Bulah Belle the Bloodhound

Today's daily puppy is Bulah Belle the Bloodhound.  How she looks ready to go!

The Bloodhound breed is best known for tracking humans by scent.  Originally, however, Bloodhounds hunted deer and wild boar.  This breed's standout capability is sensing scent hours or days old and tracking down the source.  Quite naturally, then, the Bloodhound is greatly utilized by law enforcement in finding escaped prisoners, missing persons, and missing pets.  Wikipedia offers a most detailed history of the Bloodhound.  For further reading about the Bloodhound breed, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodhound. 

The Bloodhound is gentle and affectionate by nature, thereby making this breed a great fit for families.  Standard weight of this dog, however, is 80 to 110 pounds.  So caution should be taken around small children.  Always note that the Bloodhound is on the go, as its trailing instincts once sparked can last for quite some time.

Bulah Belle is a sweetheart in a loving home.  Yet there are so many in need of a forever home.  Petfinder offers a sample of adorable Bloodhounds available for adoption in the United States - Reed in York, South Carolina and Teddy in Summerville, South Carolina.  To see more adoptable Bloodhounds in your area, visit http://www.petfinder.com/dog-breeds/Bloodhound.  (Click on "adoptable Bloodhound dogs" and enter your location information.)