Sentences with phrase «as sight hounds»

Whippets belong to the dog breed group known as sight hounds.

As a result of their agility in running and jumping the Pharaoh Hound excels in formal agility training and as a result of their status as sight hounds they also do particularly well in lure coursing.

As sight hounds, Afghan Hounds have naturally svelte physiques, and their protruding hipbones are a unique breed characteristic, not a sign of being underweight.

We recommend that you tell your veterinarian to treat the Picard as a sight hound and NOT a typical shepherd.

As a sight hound, they are also quick to the chase if not properly trained.

The Italian greyhound isn't just loved as a sight hound; however, this miniature relative of the greyhound is loved for being a perfect companion dog both for individuals and families as well!

It is so neat that this lithe and lean short hair breed is known on Malta as a sight hound.

While the Pharaoh Hound is known by most as a sight hound the American Kennel Club also classifies this amazingly graceful dog as a scent hound and with both of these classifications it makes this dog a particularly good candidate for hunting companionship.

Not exact matches

As always, training your puppy is a must especially if your puppy is a sight hound.

I also rescued Angel, a very shy racing Greyhound, and my love for sight hounds continued as I adopted a Whippet and an Italian Greyhound.

This is the reason they are referred to as «sight hounds», because they track game using their eyes, not their noses as a Basset Hound or Bloodhound does.

Chasing wildlife is more common in hunting dogs such as hounds and gundogs, and chasing moving objects (including joggers and cyclists) can be a problem in sight hounds and herding dogs.

Most of our dog breeds have some form of aggression in them, since they needed different forms of aggression to do their work: terriers are often aggressive towards other dogs and animals — they were and are fighters, the man working dogs imprint humans as being of their same species so they show the same kind of aggression that they show towards other dogs, the sight hounds were bred to be killers of game and sometimes other canines, the mastiffs were bred to take down large game and guard property, the flock guards were bred to be aggressive towards canines, the hounds were bred to be aggressive towards furred animals, some of the pointers were bred to be able to guard the hunter's game, etc., etc..

They were originally bred to hunt wolves, as their name suggests, and are very fast sight hounds.

JPG» / > An ancient sight hound depicted on the tomb of Tutankhamon, the Ibizan hound has the ability to jump great heights, is agile, and now works as a scent hound and a family dog.

Lost dogs find their way home by smelling and since a sight hound does not have as keen a sense of smell as other breeds, a Greyhound that runs 40 miles per hour will be a long way away in a short period of time and may not be able to find his way home and back to his loved ones.

The Italian greyhound, known by lovers as an «I.G.» or an «Iggy» for short is a well loved sight hound that makes the record books as the smallest sight hound in use today.

A Whippet is a sight hound that was bred to find, and chase, rabbits, and even as a companion, you will still find this chasing spirit.

Hound breeds are split into two factions — those long - limbed canines that hunt by sight (aptly enough referred to as sighthounds or, occasionally, gazehounds) and those that hunt by scent, not surprisingly called scent hounds.

Globulin levels are naturally lower in greyhounds and possibly other sight hounds as well (2.1 - 3.2 vs 2.8 - 4.2)(ref).

Other hunting dogs such as pointers, spaniels or sight hounds, just like the hounds, can get distracted by scent or the sight of animals and may be reluctant to potty once sent outside.

Like most sight hounds, because the Italian Greyhound's slender skull is near the same width as its neck, the use of a Martingale Collar is advised for walking.

The scent hounds include the Beagle and Bloodhound and the sight hounds such breeds as the Whippet and Greyhound.

When hunting the dogs use sight, scent, and sound unlike most hounds which tend to specialize as sight or scent hunters.

Purebred dogs were also categorized into one of the 11 groupings based upon haplotype sharing as defined in Wayne and VonHoldt (2012)[14](n = 55,353): ancient and spitz (n = 2946), herding (n = 4579), mastiff - like (n = 5548), retriever (n = 18,347), scent hounds (n = 3742), sight hounds (n = 761), small terriers (n = 2534), spaniels (n = 4315), toy (n = 5542), working dogs 1 (poodles and Havanese; n = 1923), and working dogs 2 (n = 5116)(Additional file 1: Table S1 and Additional file 2: Table S2).

Anesthesia is always a risk in any breed, but Pharaoh Hounds are not as prone to problems as many of their sight hound cousins.

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.