In the 19th century, the Russian zoologist L.P.Sabaneev proposed his own version of the origin of the Bloodhounds. In his opinion, the ancestors of the breed were not Ardennes dogs at all, but the Norman hounds – a breed bred in the 11th century by crossing Saint-Huers with French hounds. This variety was especially cultivated by the Normans, who at that time overwhelmed the English territories and brought their four-legged favorites to them. Subsequently, the Norman hounds began to be crossed with English mastiff dogs, in particular, with mastiffs, which gave the world bloodhounds. This version is also supported by the fact that today’s representatives of the breed have a tubular “design” of ears, not typical for Saint-Huers, but typical for French (Norman) hounds