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Rose ear: A very small drop ear that folds back; as in the greyhound or bulldog. Semiprick ear : A prick ear where the tip just begins to fold forward, as in the Rough Collie . Hound ear : Floppy ear that is long and droopy enough to collect air around the nostrils, as in scent hounds and spaniels .
The Kennel Club eventually withdraw breed recognition in the early 1970s. By 2013, there were only 18 Harrier Packs in the UK. In 2022, there were only 13 Harrier Packs (eight Stud Book, five West Country): there were now under 750 Harriers left in the UK, only 300 West Country Harriers left in the World.
The Otterhound is a large, rough coated, and straight limbed dog. The head is deep but not wide with the rough coat giving it a beard or moustache of sorts. The nose is wide. The eyes are deep set with the haw only slightly showing. The ears are long and pendulous, they roll inwards as to create a 'drape' appearance.
Most scent hounds have a range of vocalizations, which can vary depending upon the situation the dog finds itself in. Their baying voice—most often used when excited and useful in informing their master that they are following a scent trail—is deep and booming and can be distinct from their barking voice, which itself can have variations in tone, from excited to nervous or fearful.
They usually have pricked ears although semi-pricked ears are common and their tails can be docked at any length or left intact. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Originally they could be found in a very broad size range, being anywhere between 10 and 22 inches (25 and 56 cm) in height and 10 to 35 pounds (4.5 to 15.9 kg) in weight.
The Sabueso Español or Spanish Hound [1] is a scenthound breed with its origin in the far north of Iberian Peninsula. This breed has been used in this mountainous region since hundreds of years ago for all kind of game: wild boar , hare , brown bear , wolf , red deer , fox , roe deer and chamois .
The original breed club is the Club français du Basset Artésien Normand & du Chien d'Artois, and the breed is recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) as breed number 34 in Group 6, Scenthounds. [4] The Basset Artésien Normand is one of six types of "basset"-type breeds recognised by the FCI. [5]
The breed is a typical large French hunting pack hound, with a lean and muscular body, long legs, elongated head with a noticeable occipital protuberance, long drop ears, and slightly square flews. Their size is 62 to 72 centimetres (24 to 28 in) at the withers ; females are slightly smaller.