Scent Hounds

Breed: (Origin)

Colours; Height in inches; Use
Alpine Dachsbracke (Austria)

Black; 13-16.5 inches; Use: Game tracking
American Foxhound (USA)

Various colours; 21-25 inches; Use: Companion, Fox hunting
American Water Spaniel (USA)

Dark chocolate, or liver; 15-18 inches; Use: Duck hunting
Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie (France)

Black and white, or orange and white, or tricolour; 19-22 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Ariégeois (France)

White, with black; 21-24 inches; Use: Companion, Small game hunting
Balkan Hound (Yugoslavia)

Black and tan; 17-21 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Basset Artésien Normand (France)

Tan and white, or tricolour; 10-14 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Basset Bleu de Gascogne (France)

Tricolour; 13-16 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Basset Fauve de Bretagne (France)

Fawn, or red; 13-15 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Basset Hound (France)

Lemon and white, or tricolour; 13-15 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Bavarian Mountain Hound (Germany)

Black-brindle, or fawn, or red-brindle, or red; 20 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Beagle (United Kingdom)

Various colours hound colours; 12-15 inches; Use: Companion, Field trials, Gundog
Beagle Harrier (France)

Black, tan, and white; 18-20 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Berner Laufhound (Switzerland)

Black and white, with tan; 18-23 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Billy (France)

??; 23-27.5 inches; Use: Companion, Tracking
Black and Tan Coonhound (USA)

Black and tan; 21-25 inches; Use: Raccoon hunting
Black Forest Hound (Slovakia)

Black, with brown; 16-20 inches; Use: Wild boar hunting
Bloodhound (Belgium)

Black and tan, or liver and tan, or red; 23-27 inches; Use: Companion, Tracking
Bluestick Coonhound (USA)

Tricolour; 20-27 inches; Use: Fox tracking, Raccoon hunting
Bosnian Rough-coated Hound (Bosnia)

Various colours; 18-22 inches; Use: Hunting, Watchdog
Briquet Griffon Vandéen (France)

Cream, or tricolour, or white and orange; 20-22 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Bruno Jura Hound (Switzerland)

Various colours; 17-23 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Catahoula Leopard Dog (USA)

Black and tan, or merle; 20-26 inches; Use: Companion, Herding
Chien d'Artois (France)

Black, brown, and white; 20.5-23 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Doberman Pinscher (Germany)

Black, or blue, or brown, or fawn; 24-28 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Drever (Sweden)

Black and white, or fawn and white, or tricolour; 12-15 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Dunker (Norway)

??; 18.5-22.5 inches; Use: Companion, Hare hunting
English Coonhound (USA)

Various colours hound colours; 21-27 inches; Use: Raccoon hunting
English Foxhound (United Kingdom)

Hound bicolour, or hound tricolour; 23-27 inches; Use: Fox hunting
Finnish Hound (Finland)

Black, tan, and white; 22-25 inches; Use: Companion
Français Blanc et Noir (France)

Black and white; 25.5-28 inches; Use: Small game hunting
Français Tricolore (France)

Tricolour; 24-28 inches; Use: Companion, Small game hunting
Grand Anglo-Français Blanc et Noir (France)

Black and white, or orange, or tricolour; 24-28 inches; Use: Deer, fox, and wild boar hunting
Grand Anglo-Français Tricolore (France)

Tricolour; 24-28 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen (France)

Black and white, or grey, or tan and white, or tricolour, or white; 15-16 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Grand Bleu de Gascogne (France)

Tricolour; 24-28 inches; Use: Gundog
Grand Gascon-Saintongeois (France)

White, with black; 25-28 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Grand Griffon Vandéen (France)

Cream and white, or tricolour, or wheaten-orange; 23-26 inches; Use: Large game hunting
Griffon Fauve de Bretagne (France)

Fawn, or gold, or red; 19-22 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Griffon Nivernais (France)

Black, or fawn, or grey; 21-24 inches; Use: Companion, Game hunting
Haldenstövare (Norway)

White, with black and tan; 20-25 inches; Use: Companion, Hare hunting
Hamiltonstövare (Sweden)

Black, tan, and white; 19.5-24 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Hanoverian Hound (Germany)

Black-brindle, or brown, or red; 20-24 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Harrier (United Kingdom)

Various colours; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion, Fox and hare hunting
Hellenic Hound (Greece)

Black and tan; 18-22 inches; Use: Hare and wild boar hunting
Hygenhund (Norway)

Black and chestnut, or chestnut, or yellow and red; 18.5-23 inches; Use: Companion, Hare hunting
Istrian Smooth-coated Hound (Slovenia)

White, with brown; 17-22 inches; Use: Companion, Fox and rabbit hunting, Tracking
Istrian Rough-coated Hound (Slovenia)

White; 18-23 inches; Use: Fox and rabbit hunting
Kerry Beagle (Ireland)

Black and tan, or blue and tan, or tan and white; 22-26 inches; Use: Companion, Pack hound
Luzerner Laufhund (Switzerland)

Black, tan, and white; 18-23 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Mountain Cur (USA)

Brown; 18-23 inches; Use: Guard dog, Herding, Hunting
Niederlaufhund (Switzerland)

Various colours; 12-15 inches; Use: Companion, Small game hunting
Otterhound (United Kingdom)

Various colours; 24-27 inches; Use: Companion
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen (France)

Orange and white, or tricolour, or white; 13-15 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Petit Bleu de Gascogne (rare) (France)

Slate blue, with black and tan; 24-28 inches; Use: Gundog for rabbits and hares
Petit Griffon de Gascogne (France)

Slate blue, with black and tan; 17-21 inches; Use: Gundog for small and medium game
Plott Hound (USA)

Blue, or brindle; 20-24 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Poitevin (France)

White and orange; or white,orange, and black; 23-28 inches; Use: Fox hunting
Polish Hound (Poland)

Black and brown; 22-26 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Porcelaine (France)

??; 21-23 inches; Use: Companion, Trailing
Posavac Hound (Croatia)

Fawn, or red, or yellow; 17-23 inches; Use: Companion, Samll game hunting
Redbone Coonhound (USA)

Red, or red and white; 21-26 inches; Use: Companion, Raccoon hunting
Rhodesian Ridgeback (South Africa)

Tan; 24-27 inches; Use: Companion, Security
Sabueso Español (Spain)

White, with brown; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
St. Hubert Jura Hound (Switzerland)

Various colours; 18-23 inches; Use: Companion, hunting
Schillerstövare (Sweden)

Black and tan; 20-24 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Schwyzer Laufhund (Switzerland)

White and orange, or white and yellow; 18-23 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Segugio Italiano (Italy)

Black and tan, or fawn; 20.5-23 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Smålandsstövare (Sweden)

Black and tan; 18-21.5 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Styrian Rough-haired Mountain Hound (Austria)

Red, or wheaten; 17-23 inches; Use: Hunting
Transylvanian Hound (Hungary, Romania)

Black and tan; or black, tan, and white; 18-20 inches; Use: Hunting, Watchdog
Treeing Walker Coonhound (USA)

Black, tan, and white; or tan and white; 20-27 inches; Use: Companion, Gundog
Yugoslavian Mountain Hound (Yugoslavia)

Black and tan; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting
Yugoslavian Tricoloured Hound (Yugoslavia)

Black, brown, and white; 18-23 inches; Use: Companion, Small game hunting