| ext">Have you ever wondered which dog breeds are | | | | police and other security personal for tracing the |
| the most popular in hunting activities? This article will | | | | missing persons or escaped prisoners. The Basset |
| briefly present the most popular hunting dogs used | | | | Hounds are short-legged dogs that were specially |
| by millions of hunters from all corners of the world. | | | | developed for hunting animals like rabbits. Their sense |
| Several breeds of hunting dogs are collectively called | | | | of smell tracing is second only to that of Blood |
| hound dogs. The reason why these dogs are used | | | | Hound. |
| for hunting is that they are strong, very fast, | | | | The German Short-Haired Pointer is one of the few |
| top-notch eyesights and a very developed sense of | | | | dog breeds that can work in water and rough |
| smell. These dogs assist their owners by tracking or | | | | terrains alike. This is a very versatile gun dog that can |
| chasing the prey being hunted. For this reason, | | | | be used as a pointer, upland dog, water dog or a |
| hunting dogs are divided into two types, as follows: | | | | retriever. The dog is capable of chasing & killing even |
| Sight Hounds — intelligent dogs also known as | | | | the most large and dangerous animals. The dog can |
| gaze hounds. They are very good runners and have | | | | be easily trained but it needs plenty of vigorous |
| the capability to catch and kill prey like haves, deer, | | | | activities for its physical fitness. The Poodle is an |
| gazelles and others. A very good example of a sight | | | | athletic and agile dog, very popular for its water |
| hound is the Whippet dog, which was developed | | | | abilities. Hunters usually use them as water retrievers |
| back in the 19th century by mixing the Grey Hound, | | | | to fetch waterfowl out of water. |
| Italian Grey Hound and the Terrier. These dogs are | | | | The Feists are small-sized hunting dogs that were |
| quite active and playful but quite hardy. They are | | | | developed in the rural Southern USA. Unlike hounds |
| known to be very good racers and sometimes when | | | | they act silently; they are used to chase small preys. |
| they are chasing their pray, they can reach speeds | | | | The Lakeland Terrier is a very intelligent hunting dog, |
| up to 60 km/h. They look quite similar with the Grey | | | | quite confident as well as bold that was developed in |
| Hound — elegant look with a long and slender | | | | the Lake District of Cumberland, England. The dog |
| muzzle, rose shaped ears, a deep chest and a | | | | was exclusively created for eliminating foxes, which |
| pointed tail. | | | | attacked (and killed) the lambs, raiding |
| Scent Hounds — they are not the best | | | | farmer’s seep fold. |
| runners but they do have the best sense of smell. | | | | All in all, these are only just a couple of the most |
| Some very good examples of scent hounds would | | | | popular hunting dogs in the world. Each one of them |
| be the Blood Hounds and the Basset Hounds. The | | | | was developed for excelling in various hunting |
| first ones are quite large and are often used by | | | | activities. |