Small hounds are mentioned in the Forest Laws of Canute which exempted them from the ordinance which commanded that all dogs capable of running down a stag should have one foot mutilated.
Os cans de caza pequenos son mencionados nas Leis do Bosque de Canuto o Grande que os eximía da ordenanza que obrigaba a mutilar un pé a todos os cans quen de cazar cervos deberían ter un pé mutilado.