Question: Which breed of dog is decended from bloodhounds, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog or Hanover Hound?
Context: The Bavarian Mountain Hound (German = "Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund") is a breed of dog from Germany.  As a scent hound, it has been used in Germany since the early 20th century to trail wounded game.  It is a cross between the Bavarian Hound and the Hanover Hound. The Hanover Hound is a breed of dog sometimes referred to as a Hanoverian Hound.  It is a hunting and tracking dog descended from bloodhounds of medieval times.  It was first introduced into France in the 1980s and is still a very rare breed.  It was cross-bred with the Bavarian Hound which gave rise to the Bavarian Mountain Hound. The Lithuanian Hound has been traditionally used to hunt hare, fox, and boar.  The breed is mentioned in the Statutes of Lithuania (16th century).  It is believed that it comes from the mixing of bloodhounds with several other hound breeds.  Once a popular breed in Lithuania, the population decreased to 78 individuals after World War II.  Thanks to several enthusiasts, the hound was revived, standardized, and the number of registered and documented dogs reached around 350 in 1987.  After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the breed decreased to around 150 individuals by 1998.  The decrease in popularity is explained by changing hunting habits: the Lithuanian Hound is best suited for hunting large animals in large open areas, but modern hunting plots are decreasing in size.  The Lithuanian Cynological Society plans to register the breed with the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Oscar The Grouch is a dog that was featured in a two-part series on the front page of the Wall St. Journal as the dog to root for at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.  Living in New York City, Oscar was able to walk to the dog show.  Also seen on the opening promo for the Dog Show on the USA Network and on Bloomberg, Oscar is a top-ranked Greater Swiss Mountain Dog.  Oscar is currently Facebook's top show dog with over 55,000 followers. The Georgian Shepherd (Georgian: ქართული ნაგაზი "qartuli nagazi") is a molosser-type livestock guardian breed of dog with ancient working origins in the Georgia Caucasus.  The Georgian shepherd is related to the Caucasian Shepherd Dog.  There are two kinds of Georgian mountain dog: the short haired Kazbegian dog, also called "Nagazi", and the long haired Georgian mountain dog. The Entlebucher Sennenhund or Entlebucher Mountain Dog is a medium-sized herding dog, it is the smallest of the four Sennenhunds, a dog type that includes four regional breeds.  The name Sennenhund refers to people called "Senn", herders in the Swiss Alps.  Entlebuch is a region in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.  The breed is also known in English as the Entelbuch Mountain Dog, Entelbucher Cattle Dog, and similar combinations. The Bernese Mountain Dog (German: "Berner Sennenhund" ) is a large-sized breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps.  The name "Sennenhund" is derived from the German "Senne" ("alpine pasture") and "Hund" ("dog"), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called "Senn".  "Berner" (or "Bernese" in English) refers to the area of the breed’s origin, in the canton of Bern.  This mountain dog was originally kept as a general farm dog.  Large Sennenhunde in the past were also used as draft animals, pulling carts.  The breed was officially established in 1907.  In 1937, the American Kennel Club recognized it; today, the club classifies it as a member of the Working Group. FCI Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain Dog Group The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (German: "Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund" or French: "Grand Bouvier Suisse" ) is a dog breed which was developed in the Swiss Alps.  The name "Sennenhund" refers to people called "Senn" or "Senner", dairymen and herders in the Swiss Alps.  Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are almost certainly the result of indigenous dogs mating with large mastiff types brought to Switzerland by foreign settlers.  At one time, the breed was believed to have been among the most popular in Switzerland.  It was assumed to have almost died out by the late 19th century, since its work was being done by other breeds or machines, but was rediscovered in the early 1900s. Herding Group is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds.  It does not refer to one particular type of dog.  How the "Herding Group" is defined varies among kennel clubs, and different kennel clubs may not include the same breeds in their "Herding Group".  Some kennel clubs do not use the term "Herding Group".  The international kennel club association, the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, does not have a "Herding Group", and includes most pastoral dogs in Group 1 "Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)" and Group 2 "Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid Breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs".
Answer: Hanover Hound