Resources
Helpful information and organizations for bloodhound owners, adopters and fosters.
Help With Vet Bills
Veterinary care cost assistance
Several organizations and charities provide grants and financial assistance to help dog owners cover veterinary bills, especially in emergencies.
Paws 4 A Cure
An all-volunteer nonprofit that provides financial assistance for veterinary care for dogs and cats facing illness or injury. They do not cover routine care.
Frankie’s Friends
Offers grants toward lifesaving or life-enhancing emergency and specialty veterinary care for pets whose families can’t afford the full cost of treatment.
RedRover Relief
Provides Urgent Care grants for animals in life-threatening situations. Applications must be submitted before treatment expenses are incurred.
Brown Dog Foundation
Helps cover veterinary expenses for pets with chronic conditions or those needing emergency care. Assistance is not available for routine care.
The Pet Fund
Focuses on funding non-emergency, non-basic care, such as chronic conditions and cancer treatment. They do not cover emergency surgeries.
Veterinary Care Charitable Fund
Run by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, this fund lets veterinarians apply for help on behalf of clients who can’t afford treatment. Talk with your vet about this option.
Lost Pets & Microchips
Help your hound find their way home
AKC Reunite
Microchip your hound and enroll the chip in a 24/7 lost pet recovery service, so you can be reunited quickly if they ever go missing.
Pet Search and Rescue
Pet detectives, trained search dogs, consultations and recovery guides to help you find a lost pet.
Trailing
Following scent is the essence of the bloodhound
This is what they are bred to do, and it’s difficult to describe what it feels like to work a bloodhound on the trail. Trailing is great as a hobby, a way to keep your hound mentally challenged, and a way to earn titles!
Learn the basics
If you own a bloodhound and are interested in teaching them basic trailing skills, the American Bloodhound Club has some great pointers to get you started.
Earn trailing titles
To take part in trailing trials, your bloodhound must first pass an Event Entry Certification Test (EECT). From there, hounds can earn American Bloodhound Club Mantrailing titles.
Not AKC registered? That’s ok!
If your bloodhound is not AKC registered, you can still participate. Simply complete a Purebred Alternative Listing (PAL) with the American Kennel Club.
Organizations
Learn more about the breed
American Bloodhound Club
Formed in 1952, the American Bloodhound Club (ABC) encourages and promotes quality in the breeding of purebred bloodhounds and works to protect and advance the interests of the breed.
American Kennel Club
Breed information, registration, dog sports and events, and resources for dog owners of every kind.