It is thought that the friars of the Abbey of St. Hubert were responsible for crossing strains of older French breeds to create a low -
built scenting hound that could plod over rough terrain while followed on foot by a human hunting partner tracking rabbit and deer.
Not exact matches
Everything about this
hound is
built to help enhance their ability to track a
scent, including their loveable wrinkles.
Regardless,
scent hounds were
built for endurance, so they could follow a trail for long distances and over rough terrain.
Dog careers follow the same logic — racing dogs are
built differently than draft dogs,
scent hounds have different innate skills than sighthounds or retrievers, and guard dogs have different
builds and skills than terriers or spaniels.