Ahoundis atypeofhunting dogused by hunters totrackor chase prey.[1][2]
Description
editHounds can be contrasted withgun dogsthat assist hunters by identifying prey and/or recovering shot quarry. The houndbreedswere the firsthunting dogs.They have either a powerful sense of smell, great speed, or both.[3]There are three types of hound, with severalbreedstype:
- Sighthounds(also calledgazehounds) follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are fast and assist hunters in catchinggame:fox,hare,deer,andelk.[4]
- Scenthoundsfollow prey or others (like missing people) by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance, but are not fast runners.[5]
- The remaining breeds of hound follow their prey using both sight and scent. They are difficult to classify, as they are neither strictly sighthounds nor strictly scenthounds.
List of hound breeds
edit- Afghan Hound
- Africanis
- Alpine Dachsbracke
- American Foxhound
- American Leopard Hound
- Andalusian Hound
- Artois Hound
- Austrian Black and Tan Hound
- Azawakh
- Basenji
- Basset Artesien Normand
- Basset Bleu de Gascogne
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- Basset Hound
- Bavarian Mountain Hound
- Beagle
- Beagle-Harrier
- Billy
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Blackmouth Cur
- Bloodhound
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Borzoi
- Bosnian Broken-haired Hound
- Briquet Griffon Vendéen
- Chippiparai
- Cirneco dell'Etna
- Combai
- Coonhound
- Cretan Hound
- Dachshund
- Drever
- Dumfriesshire Black and Tan Foxhound
- Estonian Hound
- English Coonhound
- English Foxhound
- Feist
- Finnish Hound
- Galgo Español
- Gascon Saintongeois
- German Hound
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
- Grand Bleu de Gascogne
- Grand Fauve de Bretagne
- Grand Griffon Vendéen
- Greek Harehound
- Greyhound
- Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
- Griffon Fauve de Bretagne
- Hamiltonstövare
- Hanover Hound
- Harrier
- Ibizan Hound
- Indian pariah dog
- Italian Greyhound
- Irish Wolfhound
- Istrian Coarse-haired Hound
- Istrian Shorthaired Hound
- Kai Ken
- Kanni
- Kishu Ken
- Lakeland Trailhound
- Lithuanian Hound
- Longdog
- Lurcher
- Magyar agár
- Mountain Cur
- Mudhol Hound
- Otterhound
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
- Petit Bleu de Gascogne
- Pharaoh Hound
- Plott Hound
- Podenco Canario
- Polish Greyhound
- Polish Hound
- Portuguese Podengo
- Posavac Hound
- Rajapalayam
- Rampur Greyhound
- Rastreador Brasileiro
- Redbone Coonhound
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Sabueso Español
- Saluki
- Schillerstövare
- Segugio dell'Appennino
- Segugio Italiano a pelo forte
- Segugio Italiano a pelo raso
- Segugio Maremmano
- Serbian Hound
- Serbian Tricolour Hound
- Schweizer Laufhund
- Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund
- Scottish Deerhound
- Shikoku
- Silken Windhound
- Sloughi
- Slovenský kopovor Slovak Hound
- Smalandstövare
- Styrian Coarse-haired Hound
- Taigan
- Tatranský duričor Tatra Hound
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Trigg Hound
- Transylvanian Hound
- Tyrolean Hound
- Ukrainian Chortai
- Welsh Foxhound
- Westphalian Dachsbracke
- Whippet
See also
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References
edit- ^"HOUND".Cambridge English Dictionary.Cambridge University Press.Retrieved6 March2019.
- ^"The Hound Group - Breed Information Centre".thekennelclub.org.uk.The Kennel Club.Retrieved6 March2019.
- ^"Hound Dog Breeds".Animal Planet.Discovery, Inc.Retrieved17 December2013.
- ^alkir/Bigstock (24 February 2019)."What is a Sighthound?".PetGuide.Retrieved6 March2019.
- ^"Keeping Your Scent Hound Happy".Purina.Retrieved6 March2019.
