Brantley the Back to School Puppy's sister, Mary the Back to School Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Brantley the Back to School Puppy's sister, Winter Springs the Back to School Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Brantley the Back to School Puppy's brother, Seminole the Back to School Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Brantley the Back to School Puppy's sister, Oviedo the Back to School Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Brantley the Back to School Puppy's brother, Crooms the Back to School Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.
Brantley the Back to School Puppy's brother, Lyman the Back to School Puppy (adopted) can also be seen on our website.

Description:

 

Brantley and his siblings spent the first month of their lives in a little room with almost no human contact. We are now giving them all the experiences puppies should have: fresh air, sunshine, playtime in the grass, and lots of love! The other siblings look like Great Pyrenees, which the mama is, so we're assuming Brantley and Mary must look like the father. Brantley is the brave one. He was the first one to approach the staff member's hand and nuzzle under it.

General Information about Hound Dogs
All of the dogs listed below belong to the collection of dogs referred to as Hound Dogs. As implied by its name Hound Dogs have been bred to chase (or hound) a quarry by sight or smell, or a combination of both senses. Sighthounds have exceptional eyesight, combined with the speed and stamina necessary to catch the intended prey once seen, typical examples being the Greyhound and the Whippet. Hounds which rely strongly on the sense of smell to follow the trail of a prey, such as the Bloodhound, quite literally follow their noses, speed and eyesight is of less importance.

Characteristics and features have been introduced and strengthened by breeding from animals who already demonstrated the desired traits. Breeding for appearance was only introduced in the 19th Century. Before this time dogs and puppies were bred to increase useful abilities and traits helpful for the duties they were intended for. Thus, the various hound breeds were initially introduced to help man according to specific requirements such as hunting and running, flushing out and driving game, vermin hunting, guard duties and tracking.

In this day and age only a few hounds still undertake these tasks, but nevertheless, they still harbour the skills and characteristics that made the original Whippet dog breeding program successful. The Hound Breed Group of dogs differ in that some hunt by scent and others by sight. Many hounds are kept in packs, in outdoor kennels. Any dogs and puppies belonging to the Hound breeds require a significant amount of exercise as they have high stamina levels suitable for hunting quarry. There are some breeds in this group who make a distinctive ' baying ' sound - invaluable information should be considering puppies.