History of Bloodhounds
Dating
back as far as 727Ad. The Bloodhound is known as the father
of all scent and hunting hounds. They were breed to to track
game for hunting. They were kept by monks and bishops and was
a big part of the monastery. Inbreeding and crossbreeding to
produce the best scent hounds gave them the name blooded
hound, meaning of pure blood. Later called bloodhound.
In
the early 1800's the first kennell club was formed in England.
A bloodhound named Abeille was the very first dog to be
registered. The first champion bloodhound was Druid owned by
Mr. T. A. Jennings. He was later sold to Prince Napoleon III.
Druid was born in 1857 and was number 17 in the first dog
book of studs.
Bloodhounds
have been used for tracking wounded game, missing people,
criminals, and for drug searches. It has been said that their
sence of smell is three million times better than man's sence
of smell. They have been credited for saving many lives and
their ability to trail is so accurate that it will hold up in
a court of law.
Bloodhounds
love to track and it is a sport to them. They do it for the
fun of it. Not to cause any harm to however is at the end of
the trail. They never attack their quarry.