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Otterhound
were in the make up of the Waterside/Airdales.
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Otterhounds | Overview & History
Some early authors believed that the Southern Hound and the Welsh Harrier were the Otterhound’s primary predecessors – a logical theory since many Otterhounds lived in Wales and Devonshire, which were the main strongholds of the Southern Hound. Other writers thought that the Otterhound got its coat from the Old Water Spaniel and its hardiness from the English Bulldog. The Griffon Nivernais from France and the English Foxhound have been proposed as contributing to the mix. Still others credit the Bloodhound, based on the Otterhound’s similarly domed skull and length of ear. As early as 1575, John Turberville made no distinction between the Bloodhound and the Otterhound in his writings about otter hunting. One of the more well-reasoned theories about Otterhound origin came from Marples, who pointed out the strong similarity between the Otterhound and the old French Vendeen Hound; each breed closely resembles the other in coat and conformation. The Otterhound contributed to the development of the Airdale Terrier breed
Otterhound in art
Otterhounds in Art
The otterhound came in Tri-color
(and so did some the other dogs thought to be in the make up of the breed).
Southern hounds tri-colored
Griffon Nivernais tri-colored
English Foxhound tri-colored
English bull dog tri-colored
Blood hounds some with white chest and feet.