Sentences with phrase «many sight hounds»

Some breeds are more likely to chase than others — sight hounds and terriers, for example.

They are sight hounds, which means they hunt by sight and speed rather than by scent and endurance.

Just don't do ANY off - leash work unless you are in a fully fenced, secure area or you will find out what a sight hound does naturally — they run.

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

A sight hound may chase things in the distance that you don't see; having your pup respond to your return command will prove invaluable.

Like a lot of sight hounds, they rely on their keen eyesight for hunting and are prone to chase things that you and I may not see at first.

Unlike many other sight hounds, they can be trained fairly easily.

Greyhounds are sight hounds and can see clearly for a half mile.

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.

Irish wolfhounds are sight hounds — dogs bred to use keen eyesight and swiftness to hunt.

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.

Examples would be agility, fly ball, hunt trials for sporting dogs, earth trials for terriers, lure coursing for sight hounds and tracking which most breeds of dogs are able to do to some degree.

What compels a sight hound to use sight and not scent to run down prey?

Hounds: Rhodesian Ridgebacks are considered «sight hounds» in some areas, and «scent hounds» in others; both of which are accurate since these dogs have been equipped with the dual skill set.

Scent hounds and sight hounds.

He has a special interest in canine sports and rehabilitation medicine with a focus on coursing and racing sight hounds.

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.

What makes a sight hound excel at running?

And indeed, the vision of sight hounds is quite amazing!

I have met some extremely nice sight hounds that were great pets.

And to prevent your sight hound from pottying when he comes back from outside, make sure to escort him outside — regardless of the weather, watching him like a hawk and making sure that he has eliminated before coming back inside.

These are being crossbred with other sight hounds, for American ranchers Great Pyrenees — Flock guard, protects sheep and a territory Kuvasz — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Anatolian Shepherd — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Akbash — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Tibetian Mastiff — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory Komondor — Flock guard protects sheep and a territory

Even if your yard is fenced, keep in mind that sight hounds have long legs and they can easily jump over a fence if motivated enough.

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..

Because they are sight hounds, Deerhounds have been known to chase down cats and small dogs.

The visual streak is most pronounced in long - nosed dogs; the sight hound dogs developed to hunt and chase.

The American Kennel Club says this about the breed: «A graceful, elegant hound, the Borzoi is a sight hound, meaning he hunts by sight rather than scent.

The eye placement of brachycephalic dogs like Pugs is situated more toward the front of the face, while the narrow - headed sight hound breeds like the Collie tend to have eyes more on the sides of the face.

Greyhounds are in the sight hound category.

Borzoi means «swift» in Russian, Borzoi is a sight hound with an elegant stance and an aristocratic demeanor.

A sight hound uses its sight to locate things, followed by scent and hearing.

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.

This is a natural trait of nearly any sight hound, and it can lead to loss, injury and even death.

In general, hounds were bred to help humans pursue and catch quarry, either by using exceptional sight and great speed (sight hounds) or by tracking scents (scent hounds) or both.

The sight hounds introduced me to the joy of lure coursing, so we have added that to our repertoire.

By nature these dogs are sight hounds and will chase after most things that they see so they do not do well off leash and should always be supervised with small pets.

It is important not to let this sight hound off leash at any time due to their chasing instinct.

The Mudhol Hound is a sight hound from India, where it is very popular to hunt hares and small game.

They too see a bit of Lab in me but they also see something they call a «sight hound».

They are sight hounds, and one of the most ancient dog breeds still existing in the world.

Same goes for other Nordic breeds and some sight hounds with a history of roaming in the desert.

While sight hounds track prey by always keeping them in sight, scent hounds can simply follow their noses so it doesn't matter if they lose sight of their quarry.

Competitions are usually limited to sight hounds like Greyhounds, Afghans, and Whippets, but there are some clubs that allow all breeds and even non-pedigreed dogs to participate.

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

In contrast to sight hounds, scent hounds don't have to be particularly fast to aid in hunting.

Italian Greyhounds (IGs) are the smallest of the sight hound group, which also includes breeds like the Saluki, Afghan Hound, and the IG's larger cousin, the Greyhound.

The Pharoah hound is a sight hound, and runs fast.

Like most other sight hounds, IGs love to run!

However from these original dogs long legged sight hounds were developed by most area or countries, resulting in the Ibizan hound, the saluki (from the middle east), the sloughi from north Africa, the greyhound in England and many others.