A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. It can be contrasted with the gun dog, which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey and/or recovers shot quarry. The hound breeds were the first hunting dogs. They have a powerful speed and sense of smell.
There are three types of hound, with several breeds belonging to each type:
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 Gascogneli>
- 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
- 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
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