Related breedAfghan Hound1000 to 1800 · AfghanistanBloodhound at a glance
- Origin
- Saint-Hubert Abbey, Belgium, France
- Appeared
- 1000 to 1100 (likely)
- Family
- Scent Hound
- Type
- Scent hound
- Size
- Large
- Life span
- 10 to 12 years
- Recognised by
- FCI, AKC, KC
- Status
- Living
- FCI standard
- No. 84
- DNA clade
- Scent Hound (Parker 2017)
The name. "Blooded hound", meaning of pure breeding, later also for trailing blood.
Same familyGreyhound800 CE to 1850 · United KingdomFamily and relatives
Gave rise to
Norman Hound, Polish Hound, Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Sleuth Hound, Lithuanian Hound, King's White Hound, Saintongeois, St. Hubert Jura Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Black and Tan Coonhound, Gascon Saintongeois, Redbone Coonhound, Basset Hound, Golden Retriever, Ariégeois, Dumfriesshire Hound, Bull Arab
Same family: Scent Hound
American Foxhound, Basset Hound, Beagle, Dachshund, English Foxhound, Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
Same time, same continent
Cane Corso, Greyhound, Icelandic Sheepdog, Kuvasz, Norwegian Buhund, Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Close by DNAIcelandic Sheepdog874 CE to 1969 · IcelandClosest relatives by shared DNA
- Otterhound108.2 Mb
- English Foxhound58.2 Mb
- Beagle50.0 Mb
- Redbone Coonhound37.8 Mb
- Basset Hound27.1 Mb
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen15.4 Mb
Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.
Same eraLhasa Apso800 CE to 1934 · ChinaPlace in time
The Bloodhound appears 1000 to 1100 (likely), in the Early Middle Ages, when 79 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Bloodhound is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.







