American Foxhound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() American Foxhound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common nicknames | Foxhound | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes | State dog of Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dog (domestic dog) |
The American Foxhound is a breed of dog, closely related to the English Foxhound. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent. United States Founding Father George Washington was key to the breed's early development.