Hound
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"Hound" is a synonym for "dog", also used in a more specific sense to refer to a type of dog used by hunters to track or chase prey. Hounds can be contrasted with gundogs, which assists 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 belonging to 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
- 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
Hound Group
This may not include all hound-type dogs. The international kennel club association, the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, does not have a Hound Group and includes most hound-type dogs in Group 6, Scenthounds and related Breeds, and Group 10, Sighthounds.
 | Afghan Hound |  | American English Coonhound |  | American Foxhound (recognised only by the AKC, CKC and UKC) |
 | Andalusian Hound |  | Andalusian Hound Maneto |  | Australian Dingo (recognised only by the ANKC) |
 | Azawakh (recognised by the KC & ANKC) |  | Basenji |  | Basset Bleu de Gascogne (recognised only by the KC) |
 | Basset Fauve de Bretagne (recognised only by the ANKC, KC and NZKC) |  | Basset Hound |  | Bavarian Mountain Hound (recognised only by the KC) |
 | Beagle |  | Black and Tan Coonhound (recognised only by the AKC, ACHA, CKC, PKC and UKC) |  | Bloodhound |
 | Bluetick Coonhound (recognised only by the AKC, ACHA, ANKC, NZKC, PKC, and UKC) |  | Borzoi |  | Cirneco dell'Etna (recognised only by the AKC and KC) |
 | Dachshund |  | Drever (recognised only by the CKC) |  | English foxhound |
 | Finnish Spitz (AKC Non-sporting Group) |  | Galgo Español |  | Grand Bleu de Gascogne (recognised only by the KC) |
 | Greyhound |  | Hamiltonstövare (not recognised by the AKC and CKC) |  | Harrier (not recognised by the KC) |
 | Ibizan Hound |  | Irish Wolfhound |  | Norrbottenspets (recognised only by the CKC) |
 | Norwegian Elkhound |  | Norwegian Lundehund (recognised only by the AKC, KC and CKC) | Otterhound | |
 | Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen |  | Pharaoh Hound |  | Plott Hound (recognised only by the AKC, ACHA, PKC, and UKC) |
 | Podenco Canario |  | Portuguese Podengo (small) (recognised only by the AKC, ANKC & KC) | .jpg) | Redbone Coonhound (recognized by the AKC, ACHA, PKC, and UKC) |
 | Rhodesian Ridgeback | Sabueso Cántabro |  | Sabueso Español | |
 | Saluki |  | Segugio Italiano (recognised only by the KC) |  | Sloughi (recognised by the AKC, KC, NZKC and ANKC; not recognised by the CKC) |
| Treeing Walker Coonhound (recognised only by the AKC, ACHA, PKC, and UKC) |  | Whippet | Xarnego Valenciano |
Abbreviations
- AKC: American Kennel Club
- ACHA: American Coon Hunters Association
- ANKC: Australian National Kennel Council
- CKC: Canadian Kennel Club
- KC: The Kennel Club (UK)
- NZKC: New Zealand Kennel Club
- PKC: Professional Kennel Club
- UKC: United Kennel Club
- ACA: American Canine Association
See also
- Breed Groups (dog)
- Dog type
- Hound Group
- Hunting dog
- Scent hound
- Sighthound
- Sighthound & Pariah Group
References
- ↑ "Hound Dog Breeds". Animal Planet. Discovery Communications, LLC. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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