{"data":{"slug":"staghound","name":"Staghound","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/staghound","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/staghound","also_known_as":["English Staghound"],"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":{"min":60.0,"max":69.0},"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Powerful","Determined","Keen-scented","Pack-oriented"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":2476,"summary":"The Staghound was an extinct English pack scenthound used to hunt red deer, taller and heavier than the Foxhound and a foundation of that breed.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/staghound-e8184b6d50-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/staghound-e8184b6d50-640.webp","width":754,"height":600,"author":"John Scott and Philip Reinagle","license":"Public domain","license_url":null,"source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Scott%27s_Stag_hound%2C_The_sportsman%27s_repository%2C_1845.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:51:17Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":5,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":2,"barking":4,"kids":2,"other_dogs":5},"coat":"Short","colors":["Yellow and white","Lemon and white","Badger and white"],"fun_fact":"Parson Jack Russell bought three Staghound bitches in 1826 hoping to save the breed, but eventually passed them on to improve Welsh hounds.","sections":{"overview":"The Staghound was an English scenthound bred to hunt red deer in packs. It was strong, tall and renowned for its scenting ability.\n\nThe breed died out in the 19th century when the last pack was sold, though its blood lives on in other hounds.","history":"The Staghound likely descended from Southern Hounds, themselves derived from Norman Hounds and Talbot Hounds. Hunting stag was long a royal privilege in medieval England. Hounds were exchanged with French courts, and English Staghounds were prized in France.\n\nAs forests shrank and fox hunting rose in popularity from the 17th century, the sport declined. The last pack, of the North Devon Hunt, was sold in 1825. Most went to Germany and were later lost, while a few passed to enthusiasts and influenced the Foxhound, West Country Harrier and Welsh Hound.","appearance":"A strong, powerfully built hound standing up to about 69 cm at the shoulder, with dogs larger than bitches. It had a long head, broad nose and short coat.\n\nThe coat was usually bi-coloured, with yellow, lemon or badger patches on white, and yellow and white was the most common. It was taller, heavier and slower than the Foxhound.","personality":"As a pack hound it was determined, hardy and driven by scent, working with other hounds in a group over long distances.\n\nIt was valued for its deep scenting ability rather than as a household companion.","care":"The breed no longer exists. In its day it lived in a hunt kennel with its pack and needed large amounts of daily exercise and work."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staghound","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107444250","wikipedia_revision":1325283330},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}