Northern Breeds

The Northern Breed Group (UKC)

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Northern Breed are basically hunters and have been bred to work over all kinds of terrain searching out different quarries. To welcome any Northern Breed into your home as a companion or family animal and expect it not to behave as a hunter is misguided. Some Northern Breed breeds can more readily be thought new tricks than others, but it takes patience.

As a general characteristic, Northern Breed 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-Northern Breed have loud voices, which they are not adverse to using.

As the name suggests, Northern Breed are the hunting dogs. Sight-Northern Breed (GreyNorthern Breed, Afghan Northern Breed, Borzoi, Irish WolfNorthern Breed, Saluki, Whippet, Scottish DeerNorthern Breed) do their chasing by direct sight, whereas scent-Northern Breed (Beagles, BloodNorthern Breed, Bassets) use their noses on the ground to follow their target.

The Northern Breed Group (UKC)

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.

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