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I too am an owner of 3 beautiful foxhounds who are pets. Reading the posts, I am a little sad to see some people’s narrow mindedness in regards to the breed. As someone else has said, each breed has good and bad traits and it is the overall factors of the individual dog which should dtermine your opinion.
Yes I am an experienced hound owner – have grown up with racing greyhounds for most of my life.
I have had NEVER NEVER EVER had a problem of agression from my dogs towards any stock, cats,humans, kids or other breeds. I have had them in the paddock with a flock of sheep and goats never even thought twice of “ripping them to shreds” as to use someone’s quote. Anyone who is experienced with sent hounds knows that they are terrible with recall when they are following a scent.
Also my friend who is also a breeder of english foxhounds has had no problems with her hounds and stock on her farm – it is the ACD that has killed not the 13 foxhounds running round the yard. The breed is extremely friendly as it is use to the pack environment and have buddied up with other breeds like American Staffies, Basjeni, Greyhounds, Border Collies, Spaniels of many type and so on.
My guys have also been used for temp testing at the pound, which shows the temp of this breed.
I have lines from both show and hunt and it is how they are trained and brought up that makes the difference – which we all should know.