Hanover Hound

The Hanover Hound’s ancestry can be traced to the 17^th century and is one of Germany’s schweisshunds or bloodhounds. This simply means that he was bred for the purpose of being able to follow a blood trail from a wounded animal. The Hanover Hound came into existence from breeding large bloodhounds together. There was documentation that suggested the Hanover Hound was directly descended from the Liam Hound, a large medieval bloodhound that was very popular and used for hunting and tracking. The Hanoverian Hunting Estate located in the Hanover kingdom of Germany is created with the development of the Hanover Hound. The breed was evaluated for his hunting prowess and only those dogs showing strong hunting abilities were bred. The Hanover Hound was at first exclusively used to track cloven hoofed game. He was later used for all game. The Hanover Hound had reached his peak in popularity in the early 1900s and was on the verge of becoming extinct. Fanciers of the breed banded together and began diligently preserving the breed. Although he is still considered to be a rare breed, the Hanover Hound is no longer in danger of becoming extinct. Originally, the Hanover Hound was known as the Hanoverian Hound. He was imported into France in the 1980s and cross bred with the Bavarian Hound. The Bavarian Mountain Hound was born from this cross. Both the Hanover Hound and the Bavarian Mountain Hound are extremely rare. In 1996, the United Kennel Club recognized the Hanover Hound as the Hanoverian Hound. It was not until 2017 that the American Kennel Club approved the Hanover Hound to be included into its Foundation Stock Service. He has been approved under the name of Hanoverian Scenthound.