CONTENTS

Dedication

Preface

Introduction:   The Hunting Habit

Chapter 1:  The Scenthound Provenance -

                                            Origins and Ancestry

                                            Hunting by Scent

Hunting as a Pack Chapter 2: The Specialists –

                                            Foxhounds

                                            Harehounds

                                            Otterhounds

                                            Staghounds

                                            Trail Hounds

                                            Heavy Hounds

                                            Boarhounds

Bloodhounds Chapter 3: Hounds Abroad -

                                            French Hounds

                                            American Hounds

                                            The Scenthound Diaspora:

                                            European Breeds

                                            South American Breeds

                                            African Breeds

South East Asian Breeds

Chapter 4: The Future –

                                              Breeding Healthier Hounds

                                              Judging Hounds

                                              Recasting Hounds

                                              Horse and Hound

Conclusion:                         Retaining the Sporting Hound