- the bicolours black and tan and liver and tan and the unicolour red.
- Among black and tan dogs, the amount of black varies, according to whether it is a mantle or a saddle.
- In a dog with a mantle, black is predominant: the tan (fawn) is only found on the muzzle, the cheeks, above the eyes, on the forechest, on the limbs and the anal region.
- A dog with a saddle has a greater expanse of tan because the black is more or less limited to the dorsal region.
- The same positioning of coloured zones is to be found in the bicoloured liver and tan.
- The colours are not always clearly stated nor distinctly defined.
- In the darker areas, it is possible to find them interspersed with lighter or badger hairs.
- Permissible: Such a mixture of different coloured hairs
- For the unicoloured red, the red can vary from light red to dark red.
- A washed-out tan for bicolours or red for unicolours is not sought after.
- Permissible: A little white on the forechest, on the toes and at the tip of the tail without being sought after
About the Bloodhound
Origin: Belgium
- Typical life span
- 10-12 years
- Size
- Large — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 41-50 kg
- Female
- 36-45 kg
- Height
- Male
- 64-69 cm
- Female
- 58-64 cm
- FCI status
- Reconocida por la FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- Belgium
- Also called
- Chien de Saint Hubert
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Bloodhound?
Large, substantial scent hound with a noble, dignified expression, characterized by exceptional tracking ability, distinctive wrinkled face, long drooping ears, loose skin, and pendulous jowls. Renowned for its extraordinary sense of smell and unparalleled tracking abilities.
Bloodhound history and origins
Ancient breed developed by monks at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert in Belgium and France during medieval times. Later refined in England and valued for centuries for tracking game and people, eventually imported to the US for search and rescue work.
Bloodhound appearance and size
Males typically weigh 41-50 kg and stand 64-69 cm at the shoulder; females 36-45 kg and 58-64 cm.
Lo que dice el estándar de la raza
- Criado para
- Scent hound for large game venery, service dog, tracking dog and family dog. It was and it must always remain a hound which due to its remarkable sense of smell is foremost a leash hound, often used not only to follow the trail of wounded game as in the blood scenting trials but also to seek out missing people in police operations. Due to its functional construction, the Bloodhound is endowed with great endurance and also an exceptional nose which allows it to follow a trail over a long distance and difficult terrain without problems
- Comportamiento y temperamento
“Gentle, placid, kind and sociable with people. Particularly attached to its owner. Tolerant of kennel companions and other domestic animals. Somewhat reserved and stubborn. Just as sensitive to compliments as to corrections. Never aggressive. Its voice is deep but it rarely barks”
Quoted from FCI standard n°84. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.
Características
- Tamaño
- Large
- Necesidad de ejercicio
- —
- Facilidad de adiestramiento
- —
- Caída de pelo
- —
- Cuidados del pelo
- 3 of 5
- Convivencia con niños
- —
- Coste de mantenimiento
- —
- Tolera quedarse solo
- —
- Inteligencia
- —
- Salud de la raza
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros y contras de la raza Bloodhound
Lo que obtienes con la raza Bloodhound
- Función declarada en el estándar: «Scent hound for large game venery, service dog, tracking dog and family dog»
- El estándar describe la raza así: «Gentle, placid, kind and sociable with people»
Lo que asumes
- Vive menos que un perro mestizo — mediana de 9.3 años en 144 animales, frente a 12
Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI; McMillan et al. 2024, median age at death. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.
Characteristics
Estándar de la FCI · Bloodhound
Pelo y color
Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible.
Coat
On the body, the close-lying hair is short, dense, quite harsh and weatherproof.
On the head and ears the hair is very short and soft to the touch.
The underside of the tail is furnished with hair a little longer and coarser
Color
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.
Resumido de FCI standard n°84 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.
Lo que dice el estándar de la raza
- Tamaño
- “Height at withers: The ideal height is 68 cm for males. Tolerance of 4 cm more or less. 62 cm for females. Weight: Males about 46 - 54 kg. Females about 40 – 48 kg. Height and weight must be balanced”
- La FCI indica una tolerancia en torno a la cifra.
Quoted from FCI standard n°84. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Lo que el estándar penaliza
Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Bloodhound, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.
Defectos descalificantes
Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.
- General appearance: Lack of breed type.
- Dentition: Over or under shot; wry jaw; crooked mouth.
- Nose and lips: Very lacking in pigment or pink; anything other than black in black and tan dogs; anything other than brown or black in dogs without black saddle or mantle.
- Eyes: Light yellow (hawk eyes).
- Coat colour : Any colours which do not correspond to those described ; too widespread white markings, such as white going up as far as wrists or hocks, or too much white on the forechest ; white patches anywhere other than the forechest, toes and tip of tail, like a white muzzle or a white blaze etc.
- Size: Outside the tolerated limits
Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Bloodhound en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Bloodhound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Bloodhound 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.
Gallery
Todavía sin fotografías
Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Bloodhound, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.
Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Bloodhound breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.