Bloodhound K9 Patch — Order This Forest Tracking Design
Design S0460A at a glance
A bloodhound at work in a stitched clearing — nose low, ears forward, the forest closing behind — on a pointed rectangle with 'SHERIFF K-9' lettering and an EST. year. No star, no shield: the hound is the credential. Trailing teams order this because it's the only patch genre where the dog's breed is the whole message, and the hound redraws to yours.
Pointed rectangleMerrowed borderWorking bloodhoundForest clearingEST. yearEarth palette
About this bloodhound tracking design
Trailing hounds are the oldest technology in the sheriff's office and still the least replaceable — no sensor does what that nose does. This patch honors the work by showing it: head down on scent, not posed for a portrait. The forest isn't backdrop; it's the problem the hound solves. Green-tan-brown keeps the whole scene in the woods where it belongs.
Teams set the office name along the top edge and the team's founding year below; the hound redraws to your dog's coloring — liver, red, black-and-tan — from photos. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof in 6–12 hours, production after you approve it.
Bloodhound K9 patch quick facts
- Embroidered bloodhound patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Coat-color matching — liver, red, black-and-tan — is a standard no-charge redraw.
- Trailing teams order small: 10–15 pieces covers handler kit and spares.
- Working-pose dog art distinguishes trailing patches from portrait-style K9 designs.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this tracking patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: velcro for vests and lead bags, sew-on for duty shirts, iron-on for event wear
- Sizes: 3"–12" wide — 4" standard
- Colorways: forest tones as shown, or tan and blackout builds
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: the hound stitches in three-tone coat shading
- Artwork: your hound's coat and your county's tree species redraw from photos at no art charge
Who orders this design
Sheriff trailing teams, bloodhound handlers, and county search units order this working-pose patch for vests and lead bags. Prison-system trailing teams run the same art with facility lettering. Handler-gift and retirement versions — the hound's name stitched under the clearing — are a steady request.
Custom bloodhound patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Bloodhound K9 patch questions
Can the hound match our dog's coat?
Yes — liver-and-tan, red, or black-and-tan all stitch from your photos at no charge. Ear-set and jowl detail come along too; handlers check these things.
Can the dog's name go on the patch?
Yes — under the clearing or in place of the EST. year. Single-hound teams almost always add it.
Does this design work for other scent breeds?
The working pose adapts to shepherds, labs and coonhounds — same composition, your breed. The redraw is free.
What's a sensible order for one handler team?
Ten to fifteen: vest panels, shirts, lead bag, spares, and one for the frame when the career ends. That's the $20.00 tier.
How do we send dog photos?
Attach them in the quote form — two angles minimum — and pin a note on the design via the markup tool. The 4-hour mockup returns with your hound on scent.
Trailing off toward other options?
Trailing is one K9 discipline — the sheriff unit patch collection including apprehension and patrol K9 designs covers the kennel's other jobs. For handlers comparing patch builds against brush and weather, the patch durability and build guide across all constructions has the field answer.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.