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Scent hounds tend to be strong and sturdy with broad noses. They can track prey by its scent for hours. When they reach their quarry, some attack it. Others simply trap it until the huntsman arrives.
Oldest of all scent hound breeds, the Bloodhound gets its name from its pure ‘blood’. The dogs are strongly built, with dropping ears and loose, wrinkled skin on the head. They are usually red, black and tan or liver and tan. Alone amongst the hounds they were bred specifically to hunt man but, although they can seek and find, they are too ‘soft’ to hold their victim and are rarely used by police.

The black and tan Coonhound looks like a Bloodhound but without the wrinkles. This strong hardy animal tracks opossums and racoons in its native North American and bays at them when they have taken refuge in a tree.

Webbed feet and woolly, waterproof undercoat help the shaggy coated Otterhound to hunt in water is big strong hound makes a fine retriever.

Rhodesian Ridgebacks are powerful hounds with a short yellowish or reddish coat. They get their name from the ridge of hair that runs down the middle of the back. Ridgebacks were first bred in Africa to guard against and hunt for lions.