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Hounds
The Hound Group (AKC)
Hounds are basically hunters and have been bred to work over all kinds of terrain searching out different quarries. To welcome any hound into your home as a companion or family animal and expect it not to behave as a hunter is misguided. Some hound breeds can more readily be thought new tricks than others, but it takes patience.
As a general characteristic, hounds tend to concentrate on the chase and not to listen to the entreaties of their owners to come back to base. Because of this, they do not generally do as well in advanced obedience tests. Most scent-hounds have loud voices, which they are not adverse to using.
As the name suggests, Hounds are the hunting dogs. Sight-hounds (Greyhound, Afghan Hound, Borzoi, Irish Wolfhound, Saluki, Whippet, Scottish Deerhound) do their chasing by direct sight, whereas scent-hounds (Beagles, Bloodhound, Bassets) use their noses on the ground to follow their target. The Hound Group (AKC)
Although it is one factor that cannot be exactly described or standardized, the temperament of any breed should be as important to prospective owners as size or appearance. Official Kennel Club breed standards do contain basic guidelines under the heading "Temperament", but these describe the ideal only. Included on this website are observed traits that may not always conform to the ideal. AN INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE: DOGSCAPADE is inviting you to write articles of real
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