American Foxhound facts

• The American Foxhound is directly descended from English hounds brought to America in 1650 and bred over a century later to a French hound sent as a gift by Lafayette to George Washington.
• Weight: 65-75 pounds (29-34kg)
• Height: 21-25 inches (53-64cm)
• Life Expectancy: 11-13 years.
• Intelligent creatures as they are, many foxhounds quickly learn to open gates or scale small fences to go wandering.
• The American Foxhound is sweet, affectionate, gentle and loving at home, but also a brave and intense warrior in the hunt.
• Foxhounds are easy to live with and thrive as members of a family; however, they are not ideal apartment dogs and shouldn't be left alone indoors for extended periods of time.
• They are excellent with children and get along well with other dogs because of their pack-hunting background, but should not be trusted with non-canine pets.
• They cannot be expected to act like retrievers because, though affectionate, they are independent by nature.
• A minor health risk in American Foxhounds is thrombocytopathy, or platelet disease.