Looking for old American Foxhound bloodlines and the people who know them

[Oscar86]

Hello everyone,My name is Oscar and I live in Sweden.For many years I have hunted with American Foxhounds in Scandinavia, mainly on bear, lynx and fox. I am now planning a long-term breeding project, but I'm not looking to buy a puppy right now.Instead, I'm trying to learn as much as possible about the old American working bloodlines before making any breeding decisions in the future.While studying the pedigrees of many successful Scandinavian hunting hounds, I noticed that the same names appear over and over again. One dog that especially caught my attention is Parker's Mark S, through his son Friendship's Mark. These bloodlines seem to have had a major influence on many of the working American Foxhounds that were imported into Finland and later became the foundation of several respected Nordic hunting lines.I'm especially interested in learning more about the history and descendants of bloodlines such as:

• Parker's Mark S
• Friendship
• Blanton
• Super V
• Lofton's
• Pine Ridge
• Pinedale

I would love to hear from anyone who has hunted with these lines, bred them, or knows breeders who are still preserving them today.I'm not looking for famous show dogs. My interest is in old working American Foxhounds with proven hunting ability and the history behind these bloodlines.If you have old photographs, pedigrees, stories, or can point me toward breeders or hunters who still work with these lines, I would be very grateful.My goal is to preserve and continue these working bloodlines in Scandinavia with great respect for the people who developed them over generations.Thank you very much for reading, and I hope to learn from those who know these hounds best.Best regards,Oscar Jonasson
Sweden
I'm just as interested in the history as I am in the dogs themselves. Sometimes one conversation with the right person is worth more than a hundred pedigrees.