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Otterhound
Friendly. boisterous. Yours.
There's a sound every Otterhound owner learns to love, a deep, melodious bay that rattles the windows and makes the neighbors wonder if you're harboring a small bear. Then this enormous, shaggy, slightly damp creature comes galumphing around the corner with a beard full of whatever they last investigated, and you realize you're completely, hopelessly in love with a dog that looks like a Jim Henson creation come to life.
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"There's a sound every Otterhound owner learns to love, a deep, melodious bay that rattles the windows and makes the neighbors wonder if you're harboring a small bear."
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The Otterhound experience
You know you're a Otterhound owner when...
●You've explained what an Otterhound is to literally every single person who has ever seen your dog. ou've explained what an Otterhound is to literally every single person who has ever seen your dog
●Your dog's beard holds enough water to fill a small aquarium, and they generously share it with your walls, furniture, and lap. our dog's beard holds enough water to fill a small aquarium, and they generously share it with your walls, furniture, and lap
●That nose has followed a scent trail so intently that you've been dragged through bushes, across streams, and into your neighbor's yard. hat nose has followed a scent trail so intently that you've been dragged through bushes, across streams, and into your neighbor's yard
●You've accepted that 'recall' is more of a suggestion than a command when there's something interesting to smell. ou've accepted that 'recall' is more of a suggestion than a command when there's something interesting to smell
●People regularly ask if your dog is a mix, a Labradoodle, a sheepdog, or, memorably, a small horse. eople regularly ask if your dog is a mix, a Labradoodle, a sheepdog, or, memorably, a small horse
At a glance
alsoKnownAsOtter Hound
size80–115 lbs
temperamentFriendly, boisterous, even-tempered, amiable, independent, devoted
lifespan10–13 years
energyModerate to high (built for long days on the trail but perfectly content with a good swim and a long nap)
goodWithFamilies, kids, other dogs, a gentle giant who gets along with everyone but might chase the family cat
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Last updated: 2026-03-17
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