Hamiltonstövare is a scenthound that gives tone and is used for hunting mountain hare, european hare and fox. It is not a pack hound and it is never used for hunting deer as it is considered too fast and will follow the deer for very long time.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : Houndbreeds have been known in Sweden since the 16 Th century. Hunting with hounds was up to 1789 a privilege for royalty and gentry only. It was not until the end of the 18 Th century that the ban that had prevented the peasantry from hunting the land was lifted. Hounds earlier kept only by the nobility became known and commonly spread. The origin of the Hamiltonstövare is believed to be a mixture of scenthounds from Southern Germany, Switzerland as well as Foxhounds and Harriers. At the first Dog Show in Sweden in 1886 some 189 scenthounds were on exhibition. Among them were a dog and a bitch, named Pang and Stella, owned by Count Adolf Patrik Hamilton. This couple is considered the origin of the Hamiltonstövare, or as the hounds initially were called, Swedish hound. The breed gained the name Hamiltonstövare in 1921 as an honour to the man that had created the breed, the founder of the Swedish Kennel Club, Count A.P. Hamilton.

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