Sentences with phrase «type of hunting hound»

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They have been developed by crossing lots of breeds, mainly from gundog, terrier and hounds, but mastiff types and indigenous African hunting dogs are in there too!

Many people have never heard of this type of hound dog breed but the Harrier has been used as a scent hunting dog for more than 100 years in England.

The first written mention of these Basset - type hounds was in 1585 by Jacques du Fouilloux in his book about hunting and hunting dogs.

This type of hound dog breed is dignified and independent but the dog's ability to hunt bear, elk, moose, and other large wild animals is what makes it unique.

Within the hound group, different breeds hunt various types of animals.

Yet these types of commands don't play to the beagle's strength; a member of the hound family, the beagle was bred as a hunting dog, trained to perform one task.

Spitz Hounds and other Scent and Sight Hounds: Other types of hounds are those that hunt by both scent and sight, and include some of the Hounds and other Scent and Sight Hounds: Other types of hounds are those that hunt by both scent and sight, and include some of the Hounds: Other types of hounds are those that hunt by both scent and sight, and include some of the hounds are those that hunt by both scent and sight, and include some of the Spitz.

The Grand Bleu de Gascogne is an imposing large dog, a typical hunting pack hound of the oldest type, with a lean and muscular body, long legs, slightly domed head, long drop ears, and drooping lips.

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.