The phrase
"small hound" refers to a little dog that is part of the hound breed.
Full definition
IntroductionBeagles are
small hounds bred primarily for hunting rabbits because of their great sense of smell and tracking capacity.
The Beagle is a breed
of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound.
The Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen is one of
several small hound varieties developed in France several centuries ago.
After the Revolution, when hunting became available to all, there was a move
toward smaller hounds and that is when the Basset Fauve de Bretagne came into being.
We know for sure that
small hounds known as Beagles were bred in England during the 1700s.
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.
The beagle is a breed
of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound.
The small hounds are the latest addition to a menagerie of gene - edited animals that also includes pigs and monkeys.
Bitsy is
a small hound mix who was completely shutdown when she arrived at the SPCA of Westchester in New York.
Those smaller hounds were the ancestors of the modern Beagle.
As
a small hound, don't expect your Beagle to put up a lot of big numbers on the scale.
One of this dog's parents is the Beagle,
a small hound related to the Talbot that people bred for hunting.
The Cirneco dell» Etna is
a small hound - type dog used in Sicily for rabbit hunting and commonly misnomered as the «Sicilian greyhound» when translated.
The Beagle is
a small hound bred for hunting rabbit and hare.
Adopting From Public Animal Shelters and Humane Societies Coonhounds can be found here, although shelter personnel may mislabel
any small hound as a beagle, and any medium to large hound as a foxhound or coonhound.
The Cirneco dell» Etna is
a small hound, standing only 17 to 20 inches tall at maturity.
Appearance & Grooming of the Treeing Walker Coonhound Dog Breed: The Walker looks very much like a larger version of
a small hound dog with similar color patterns and facial characteristics.
But
this small hound was more than a lap dog, having the speed, endurance, and determination to hunt small game.