07 Otterhound As Watch Dogs, and What About the Neighbors?
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This article is from the Otterhounds Breed FAQ, by klamb@csn.org (Kiki Lamb).
07 Otterhound As Watch Dogs, and What About the Neighbors?
Otterhounds have a deep bay, a lovely melodious sound, which carries
amazingly well. (A hound voice is probably an acquired taste.) Some
OHs are fairly quiet, and some seem to like the sound of their own
voice. Many of them seem to be "mutterers"; they grunt, groan, sigh,
etc. Otterhounds are also talented "singers" and will happily vocalize
with other Otterhounds or with people. Listening to the "music" made
by a large pack of Otterhounds was considered one of the special
pleasures of the hunt.
As a large dog with an impressively deep voice, an Otterhound can make
a good watch dog, but their friendly nature makes them poor candidates
as guard dogs. They'll "woof" or bay at an unusual noise, but you'd
have a hard time training them for "attack" work.
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