WESTERN WASHINGTON HOUND ASSOCIATION

OTTERHOUND

Otterhounds are built to be expert and endurance swimmers. Originally bred to keep the otter population in England – which preyed on fish – under control, Otterhounds were so efficient that river otters when nearly extinct in England and their hunting was outlawed. Lacking a job, Otterhounds are now one of the most endangered breeds in the world.

AKC Standard 

Parent Club: The Otterhound Club of America