The American Foxhound is taller and rangier than its cousin, the English Foxhound. The Harrier is similar to the English Foxhound, but smaller. Studbooks for the English foxhound have been kept since the 18th century. The hounds are believed to have originally been created by crossing Bloodhound/Gascony blue/English Foxhound. The English Foxhound is one of the four foxhound breeds of dog. The two main types of foxhound are the English Foxhound and the American Foxhound. It resembles an English Foxhound but is smaller, though not as small as a Beagle.