Especially good
for hunters on foot combining the ability to be directed by the hunter with the ability to think independently.
With their short legs and somewhat slower movement, Bassets were originally used for
hunters on foot in search of small game.
Their goal was to develop an intelligent, slow moving, low set hound that could easily be followed
by hunters on foot.
This genetic deviation produced a short - legged, dwarfed hound, whose slower movement and low - set form was to prove useful for
hunters on foot in search of small game.
In 1873, a young Dutch man, Eduard Korthals, wanted a gun dog suited
for hunters on foot (rather than on horseback).
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon is a hunting dog bred to accompany
the hunter on foot.
This allowed for
hunters on foot to catch up with their game before the dog scared it away.