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Late Middle Ages landscape

Staghound

Also known as English Staghound.

Related breedBichon Frisé1300 to 1933 · Belgium, France

Staghound at a glance

Origin
England, United Kingdom
Appeared
1200 to 1500 (uncertain)
Family
Scent Hound
Type
Scent hound
Size
Large
Life span
Not recorded
Recognised by
No major club
Status
Extinct

The name. For hunting stags, the male red deer; stag from Old English stagga.

Same familyGerman Spitz1400 to 1899 · Germany

Family and relatives

Same eraPoodle1400 to 1874 · France

Place in time

The Staghound appears 1200 to 1500 (uncertain), in the Late Middle Ages, when 53 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Staghound is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.