Short answers, pulled from the story.
The recognized foxhound breeds include the American Foxhound, English Foxhound, Welsh Foxhound, and the now-extinct Dumfriesshire Black and Tan Foxhound. The American Masters of Foxhounds Association also recognizes Penn-Marydel and crossbred foxhounds. The International Foxhound Association was created in 2012 to promote the breed internationally.
Male foxhounds typically weigh 29-32 kg (65-70 lb) and stand 55-63 cm (22-25 in) tall. Females are slightly smaller, weighing 27-29 kg (60-65 lb) and measuring 53-60 cm (21-24 in) in height. Foxhounds are described as medium-large dogs with deep chests, long legs, and a short coat.
Sweet Lips was a female foxhound owned by George Washington, who bred his pack of dogs, called the Virginia Hounds, with the goal of producing a fast and intelligent hunting dog. She was a direct product of Washington's selective breeding program.
Old Drum is the foxhound said to have inspired the phrase "Man's Best Friend," which arose from an 1870 court case involving him. The exact details of that legal dispute gave rise to one of the most widely repeated phrases used to describe dogs.
A kennel of working English Foxhounds in the south of England experienced a tuberculosis outbreak affecting 180 dogs in late 2016 and early 2017. Investigators suspected the raw meat fed to the hounds may have contained Mycobacterium bovis, the organism that causes bovine TB, since the meat came from areas affected by the disease. The kennel operated across six counties, some within the designated bovine tuberculosis "Edge Area."
In 2005, the American Kennel Club recorded only 22 registrations for the English Foxhound, making it the least registered breed in North America that year. The American Foxhound had 44 registrations, ranking fourth least. By comparison, the Labrador Retriever had 137,867 registrations in the same year.