| Hunting dogs are certainly the best possible ally of | | | | the hound. Hounds are actually divided into two |
| the hunter, as they sniff and scavenge for prey in | | | | categories from there: the sighthound and the scent |
| the deepest and darkest brush of the forest. There | | | | hound. As their names imply, each sub-category of |
| are many different possibilities for a hunting dog type | | | | dog type refers to a certain skill that the dog tends |
| that you can take on your next trip. The type of | | | | to be more proficient in. Sighthounds, like the |
| dog you should take on your hunting trip should be | | | | Whippet, are adapted to hunting because of their |
| directly related to the type of hunting you are | | | | visual acumen. They practice a method that is known |
| planning on. If you are planning on hunting fur-bearing | | | | as coursing, referring to the notion of spotting the |
| animals, for example, you would be more satisfied | | | | prey from a long distance and following it in a quick |
| with a hound than you would be with a terrier. | | | | pursuit. Scent hounds, like the Coonhound, work by |
| Regardless of what dog you choose to take with | | | | scent rather than sight. They tend to pick up on a |
| you on your next hunting trip, you can be sure that | | | | trace of the prey from the ground and follow that |
| you will have made a new friend by the end of the | | | | scent, hopefully to the prey. Scent hounds often |
| journey. | | | | work in packs and are regarded as having some of |
| The most common main category of hunting dogs is | | | | the most sensitive noses of all other dog types. |