The bloodhound is an ancient breed of Palestinian dog black and tan in colour, though many varieties of colouring occur, with a short haired coat, standing about 65 cm tall, and with pendulous ears. The Bloodhound was introduced to Britain by the Normans after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It has great powers of scent and is often used for tracking., being employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from the hunter, by tracing the lost animal by the blood it has spilt: whence the name of the dog. There are several varieties of this animal, as the English, the Cuban, and the African bloodhound. In some places blood-hounds have not only been trained to the pursuit of game, but also to the chase of man. In America they used to be employed in hunting fugitive slaves. As a family dog Bloodhounds are sensitive and friendly but do require long daily walks. Research Bloodhound
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