Sentences with phrase «size scent hound»

The basenji is a medium - size scent hound of African origin with a short, sleek coat, which he grooms meticulously with his tongue and teeth, as a cat does.

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As the name suggests, the Pocket Beagle is a scent hound similar to the standard Beagle, only it is smaller in size.

He is a scent hound, developed to hunt with his sense of smell, medium sized (from 8 to 16 kilos, or 18 to 35 pounds), usually tricolor, and although they do not bark much, they are incredibly vocal!

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.

The scent hounds are Basset; Beagle (in two sizes, up - to - 13 inches, and 13 - 15 inches); Black and Tan Coonhound; Bloodhound; Dachsunds (three coats types — wire, smooth, and long — and two sizes — standard and miniature); American and English Foxhounds; Harrier; Norwegian Elkhound; Otterhound; and Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen.

Beagles are the smallest of the «scent hounds» and come in two different sizes: the 13» Beagle, which stands up to 13 inches at the shoulders and usually weighs less than 20 pounds, and the 15» Beagle that stands 13 to 15 inches at the shoulders and generally weighs between 20 and 30 pounds.

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.