In the end his breeding experiments would gradually change these dogs
into the elegant and hard-working American Foxhound.
It is one of the Anglo-French hound breeds which were
created by crossing French scenthounds with English(Anglo) Foxhounds.
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Washington was seldom modest about his dogs and
he proudly informed her that it was a"perfect Foxhound" that he himself had bred.
The Chief observed‘It appears that Monsieur du
La Fayette has sent me neither a staghound, nor a Foxhound but rather a French ham-hound!'”!
The dog needed to
have better running speed than the English Foxhound since the hunt was generally much swifter
given the broader expanses of open ground in the Americas.
His major interest was in Foxhounds since he was an avid fox hunter
and would try to set aside time to go foxhunting every week- sometimes even during the war.
Over the next centuries more breeds were introduced to the mix which included Talbot Hounds which
William the Conqueror bought over to Britain and which are thought to be the ancestors of the Foxhound too.
Towards the middle of the 18th Century, things changed and
Beagles started to be replaced by their larger cousins the Foxhound as well as other bigger hounds
because more speed was needed to chase down larger prey.