Hound
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A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. Its abilities can be contrasted with gun dogs, which assist hunters by identifying the location of prey or retrievers which recover shot quarry.
There are three types of hound, with several breeds belonging to each type:
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| Sighthounds, which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. This type of dog is very fast and will catch and kill game (hare, gazelle, deer) by itself. |
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Whippet | |
| Scent hounds, which follow prey by tracking its scent. This type of dog has endurance, but they are not fast runners. |
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Basset Hound | |
| Aboriginal hounds, which follow prey by using sight, scent, and hearing. This type of dog is fast and has endurance, but it is not as fast as sighthounds on the chase. |
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Kritikos Lagonikos | |
| The 'other' Hounds follow prey by sight and scent. Many of this class are not classified as sight or scent, yet track by both scent and sight. They are fast but not the fastest. They can track things down, but are not bloodhounds. |
See Rhodesian Ridgeback. |
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[edit] List of Hound Breeds
- Afghan Hound
- Azawakh
- Basenji
- Basset Bleu De Gascogne
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- Basset Griffon Vendéen (Grand)
- Basset Griffon Vendéen (Petit)
- Basset Hound
- Bavarian Mountain Hound
- Beagle
- Bloodhound
- Borzi
- Cirneco Del Etna
- Coonhound
- Dachshund (Long Haired)
- Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)
- Dachshund (Smooth Haired)
- Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)
- Dachshund (Wire Haired)
- Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired)
- Deerhound
- Finnish Spitz
- Foxhound
- Grand Bleu De Gascogne
- Greyhound
- Hamiltonstovare
- Harrier
- Ibizan Hound
- Irish Wolfhound
- Kanni (Native Indian breed)
- Kombai (Native Indian breed)
- Norweigan Elkhound
- Otterhound
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Pharoah Hound
- Plott
- Portuguese Podengo (Warren Hound)
- Rajapalayam (Native Indian breed)
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Saluki
- Segugio Italiano
- Schwyzer Laufhund
- Sloughi
- Whippet
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