Breed All About It - Bloodhound

Bloodhounds thrive on chasing smells. They are known for their superior tracking skills and are used by many law enforcement agencies to track down criminals and missing victims.

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Pets & Animals

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• dog
• police
• work
• working
• dogs
• search
• and
• rescue
• blood
• hound

[searchlight22]

We have an 11 month old Blood Hound and, a mature Newfoundland Dog.

When people ask what their names are we always say; search & rescue of course.

Both are wonderful dogs

[ReekOfPutrefaction17]

You write "you" wrong. :)

[korgscrew2000]

6 people are frustrated owners.

[RAFREEB]

These dogs are wonderful for the right owner. That's not me as I like a far more biddable dog. I've had hounds before too and one thing they should mention is that hounds tend to have a MUCH more "doggy" smell so your house will smell like wet dog a lot more than with some other breeds, and oh yeah the drool. I don't really mind the drools so much as I've had Great Danes who can sling walls with the best of them. lol.

[PYTHONPUSHER]

ugh they aint lie n when they say they are hard to keep up with mine is a wild girl who loves to get on trail and NOT stop

[TheFord1189]

@searchlight22 I have a newfie I love him, i want a blood hound soooooo bad

[williejenkins666]

@crf100person Then a bloodhound isn't for you. Those dogs naturally wander.

Type -> prone to wander list <- in google and you'll see the breeds that tend to follow themselves rather than be obedient in regards to wandering.

The only thing that really keeps these dogs in would be a fence or leash. These dogs have gotten away from their masters on searches for criminals as well. Once they reach a criminal, they are typically non-aggressive toward them...it is just an entertaining game.

[crf100person]

@williejenkins666 but it would never be in a pen if it was my dog, so it could follow a deer or something when im not even with it

[williejenkins666]

@crf100person A leash.

[williejenkins666]

@DzsTrakr Training a bloodhound is like trying to train a liberal to not be insane. Good luck.

They will never be obedient. You'll just have to deal with the consequences of their behavior. You can try and use the old coins-in-a-can trick to scare them from jumping on ledges and shaking it and/or tossing it near the dog (not at it) when it is doing something no good.

[williejenkins666]

Wow. No mention of slobber able to hit a 12 foot ceiling? Fail.

We had towels laying around the house to try to pre-empt what we could.

[inhuman216]

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