Greetings from David, Marlene and Karissa Groves, and what we call Buffalo Groves Bloodhound Ranch!

We are here to help you learn about Bloodhounds - Bloodhound History, Bloodhound Health, Bloodhound Standards, Bloodhound Puppies, and so much more!

We aren't the biggest Bloodhound Breeder (or Buffalo Ranch) and that's okay, we are Quality over quantity, and love educating & advocating for Purebred Bloodhounds!

EXCITING NEWS - BLOODHOUND PUPPIES COMING - DEC 19 2024

Puppies - for Showing, Working/Trailing & of course Family Pets

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Bloodhound Ranch Welcome

Welcome to Buffalo Groves Bloodhound Ranch. Buffalo Groves is the name of our Bison ranching operation and the name we use for our Bloodhounds. We are also known as the Bloodhound Ranch.

We are not a high volume bloodhound breeder, nor do we want to be. We are Quality (not Quantity) focused on breeding happy, healthy purebred bloodhounds to the AKC (American Kennel Club) Standard; with the emphasis that bloodhounds must still be able to perform their important working job which is bloodhound man-trailing (also known as bloodhound man-tracking).

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Our Bloodhound Beliefs

Bloodhounds truly have the best canine nose

Bloodhounds are great dogs but not for everyone

Bloodhounds are strong willed but also sensitive

Bloodhounds are smart but act like characters

Bloodhounds can have a variety of health issues

Bloodhounds need lots of time, love & attention

Bloodhounds need training, routine and rules

Bloodhounds eat a lot, poop a lot and they drool

Bloodhounds do best in a large fenced yard

Bloodhound puppies are adorable, but they grow into large independent, often messy, sometimes challenging dogs... Please investigate this breed before you consider getting a bloodhound...

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Our Dog Affiliations

American Bloodhound Club Member

American Kennel Club Judge # 108243

American Kennel Club Delegate

AKC Public Education Coordinator

Bloodhound ManTrackers Past Board Member

Colorado Dog Federation Past Board Member

Developer of the AKC Dog Show Patch Program

Plum Creek Kennel Club Board Member

Preservationists of Purebred Dogs Administrator

Rocky Mtn. Bloodhound Club President

Rocky Mtn. Hound Club Past Board Member

SC Bloodhound Club Past Board Member

SC Bloodhound Club Past Show Chair

SC Bloodhound Club Member

Various Dog Publications Contributing Writer

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What Do We Do (as Owners & Breeders)?

We mainly love our dogs and try to honor each one from the time they are a wrinkly rowdy puppy until they are an old white faced senior.

We train them, care for them, vet & health test them, socialize them, discipline them, show them, laugh at them, sometimes cry over them, and are always proud of them! We truly cherish each day we have them!

We have had bloodhound for a 1/4 of a century! We are not dog collectors adding more and more dogs at a whim, nor do we remove (retire dogs) from the ranch when they are done breeding or showing! We LOVE & HONOR each of our bloodhounds for their entire life!

We are very committed to helping new & future bloodhound people (and the general public) learn about bloodhounds; but we also encourage law enforcement agencies along with search and rescue teams to learn more about the amazing working ability of bloodhounds!

We spend a lot of time advocating for bloodhounds, but also for purebred dogs, responsible dog breeders, responsible dog ownership and for common sense dog laws & legislation.

We thank our bloodhound mentors, the incredible Anne Legge (RIP), and Adriana Pavlinovich (both helped us with our foundation female, Sassy) and the most respected person in bloodhounds, be it on history, health, breeding, - Susan LaCriox Hamil, Quiet Creek Bloodhounds (co breeder of our foundation male, Sebastian).

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What Do Our Bloodhounds Do?

Our dogs live in the house with us and are first and foremost our adorable (annoying) family pets! Our ranch is 400 acres, with thousands of acres around us. We have a couple acres fenced for the dogs providing plenty of outdoor time, exercise and enrichment. Their favorite things are going on ranch hikes, gathering firewood, chewing on logs & bones, bellowing when anyone drives up and playing hide & seek - sniffin'!

They do Conformation Dog Showing most attaining beyond their Championship & Grand Championship; many securing Group Placements, Group Wins along with Top 20 or Top 10 status in the breed (with limited showing). Some doing Rally, Obedience, Dock Diving, FastCat and most just preferring to use their noses and Trail (some even becoming top working law enforcement K9 Bloodhounds)!

Most of our bloodhounds enjoy doing Public Education at Dog Events, Schools, Libraries, County Fairs and a variety of other Community Events & Fundraisers, including Therapy work at Senior Homes.

We also offer and use our Bloodhounds for Judges Education, including showing people the purpose of bloodhounds, which is trailing!

All our bloodhounds are family members first! Loved by us and our kids, grandkids, as well as extended family, friends and our local community!

We think Bloodhounds are Wonderful Family Pets and they Enjoy doing Therapy Work and Public Education, can be Successful Show Dogs and are Amazing Working K9's!

Wonderful Family Pets

Therapy & Education

Successful Show Dogs

Amazing Working K9s

hound@bloodhoundranch.com
PO Box 900 , 80117-0900, Kiowa, CO, US
303.621.1111

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