English Foxhound
England · 23–25 in tall · short double coat
Next to the average dog it is vocal, dog-friendly, wash-and-go, and child-friendly. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a English Foxhound suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- there is already a dog at home
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- people come and go a lot
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- you share walls with neighbours
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound breeds of dog. It is a cousin of the American Foxhound. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
