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The Harrier Hound: Running with the Pack

The sport of hunting rabbits on horseback privately held lands.The Harrier makes a
with packs of hounds is well documented. friendly and gentle house dog. He is
Historians have recorded that packs of usually a quiet sort in the house, not
hounds were used to hunt hare and rabbit creating much of a disturbance but
and fox as early as the 13th century in preferring to lie around and bask in the
England. In 400 B.C. the Greek historian warmth of human companionship. Of course
Xenophon described packs of hounds being like all hounds he needs plenty of
used for hunting rabbits. it is believed exercise, this is one of the breeds that
that the word "Harrier" comes from the does put on weight quickly if not kept
Norman word for "hound" and that the fit and trim. There is little to be done
origin of the Harrier hound may have in the way of grooming, currying once a
travelled to England with the Normans. week with a rubber currycomb works well
In seventeenth century England, the sport to clean out dead hairs and dirt. Also
of running packs of hounds of fifty or he will need a fenced area if not kept on
more after the rabbit or fox while the a leash when outdoors, for he will be
hunters followed on horseback was enjoyed inclined to roam. The Harrier is a
by the wealthy upper class. The Harrier "baying hound" and will give voice when
was the breed more commonly used by the it gets "on the scent" of the prey. Like
lower classes. In actuality there is not most of the hounds, this is a deep a
a lot of difference between the two melodious voice that will carry quite a
breeds in outward appearance. The distance so if it is going to be left
Harrier is a dog a that is taller than alone in a neighborhood it can raise
the Beagle and shorter and blockier in quite a noise when lonely! If kept
appearance than its taller "cousin" the penned it is necessary that this dog have
Foxhound. The specified height for the a kennel mate. It is far happier in a
Harrier is 19-20 inches at the withers home as it loves people.The Harrier has
with females being slightly the typical hound outline, straight of
shorter.Hunting with packs of Harriers or leg in the front, with a thick and well
Foxhounds has always been an extremely muscled chest and neck, with the typical
popular sport in England but in today's dropped ears of the hound and a gentle
modern society, what with the legal expression in its dark eyes. The Harrier
restrictions on this type of hunting and may be of any hound color and the coat
the lack of large open spaces in which to should be "hard", dense and glossy. As a
run the horses and the dogs it is seldom general rule the Harrier has very few
seen outside of exclusive game farms or health problems.




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