| A hunting dog is any type of dog who
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| | dog is very well trained and can follow
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| helps humans when they go hunting. Each
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| | commands from a long distance away. They
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| breed of hunting dog has their own
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| | are renowned for their 'soft mouths'
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| particular skill, so a hunter would
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| | which means that they don't leave a mark
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| choose their dog according to which kind
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| | on the game that they have retrieved.
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| of hunting they prefer. True hunting dogs
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| | Spaniels are excellent for finding game
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| get huge satisfaction from what they do
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| | and flushing it out of any hiding place.
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| and a good dog can make all the
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| | They are also greats swimmers, good
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| difference on a hunt. Let's take a look
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| | family dogs and fiercely loyal.
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| at the different hunting dogs.
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| | Pointers are also loyal. They're happy
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| Hounds
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| | and affectionate dogs. Although they are
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| There are three main kinds of hunting
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| | bred to hunt, they make great pets as
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| hounds: Sighthounds, scent hounds and
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| | long as they get sufficient exercise.
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| lurchers.
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| | When they are hunting, they literally
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| Sighthounds, like the Whippet, have
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| | point! They find the game and then stop
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| amazing eyesight and are extremely fast
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| | dead, letting the hunter know where it
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| runners. Their way of hunting is called
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| | is. Once they are commanded, they flush
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| 'coursing'. They see their prey - often
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| | the prey out for the hunter to shoot.
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| from a huge distance - then they stalk,
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| | Setters are good pointers.
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| chase and kill it. These dogs are
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| | One of the most famous pointers was Judy,
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| athletic, fast, very quiet and extremely
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| | a ship's dog during the Second World War.
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| independent. They are very affectionate
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| | Her special skill was to point where
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| and loyal to their owners and are good
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| | Japanese planes were coming from - long
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| with small children. They make hopeless
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| | before any of the humans on board could
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| guard dogs as they're so trusting!
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| | even hear their engines! Judy was awarded
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| Scent hounds, as you would imagine, use
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| | the animal equivalent of the Victoria
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| their sense of smell for hunting.
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| | Cross (the Dickin Medal) in 1946.
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| Beagles, Basset Hounds and the American
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| | Terriers
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| Coonhound all use their noses to track
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| | Most of the animals that terriers help to
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| the prey. They very often hunt in packs
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| | hunt for are pests. For example, Jack
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| and can chase game for a very long way
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| | Russells go after ground hogs and foxes
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| before cornering it or killing it. These
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| | in America and Terriers hunt badgers in
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| dogs have characteristic booming barks
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| | the UK (legally and illegally!). Hunters
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| and soulful expressions.
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| | who work with these dogs are called
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| Lurchers are primarily some kind of
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| | terriermen.
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| sighthound bred with a working dog.
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| | Curs
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| Gun Dogs
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| | These are used in a similar way to
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| Hunters take a gun dog along with them to
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| | terriers but the game that they hunt is
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| bring back whatever has been shot.
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| | usually larger, such as boars, raccoons
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| Retrievers are very good at remembering
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| | and even cougars. Staffordshire Terriers
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| where prey has fallen and love to
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| | and any other kind of hunting dog are
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| retrieve ducks or geese that have been
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| | often bred together to produce hunting
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| shot and landed in water. A typical gun
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| | curs.
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