Hound 63031 221145979 2008-06-23T06:42:05Z ParksAreFun 7357046 [[prey|animal being hunted]] {{2otheruses||the fictional Transformers character Hound|Hound (Transformers)|the record label|Hound Records}} {{Wiktionary}} A '''hound''' is a [[Dog type|type]] of [[dog]] that assists [[hunter]]s by tracking or chasing the [[prey|animal being hunted]]. It can be contrasted with the [[gun dog]], which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey, and with the [[retriever]], which recovers shot quarry. There are three types of hound, with several [[dog breed|breeds]] belonging to each type: {| class="wikitable" !Type||colspan=2|Example |- |[[Sighthound]]s (also called ''gazehounds''), which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are very fast and will catch and kill [[Game (food)|game]] (e.g., [[hare]]s, [[gazelle]]s, [[deer]]) by themselves.||[[Image:WhippetWhiteSaddled wb.jpg|none|80px|]]||[[Whippet]] |- |[[Scent hound]]s, which follow prey by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance, but are not fast runners.||[[Image:Basset Hound 600.jpg|none|80px|]]||[[Basset Hound]] |- |The 'other' hounds follow prey by both sight and scent. These breeds are difficult to classify other than to say they are neither sighthounds nor scent hounds.||[[Image:Rhodesian Ridgeback 600.jpg|none|80px|]]||[[Rhodesian Ridgeback]]. |} == List of hound breeds == {{see also|Hound Group}} *[[Afghan Hound]] *[[Artois Hound]] *[[Azawakh]] *[[Basenji]] *[[Basset Bleu de Gascogne]] *[[Basset Fauve de Bretagne]] *[[Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen|Basset Griffon Vendéen (Grand)]] *[[Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen|Basset Griffon Vendéen (Petit)]] *[[Basset Hound]] *[[Bavarian Mountain Hound]] *[[Beagle]] *[[Bloodhound]] *[[Borzoi]] *[[Cirneco dell'Etna]] *[[Coonhound]] *[[Dachshund]] *[[Deerhound]] *[[Dumfriesshire Hound]] *[[Estonian Hound]] *[[Finnish Hound]] *[[Foxhound]] *[[Grand Bleu de Gascogne]] *[[Great Dane]] *[[Greyhound]] *[[Hamiltonstovare]] *[[Harrier (dog)|Harrier]] *[[Ibizan Hound]] *[[Irish Wolfhound]] *[[Kanni]] *[[Combai]] *[[Otterhound]] *[[Pharaoh Hound]] *[[Plott Hound]] *[[Polish Hound]] *[[Portuguese Podengo]] *[[Rajapalayam (dog)]] *[[Rhodesian Ridgeback]] *[[Saluki]] *[[Segugio Italiano]] *[[Schweizer Laufhund]] *[[Scottish Deerhound]] *[[Silken Windhound]] *[[Sloughi]] *[[Taigan]] *[[Whippet]] *[[Weimaraner]] {{Hounds}} [[Category: Dog types]] [[de:Jagdhund]] [[eo:Leporhundoj]] [[ja:ハウンド]] [[mk:Загар]] [[pl:Pies myśliwski]] [[nl:Jachthond]]