The Artois Hound is a hardy French scenthound traditionally used for hare and big-game hunting. Renowned for its nose, voice and perseverance, it works steadily on the trail and fits well in a pack. Active and balanced, it needs regular exercise, clear training and enough space to thrive.
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The Bloodhound is a large scenthound famous for an extraordinary sense of smell and tracking ability. Gentle and affectionate at home, it can be stubborn and single-minded once it catches a scent. It needs long walks, scent games and patient, reward-based training to stay balanced.
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The Bruno Jura Hound is a Swiss scenthound with a fine nose and strong drive, valued for persistence on the trail. Often used for hunting and tracking wounded game, it is social in a pack but needs plenty of exercise and consistent training to manage its instincts.
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The Basset Artesian Normand is a low-set French scenthound bred for small game. It combines stamina, a good nose and a melodious voice. Affectionate at home, it can be stubborn, so it benefits from patient, consistent training and regular walks to meet its needs.
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The Grand Bleu de Gascogne is a large French scenthound, powerful and renowned for an excellent nose and deep voice. Traditionally used for big-game hunting, it is persistent on the trail and very pack-oriented. It needs space, regular exercise and an experienced handler to match its working instincts.
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The Petit Bleu de Gascogne is a lighter French scenthound than the Grand Bleu, yet still hardy with an excellent nose. Often used for small game, it is persistent on the trail and works well in a pack. Friendly at home, it needs regular activity, scent work and space to stay fulfilled.
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The Gascon Saintongeois is a French scenthound valued for an excellent nose, a clear voice and strong stamina. It comes in two varieties (Grand and Petit), traditionally used for pack hunting. Social with other dogs and steady on the trail, it needs plenty of exercise, space and consistent handling.
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The Griffon Fauve de Bretagne is a hardy French scenthound known for its rough fawn coat, strong nose and stamina. Traditionally used for boar and game hunting, it is brave and persistent on the trail. Social and affectionate with its people, it still needs plenty of exercise, scent work and consistent training.
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The Griffon Nivernais is a hardy French scenthound with a harsh coat and lively expression. Traditionally used for big-game hunting, it is tough and persistent on the trail and often works in a pack. Loyal to its people, it needs regular exercise, socialization and fair, consistent training.
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The Beagle is a cheerful, curious and highly social small scenthound. Originally bred for hare hunting, it has an excellent nose and strong scent drive, which can make recall challenging without consistent training. Friendly with families and often great with children, it needs daily exercise, scent games and careful diet management.
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The Basset Hound is a low-slung scenthound famous for its long ears and powerful nose. Gentle and easygoing, it can be stubborn and very determined when following scents. It needs regular walks, patient training and careful weight control, as it can be prone to gaining weight.
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The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen is a lively, cheerful small scenthound known for determination on the trail. Bred for rabbit hunting, it combines an excellent nose with high energy. Friendly and outgoing, it can be independent and vocal, so it benefits from consistent training, scent games and daily exercise.
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The Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen is a medium-sized French scenthound known for toughness, stamina and strong determination on the trail. Taller than the Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, it keeps an excellent nose and a real hunting drive, often used on hare. Friendly and cheerful at home, it still needs consistent training, reliable recall work and regular scent activities to channel its instincts.
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The Griffon Bleu de Gascogne is a hardy French scenthound with a harsh coat and a distinctive blue-mottled appearance. With a very good nose, a clear voice and strong stamina, it is valued for hunting, especially small game and sometimes boar. Lively and social, it needs regular exercise, recall training and routine coat care.
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The Billy is a large French scenthound, elegant, fast and enduring, developed for pack hunting. Known for a very good nose and clear voice, it can cover long distances and work steadily on the trail. Gentle and sociable away from the hunt, it remains athletic and needs space, daily exercise and consistent training.
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The Grand Griffon Vendéen is a large French scenthound, powerful, hardy and highly determined on the trail. Its harsh coat offers protection in rough terrain, and its nose makes it a strong hunting dog for big game. Social in a pack, it still needs consistent training, plenty of space and substantial daily exercise to stay balanced.
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The Briquet Griffon Vendéen is a medium-sized French scenthound, tough and very energetic. Valued for courage, a good nose and persistence, it is used for hunting and works well in a pack. Affectionate with its family, it still needs daily activity, scent-based enrichment and consistent training to channel its drive.
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The Poitevin is a large French scenthound, fast, elegant and highly enduring, developed for pack hunting. Known for a good nose, a clear voice and the ability to keep a strong pace over long distances, it thrives with an active lifestyle. Social with other dogs, it needs space, substantial daily exercise and consistent handling.
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The French White and Black Hound is a large French scenthound developed for pack hunting and hound work. Powerful, enduring and equipped with an excellent nose, it is valued for steady trail work and a clear voice. Social with other dogs, it thrives with an active lifestyle, plenty of space, long outings and consistent training that respects its hunting instincts.
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The French Tricolour Hound is a large French scenthound developed for pack hunting and traditional hound work. Powerful, enduring and equipped with an excellent nose, it is valued for steady trail performance and a strong voice. Highly social with other dogs, it needs substantial daily exercise, space and consistent handling suited to an active hunting-type breed.
