Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Hounds can be contrasted with gundogs, which assist hunters by identifying the location of prey and/or recovering shot quarry. The hound breeds were the first hunting dogs. They have either a powerful sense of smell or great speed.[1] There are three types of hound, with several breeds within each type: Sighthounds (also called gazehounds), which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are fast and assist hunters in catching game—fox, hare, deer and elk. Scenthounds, which follow prey or others (like missing people) by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance but are not fast runners. The remaining breeds of hound follow their prey using both sight and scent; difficult to classify as they are neither sighthound nor scent hound. List of hound breeds[edit] Afghan Hound Africanis 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 Griffon Vendéen (Grand) Basset Griffon Vendéen (Petit) Basset Hound Bavarian Mountain Hound Beagle Beagle-Harrier Black and Tan Coonhound Black and Tan Virginia Foxhound Blackmouth Cur Bloodhound Bluetick Coonhound Borzoi Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound Chippiparai Cirneco dell'Etna Combai Coonhound Cretan Hound Dachshund Deerhound Dumfriesshire Hound Estonian Hound English Foxhound Finnish Hound Foxhound Grand Bleu de Gascogne Greyhound Hamiltonstovare Harrier Ibizan Hound Italian Greyhound Irish Wolfhound Istrian Coarse-haired Hound Istrian Shorthaired Hound Jämthund Kanni Kelb tal-Fenek Lithuanian Hound Mudhol hound Norwegian Elkhound Otterhound Pharaoh Hound Piccolo Lepraiolo Italiano Plott Hound Polish Hound Portuguese Podengo Posavac Hound Rajapalayam (dog) Redbone Coonhound Rhodesian Ridgeback Sabueso Español Saluki Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso Segugio Maremmano Serbian Hound Serbian Tricolour Hound Schweizer Laufhund Scottish Deerhound Silken Windhound Sloughi Taigan Thai Ridgeback Treeing Walker Coonhound Trigg Hound Transylvanian Hound Whippet


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