what are hounds
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hound Definition of hound for English Language Learners. : 1  a dog; especially : a type of dog that has a very good sense of smell and is trained to hunt. : 2  a person who is very determined to get something especially for a collection : a very enthusiastic collector.
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- Dachshunds are hound dogs. They were originally much larger than they are today, and were bred to hunt badgers in Germany. Depending on which Dachshund you have, some will need more grooming than others. The Smooth will be easier to brush and bathe.
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Plott Hound Plott Hound Dogs. Plott Hounds have a split personality, but in a good way. Around the home, they are gentle and agreeable, excellent with children and perfectly happy to hang out in the living room. Plotts love their families and want to be included in all group activities.
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Dachshund The Dachshund might be the smallest of the hounds, but he’s the biggest in spirit. His distinctive shape first catches the eye, but people who know him appreciate his character, intelligence, hunting spirit, and absolute devotion to his people.
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Bloodhound The Bloodhound (also known as the St. Hubert hound and Sleuth Hound) is a large, massive, powerful dog breed with loose, wrinkled skin and drooping ears. It stands over more ground than is usual with hounds of other breeds. Its skin is thin and extremely loose.
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Borzoi The Borzoi (/ˈbɔrzɔɪ/ , literally fast), also called the Russian wolfhound (Russian: ру́сская псовая борзая), is a breed of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Descended from dogs brought to Russia from central Asian countries, it is similar in shape to a greyhound, and is also a member of the sighthound family.
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Beagle By the 18th century two breeds had been developed for hunting hare and rabbit: the Southern Hound and the North Country Beagle (or Northern Hound). The Southern Hound, a tall, heavy dog with a square head, and long, soft ears, was common from south of the River Trent and probably closely related to the Talbot Hound.
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- If you weighed 70 pounds (32 kg) on the Earth, you would weigh about 27 pounds (12 kg) on Mars. Mars excites scientists because its mild temperament is more like the Earth's than any of the other planets. Evidence suggests that Mars once had rivers, streams, lakes, and even an ocean.
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Examples of Physical Weathering 1 Thermal stress weathering can occur in a desert climate that is hot during the day and cold and night. 2  The heating and cooling processes that happen every day put stress onto rocks in the outer layer, causing the outer layers of the rock to start peeling off in thin sheets.
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American Black and Tan Coonhound The Black and Tan Coonhound is a large, determined hunting hound. The head is well-proportioned to the body. The length of the Black and Tan's body is equal to or slightly longer than the height of the dog at the withers. The topline is level. The relatively long head has an oval outline. The muzzle is long.
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Hound The hound breeds were the first hunting dogs. They have either a powerful sense of smell or great speed. Sighthounds (also called gazehounds), which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are fast and assist hunters in catching game—fox, hare, deer and elk.
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Definitions &Translations Rabbiting Rabbiting is the sport of hunting rabbits, often using ferrets or dogs to track the prey and various trapping and shooting methods to catch them. Hunting of rabbits involving dogs is called beagling.
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Hound Dog Breed Group Regardless of the type of hound, all dogs in this group are independent creatures that like to decide on their own terms whether or not they will obey a particular command.hat makes this group of dogs so distinguished from other dogs is their unique unique strengths; excellent scent recognition, ability to spot an animal far in the distance, and rocket-like speed.
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- A bagel, a cross between the beagle and the basset hound. All you need to know about their breed: Bagle Hounds are a type of hybrid hound crossed between Basset Hounds and a Beagle. They are a 50/50 mix of both breeds but the final percentage is up to mother nature – which we love! Bagle hounds have thus inherited traits of both the Basset Hound as well as the Beagle.
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Plott Like other dogs used for hunting, Plott Hounds are full of energy. As such, this breed is alert, swift and has keen senses. Its acute sense of smell makes it a very capable hunter.
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Afghan Hound Afghan Hound – General Description The Afghan Hound is one of the oldest, if not the first, sighthound dog breed. Distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end, the breed acquired its unique features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan, where it was originally used to hunt hares and gazelles by coursing them.
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Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus (/ˈsɜːrbərəs/; Greek: κέρβερος Kerberos [ˈkerberos]), often called the hound of Hades, is the monstrous multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
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hound 1 one of the pursuers in the game of hare and hounds. verb (used with object) 6. to hunt or track with hounds, or as a hound does; pursue. 7. to pursue or harass without respite: Her little brother wouldn't stop hounding her.
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Hound Group Hound Group. Most hounds share the common ancestral trait of being used for hunting. Some use acute scenting powers to follow a trail. Others demonstrate a phenomenal gift of stamina as they relentlessly run down quarry. Beyond this, however, generalizations about hounds are hard to come by, since the Group encompasses quite a diverse lot. There are Pharaoh Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Afghans and Beagles, among others. Some hounds share the distinct ability to produce a unique sound known as baying.
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Basset Hound Basset Hound. The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family, as well as one of six recognized Basset breeds in France. The Basset is a scent hound that was originally bred for the purpose of hunting hare. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound. The name Basset is derived from the French word bas, meaning low, with the attenuating suffix -et meaning small, together meaning rather low.
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- Biology. Houndour is a quadruped, canine Pokemon pokémon with, short black fur and a red underbelly and. Muzzle its ears and tail are both short and. Pointed two fangs protrude from its upper, jaw and its triangular nose is. Black there are white bands on its, ankles and-rib like ridges on its. back
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pursuit A pursuit is a chase or or a quest for something. When a guard runs after an escaping jewel thief, she's in pursuit — while the thief may have stolen the jewels because he was in pursuit of wealth.
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- The Beagle is a breed of small to medium-sized dog. A member of the hound group, it is similar in appearance to the foxhound, but smaller with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds, developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, deer, and other small game.
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- a basset hound is a long, low-slung, heavy boned scent hound that was bred for hunting small game, such as rabbits. The long ears were developed to stir up the ground scent for the large nose to smell. The folds of skin under the chin are useful for trapping and holding the scent.gonioscopy…… is not part of a routine eye examination’. If a Basset Hound has not appeared in the Kennel Club ‘Breed Records Supplement’ and has not been included in their computer record’s as ‘unaffected’ then, it has not had gonioscopy examination under the ‘eye scheme’ for hereditary eye test.
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What is a Plott Hound? The Plott Hound is a Wonderful Dog. Plott hounds are fantastic dogs. They love to hunt and they are very protective of their family. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/258275/the_plott_hound_is_a_wonderful_dog.html.
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- The dachshund (UK /ˈdæksənd/ or US /ˈdɑːkshʊnt/ DAHKS-huunt or US /ˈdɑːksənt//dɑːkshaʊnd/ DAHKS-hound) is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed.