{"data":{"slug":"buckhound","name":"Buckhound","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/buckhound","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/buckhound","also_known_as":["Royal Buckhound"],"kind":"breed","extinct":true,"group":{"key":"scenthound","label":"Scent Hound","fci_group":6,"fci_group_name":"Scent Hounds and Related Breeds"},"size":"Large","origin":"England","countries":[],"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Fast","Energetic","Pack-Oriented","Keen"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":1676,"summary":"An extinct English hound used in packs to hunt fallow deer, famously kept by the royal household until the pack was dissolved in 1901.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/buckhound-949e7e475a-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/buckhound-949e7e475a-640.webp","width":1024,"height":626,"author":"William Henry Hopkins","license":"Public domain","license_url":null,"source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_H_Hopkins_%28active_1853-1890-d._1892%29_-_Her_Majesty%27s_Buckhounds_with_the_Earl_of_Hardwicke%2C_Huntsmen_and_Whips_-_RCIN_407840_-_Royal_Collection.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:49:43Z","ratings":{"energy":5,"exercise":5,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":2,"barking":4,"kids":3,"other_dogs":5},"coat":"Short hound coat","colors":["Yellow pied"],"fun_fact":"One hunt in 1868 ended at Paddington Goods Station in London, after the hounds ran through Wormwood Scrubs.","sections":{"overview":"The Buckhound was an English pack hound bred to hunt buck, the smaller fallow deer. It hunted by both sight and scent, and the emphasis was on a fast, exciting chase rather than a slow trail.\n\nThe breed vanished when the Royal Buckhounds were disbanded and buck hunting gave way to stag hunting.","history":"Deer hunting in England separated by quarry from the Middle Ages, with Staghounds for red deer and Buckhounds for fallow deer. The Royal Buckhounds pack was established in the reign of Edward III, and the Master of the Buckhounds was a royal office.\n\nAs deer grew scarce, hunts used carted deer that were released and recaptured. Criticism of the sport grew in the 19th century, and in 1901 Edward VII dissolved the pack, after which the type died out.","appearance":"Similar to the Harrier but taller than that hound, and lighter than the Staghound. A period description calls it tall and loose-framed with a well-formed head and large, unrounded ears, and a yellow pied colour with spots.","personality":"A fast, driven pack hound with strong prey drive, bred to work in company rather than alone."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckhound","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107303989","wikipedia_revision":1316194275},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}