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bloodhound
noun
blood·hound
ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd 
1
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds of European origin remarkable for acuteness of smell
2
: a person keen in pursuit
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Videos show other puppies in training, including a bloodhound named Coffee and an explosives detection dog named Dumpling.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
However, Cleveland officials did their homework, and when the vetting was complete, the choice was Vogt, who, despite never having managed at the big-league level, drew rave reviews from multiple sources contacted by Guardians bloodhounds.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Depending on the breed, dogs like beagles and bloodhounds can have as many as 300 million sensory receptor sites.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Size and head shape may help explain why certain breeds had a higher risk of an early death (French bulldogs, bloodhounds, Saint Bernards), whereas others had a much lower one (Lancashire heelers, Shiba Inus, border terriers).
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
Past winners include champs of all shapes and sizes Last year, Trumpet the bleary-eyed bloodhound ran away with best in show, the first bloodhound to earn the title.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 May 2023
Efforts to find the mother were deemed unsuccessful as investigators questioned neighbors for information, while the PCSO deployed a K-9 unit, a bloodhound, a drone and an aviation unit in the search for answers.
—Nicole Pelletiere, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
Multiple agencies are using helicopters, bloodhounds, K-9s, air boats and ATVs to try to find her.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
In addition, the police department utilized two infrared drones to search for Morris from the skies and Grant County has sent two bloodhound teams to look for Morris on the ground, according to a police Facebook post.
—Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
However, Cleveland officials did their homework, and when the vetting was complete, the choice was Vogt, who, despite never having managed at the big-league level, drew rave reviews from multiple sources contacted by Guardians bloodhounds.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Depending on the breed, dogs like beagles and bloodhounds can have as many as 300 million sensory receptor sites.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Size and head shape may help explain why certain breeds had a higher risk of an early death (French bulldogs, bloodhounds, Saint Bernards), whereas others had a much lower one (Lancashire heelers, Shiba Inus, border terriers).
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
Past winners include champs of all shapes and sizes Last year, Trumpet the bleary-eyed bloodhound ran away with best in show, the first bloodhound to earn the title.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 May 2023
Efforts to find the mother were deemed unsuccessful as investigators questioned neighbors for information, while the PCSO deployed a K-9 unit, a bloodhound, a drone and an aviation unit in the search for answers.
—Nicole Pelletiere, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
Multiple agencies are using helicopters, bloodhounds, K-9s, air boats and ATVs to try to find her.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
In addition, the police department utilized two infrared drones to search for Morris from the skies and Grant County has sent two bloodhound teams to look for Morris on the ground, according to a police Facebook post.
—Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
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bloodhound
noun
blood·hound
ˈbləd-ˌhau̇nd
: any of a breed of large powerful hounds with a wrinkled face and a very good sense of smell
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