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Bloodhound

This droopy breed is said to be directly descended from the packs of hounds belonging to St Hubert, patron saint of hunters, in the 7th century. These dogs were maintained for centuries by Benedictine monks at the Abbaye de Saint-Hubert in the Ardennes, and by tradition six dogs were sent every year to the King of France for the royal packs.

Taken to Britain by the Normans, the same lines became known as the bloodhound, referring not to an ability to scent blood, but to a dog of “pure” blood, belonging to the nobility. The breed has been shown and recognized in Britain since the earliest dog shows.

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