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Five Facts About Otterhounds
- Otterhounds are very rare. There are only about 1,000 otterhounds in the world. Some of this is due to the ban on otter hunting in England in 1978 and in Scotland two years later.
- The breed reached its current form sometime in the late 18th century, though there are references to “otter doggies” as early as the 1100s.
- Otterhounds are big, friendly dogs. However, due to their ultrasensitive nose, otterhounds tend to get into everything and require more supervision than other dogs.
- Otterhounds were brought to America in the early 20th century. A dog from veterinarian Hugh Mouat’s first litter became the breed’s first American Kennel Club champion in 1941.
- Otterhounds are cute!
Disclaimer: Some of this information is taken from Wikipedia, so don’t blame me if it says an otterhound was the first manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Otterhound [Wikipedia]
Otterhound [American Kennel Club]
Photo from the Otterhound Club of America
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Otter hounds are nice and all, but could you do a post about Boston Terriers? They’re really the little gentlemen of breeds. Thanks.
My parents have raised otterhounds since I was a baby. My brother and I both learned to walk by pulling up on them. They are gentle giants, great with children.
It has been 35 years since they got their first otterhound (the one I pulled up on) and they have 3. I designed shirts for otterhounds at http://otterhounds.mylemonadeshop.com. They include all 3 of my parents OHs.
While Otterhounds are scarce here in the U.S. there have been 30 at one show, although not all were showing. Some otterhounds were just there!
It is probably very clear to everyone that this article was about otterhounds, why post a comment about a Boston Terrier. Know something, a Otterhound or any other hound is truly Mans Best Friend.