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A sleek, powerful scenthound with a long, fine-boned body and athletic build, known for incredible stamina, speed, and melodious baying voice. One of the oldest American-bred dogs, developed for endurance and pack hunting.
Developed from English Foxhounds imported to Colonial America in the 1650s, refined for American terrain and fox hunting. George Washington was a key figure in the breed's development, breeding them to be lighter, taller, and faster for hunting American red fox over varied terrain.
Generally described as independent, friendly, gentle, energetic and intelligent.
That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.
Quoted from FCI standard n°303. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources, not opinion: FCI breed standard; The Dog API. An empty column means we hold nothing for that side, not that there is nothing to say.
The American Foxhound standard is published by the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the international federation of pedigree-dog clubs, and it is what show judges apply. This section sums up what it says about coat and colour and size. It does not assess any one animal: use it to know what to ask the breeder.
Close, hard hound coat of medium length
Shortened from FCI standard n°303 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
The colours and patterns the standard admits, and what it prefers, discourages or disqualifies in each. An accepted colour says nothing about health.
Height at the withers (cm)
The same scale for every breed: no source defines size categories by height.
The standard's words
“Dogs should not be under 22 or over 25 inches (56-63,5 cm). Bitches should not be under 21 or over 24 inches (53-61 cm), measured across the back at the point of the withers, the hound standing in a natural position with his feet well under him”
Quoted from FCI standard n°303.
An adult's measurements, per the standard. It does not say how big this puppy will be. Quotations from the FCI are in English, as the standard publishes them; the headings are ours.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the American Foxhound in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the American Foxhound on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.