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The French White and Orange Hound is a large French scenthound developed for pack hunting. Enduring, athletic and gifted with an excellent nose, it is valued for steady trail work and strong pack sociability. It thrives with an active routine, long outings, plenty of space and consistent training suited to a hunting-type dog.
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Anglo-French Hounds refer to a group of pack scenthounds developed from crosses between French and English hounds. Typically athletic, enduring and gifted with excellent noses, they are driven trail workers with strong hunting instincts. Very sociable with other dogs, they require plenty of exercise, space and consistent training, as prey drive and focus can be intense once they pick up a scent.
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The Small Anglo-French Hound is a pack scenthound developed from French and English lines for small game hunting. Lively, enduring and equipped with an excellent nose, it works efficiently in a pack and stays highly motivated on the trail. Very social with other dogs, it needs plenty of daily exercise, recall training and an active lifestyle suited to a hunting dog.
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The Great Anglo-French Tricolour Hound is a large pack scenthound developed from French and English lines for big-game hunting. Powerful, enduring and equipped with an excellent nose, it is steady on the trail and highly driven once it is on scent. Very social with other dogs, it needs plenty of space, substantial daily exercise and consistent training suited to a hunting-type hound.
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The Great Anglo-French White and Orange Hound is a large pack scenthound from French and English lines, developed for big-game hunting. Powerful, enduring and gifted with an excellent nose, it is an efficient trail worker with strong pursuit drive. Social in a pack, it needs space, substantial daily exercise and consistent training with special attention to recall.
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The Great Anglo-French White and Black Hound is a large pack scenthound from French and English lines, developed for big-game hunting. Powerful, enduring and equipped with an excellent nose, it is steady on the trail and highly driven in pursuit. Very social with other dogs, it needs an active routine, plenty of space and consistent training, with strong recall work as a priority.
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The American Foxhound is a tall, athletic and enduring scenthound developed in the United States for fox hunting and pack work. It has an excellent nose, strong stamina and the classic hound voice. Social with other dogs, it needs substantial daily exercise, plenty of space and consistent training, as its chase drive can be intense when it is on scent.
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The English Foxhound is a large British pack scenthound developed for fox hunting. Powerful, enduring and equipped with an excellent nose, it is known for steady work and strong pack mentality. Very social with other dogs, it requires substantial daily exercise, plenty of space and consistent training, thriving best in an active lifestyle.
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The Slovak Hound (Slovenský kopov) is a tough, enduring and courageous hunting dog, traditionally used for boar hunting in woodland. Gifted with an excellent nose and strong persistence, it can become intensely focused once it is on a track. Loyal to its handler yet fairly independent, it needs consistent rules, careful socialization and plenty of daily activity to stay balanced.
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The Swiss Hound refers to several varieties of Swiss scenthounds (including Bernese, Bruno Jura, Lucerne and Schwyz types) developed for hunting, especially hare and fox. They are known for excellent noses, a clear voice and strong stamina, often working well across varied terrain. Affectionate and social, they are still keen hunters who need long outings, scent enrichment and patient, consistent training.
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The Porcelaine is an elegant French scenthound, famed for its fine white coat often marked with light orange spots, which inspired the breed name. Fast, enduring and blessed with an excellent nose, it is used for hunting (commonly hare) and enjoys pack work. Gentle and social at home, it still needs substantial daily exercise, scent activities and consistent boundaries to manage its strong chase instincts.
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The Harrier is a medium-sized British scenthound, similar to a smaller Foxhound, historically used for hare hunting. Enduring, lively and equipped with an excellent nose, it enjoys pack work and can become highly focused when on scent. Friendly and cheerful, it needs plenty of daily exercise, scent games and consistent training to channel its energy and chase drive.
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The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a small French scenthound, lively, bold and surprisingly enduring for its size. Recognized by its fawn coat and harsh hair, it is valued for hunting (rabbit and hare) thanks to an excellent nose and strong determination. Affectionate and cheerful, it can be stubborn, so it benefits from consistent training, regular exercise and scent-based activities.
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The Basset Bleu de Gascogne is a small French scenthound known for its blue-mottled coat and long ears. Despite its size, it is enduring, methodical on the trail and gifted with an excellent nose, often used for rabbit and hare hunting. Usually gentle and sociable, it is still a true hunting hound that needs regular exercise, scent activities and patient training—especially recall work.
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The Estonian Hound is a medium-sized hunting dog developed for hare and fox hunting. Lively, enduring and equipped with a good nose, it works steadily on the trail and can be persistent in pursuit. Generally social, it can fit well into family life but needs daily exercise, scent-based enrichment and consistent training to build reliable recall.
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The Hanoverian Scenthound is a powerful, calm and highly persistent blood-tracking dog used to follow wounded game. With an outstanding nose and strong concentration, it works methodically on sometimes old tracks, even in difficult terrain. Loyal to its handler yet often reserved, it benefits from careful socialization, steady training and—most importantly—regular tracking and scent-work activities suited to a true working hound.
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The Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound is a specialist blood-trailing dog, bred to follow wounded game in demanding, mountainous terrain. Calm, focused and strongly bonded to its handler, it stands out for an excellent nose, steady persistence and the ability to work for long periods without losing concentration. Sensitive and thoughtful, it does best with fair, consistent training, plenty of time outdoors and regular tracking activities.
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