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the hound
common training and behavior problems
Bred to work, hounds need physical and mental stimulation. Hound owners call us with a variety of issues, the most common are:
- Not coming when called
- Chasing animals
- Jumping up on people
- Fearfullness
- Barking
- Pulling on the leash
- Aggression
- Separation Anxiety
- General obedience
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. Compare with gun dogs, which assist hunters by identifying the location of prey or retrieving it rather than by chasing it.
There are three types of hound, with several breeds belonging to each type:
- Sighthounds, which follow prey by keeping it in sight. This type of dog is very fast and will catch and kill or immobilize the game themselves.
- Scent hounds, which follow prey by tracking its scent. This type of dog have endurance, but are not fast runners.
- Aboriginal hounds, which follow prey by equally using sight, scent, and hearing. This type of dog is fast and has endurance, but it is not as fast as sighthounds.
List of Hound Breeds
- Afghan Hound
- Azawakh
- Basenji
- Basset Bleu de Gascogne
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- Basset Griffon Vendéen (Grand)
- Basset Griffon Vendéen (Petit)
- Basset Hound
- Bavarian Mountain Hound
- Beagle
- Bloodhound
- Borzoi
- Cirneco dell'Etna
- Coonhound
- Dachshund
- Deerhound
- Finnish Spitz
- Foxhound
- Grand Bleu de Gascogne
- Greyhound
- Hamiltonstovare
- Harrier
- Ibizan Hound
- Irish Wolfhound
- Kanni
- Combai
- Otterhound
- Pharaoh Hound
- Plott Hound
- Polish Hound
- Portuguese Podengo
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Saluki
- Segugio Italiano
- Schwyzer Laufhund
- Sloughi
- Whippet
Wikipedia contributors, "Hound," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hound&oldid=139480917 (accessed July 1, 2007).
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