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bloodhound

[bluhd-hound] / ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd /




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Bruno, a seven-year-old bloodhound, had been hailed as a hero for finding nine missing people during his career, and was once honoured by Italy's prime minister.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2025

“But I think the exciting part about this is that it’s kind of busting a myth, that there’s this thing called the bloodhound that … has this sort of supernatural sense of smell.”

From Science Magazine Apr. 26, 2024

The Riverside Police Department assisted the Ontario Police Department with their search, bringing in helicopters and a bloodhound, but weren’t able to find the man.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2023

He said the chain of events started early Wednesday in the middle of the night with one of the men apparently getting into the cistern to rescue the dog, which he described as a bloodhound.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2023

"I was going to glue it on later. I let Scruffy smell it so he'd help me find the slippers. He has an awesome sense of smell. I think his great-grandfather was a bloodhound."

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene




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