Bloodhound

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I got into tracking as a hobby specifically because of Bloodhounds and my experience has not disappointed. My boy has a nose that seems almost supernatural. He can pick up a footstep trail from hours earlier and follow it with unwavering certainty. Training him was mostly about keeping up with him r…

My Bloodhound is one hundred and ten pounds of wrinkled, drooling, baying love. He is the gentlest creature I have ever shared my life with. He has never once shown aggression to anyone or anything. He lies on the floor taking up the entire hallway and everyone has to step over him. His ears need cl…

We have three children and our Bloodhound has been absolutely perfect with all of them. She lets the youngest drag her around by the ears without complaint. She moves slowly, sniffs constantly, and occasionally launches into a bay that rattles the windows, but she is so fundamentally gentle and lovi…

I do volunteer search and rescue work with my Bloodhound and she is phenomenal at it. She has successfully trailed cold scents over twenty-four hours old across miles of varied terrain. At home she is completely different, slow, lazy, and absolutely obsessed with sleeping on the sofa. Her nose does …

My Bloodhound needs space to sniff and roam. We have half an acre and she uses every inch of it daily, nose to the ground in slow meditative circuits. She is calm and quiet inside but needs outdoor time to decompress and sniff. In our apartment during the first year she was restless and vocal. Since…

My Bloodhound is the most profoundly dog-like dog I have ever owned. He smells everything, follows every scent, bays at interesting discoveries, and sleeps deeply between adventures. He does not play fetch or do tricks or care about obedience for its own sake. He is purely himself and utterly authen…

The stubbornness of this breed cannot be overstated. My Bloodhound is not trainable in the traditional sense. He will sit and stay when he feels like it and ignore me completely when he does not. I have made peace with this because his personality is so wonderful that I do not really mind. But if yo…

My Bloodhound is a sweetheart but nobody warned me about the drool. It is everywhere. My walls, my ceiling, my guests. The ear smell requires diligent weekly cleaning or it becomes overwhelming. He bays loudly and my neighbours are not always charmed. He is wonderful with my family and endlessly pat…