Sentences with phrase «sighthound type»

The Italian Greyhound (in Italian: piccolo levriero italiano) is a small breed of dog of the sighthound type, sometimes called the Italian for short, and nicknamed the «IG» or «Iggy».

And Dobes have a terrier - schnauzer - sighthound type of structure, with more «open» front angulation than in the herding breeds.

Not exact matches

These dogs are not purebred but rather the result of a crossing between a sighthound and some type of non-sighthound breed, often a terrier or some kind of pastoral dog.

Labrador Retrievers can suffer from hip and elbow dysplasia whereas Afghans can experience «bloat», a digestive disorder of the stomach as well as acute sensitivity to any type of drug — a concern that is typical of sighthounds

Breed Type The Italian Greyhound is a toy sighthound breed.

Akbash Dog genetics may derive from a combination of molosser and sighthound breeds since they possess characteristics of both types.

This type of ear is seen in many sighthound breeds and some traditionally cropped breeds may have rose ears if the ear is left natural.

Sighthounds: The sight hounds are another commonly kept type of hound.

UKC divides its 307 breeds into eight groups by their types or jobs: Companion dogs; gun dogs, northern breeds, scenthounds, sighthounds and pariah dogs; herding dogs; guardian dogs, and terriers.

This classification theory is consistent with old breed descriptions, which are somewhat contrary to the more classical sighthound / scenthound types, like the one offered in an advertisement run by the Rhodesian Parent Club in a show catalogue in 1926,»... Rhodesian Ridgeback (lion dogs) are unsurpassed for hunting and veld work.

Breed Type The Irish Wolfhound is a type of sighthoType The Irish Wolfhound is a type of sighthotype of sighthound.

A small sighthound is depicted in the early art works of these nations, and bones indicating a dog of this type have been found in archeological sites.

The hounds come in many sizes and in two basic types — scent hounds, who follow their noses anywhere, and sighthounds, whose gaze lingers on the horizon in the search for game.

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.