": 58
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "Medieval period",
        "region": "England",
        "country": "United Kingdom"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "grizzle",
          "sandy",
          "red",
          "wheaten",
          "blue",
          "white",
          "liver",
          "black and tan",
          "blue and tan",
          "black and cream",
          "tan and liver",
          "tan and white"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 3,
        "grooming": 4,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "amiable",
          "boisterous",
          "even-tempered",
          "affectionate",
          "inquisitive",
          "persevering"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 1,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Otter Hound"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC"
      ],
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        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Otterhound.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard of the Otterhound - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/docs/breeds/otterhound.pdf",
          "title": "OTTERHOUND Official UKC Breed Standard"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterhound",
          "title": "Otterhound - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://showsightmagazine.com/dog-breeds/otterhound/",
          "title": "Otterhound Dog Breed and Characteristics"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/otterhound",
          "title": "Otterhound Dog Breed Health and Care - PetMD"
        }
      ],
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          }
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        },
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    "relationships": {
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/8acfbb7f-f4b8-4e56-b64a-283a007a77eb/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.