Color: Black and tan, red and tan, and tawny; the darker colors being
sometimes interspersed with lighter or badger-colored hair and sometimes
flecked with white. Too much white is objectionable.
Height: 26 in.
Weight: 90 lbs.
The Bloodhound possesses in remarkable degree every point and
characteristic of those dogs which hunt together by scent. He is very
powerful and stands over more ground than is usual with hounds of other
breeds. The skin is thin to the touch, and extremely loose, this being
more especially noticeable about the head and neck, where it hangs in
deep folds. His temperament is extremely affectionate, neither
quarrelsome with companions nor with other dogs, and he is somewhat shy
and sensitive.
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