Larger scent hounds, with their longer legs, are usually used for horse - mounted hunters, while the shorter, slower dogs allow hunters to follow on foot.
Not exact matches
These
large dogs are
scent hounds; Bloodhounds were originally bred to hunt
large prey, but nowadays they're known for being one of the best breeds of police dogs - and also one of the laziest dog breeds.
They're
scent hounds used primarily for hunting rabbits to
larger hares.
Both
hound types were selectively bred to hunt a wide variety of animals: Sighthounds were used to find and chase down
large game such as deer, elk, moose, and wild boar; small
hounds used
scent to chase prey into the ground; and medium - sized
hounds utilized both sight and
scent for smaller game like rabbits and foxes.