Breeds American Foxhound According to the AKC, the first mention of hound importations to America were in the diaries of one of DeSoto's retainers. It is noted that these hounds were used to hunt Indians instead of foxes. The modern day foxhounds can be traced back to importations from England in the early 1800's. These hounds were bred into strains that remain today: Walkers, Julys, and Triggs. Around 1857, General Maupin purchased from east Tennessee the dog named Tennessee Lead. Tennessee Lead was crossed on English importations and produced the "Maupin Dog". The "Maupin" strain has now become to be known as the Walker hound, the best known strain of American Foxhounds. We have been raising foxhounds since 1985 and hunting them prior to then. My brother's first foxhounds were Salt and Blackjack. Salt went on to win the Shoal Creek Fox Hunt. My first foxhound was Nitro. He was not registered and even had a little Coon Hound and Beagle in his linage. Today, we only raise registered foxhounds. We compete in both field trail and bench show competitions as well as pleasure hunt on the outside and in fox pens. All of our dogs are out of popular bloodlines and typically are pups or grandpups from Champion Sires. Not only are these dogs bred to compete, but they also make wonderful pets. Foxhounds are very affectionate and love to have they big ears scratched. While they can be extremely athletic, they are not hyper and can settle down and sleep the day away. They will bark at strangers, but are very rarely mean. They are naturally bred to be pack animals (not to mention that may hunts will have 200+ dogs running together), so they get along with other dogs/pet very well. They are smart and can be taught tricks. For example Nitro would come, fetch (even retrieved a duck off a pond), sit, stay, shake hands, speak, sit-up, lie down, and roll-over; he could probably do more, but I have forgotten. Please give us a call if you would like to learn more about foxhounds. Pros: Medium to Large Size (21" to 26") Easy Keepers (medium coat) Affectionate Intellegent Medium to Large Size (21" to 26") Athletic1 Cons: Medium Size (10 to 12") Medium Coat 1Foxhounds are probably the most athletic of all breeds of dogs. While you may find some like the Greyhound that are faster for a short distance or more powerful larger breeds like Rottweilers, etc. you will not find a dog that can do either for a longer time period. Foxhounds were bred to run after game (fox and coyotes) for hours on end. When pleasure hunting you cast your hounds at dusk and do not expect them to quit until after daylight. Then during grueling competitive field trials these hounds are pushed to there physical limits to pursue game for 5 hours a day for 3 straight days. These dogs are tough! If you are an avid runner and have been looking for a running companion, this is the dog you. Meet Our Dogs Breed: American Foxhound - Female Available: Gracie (1) Breed: American Foxhound - Male   -- none listed at this time --