The Hound Group

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. ~Gilda Radner

The history of hound group was made hundreds of years back to help man in hunting for food and sport.

Appearance

This group consists of different types of dogs which are different in size and appearance.

Vision

Few dogs have a developed vision and are known as 'sight hounds' or gaze hounds'.

Physique and qualities

• They are fastest, tallest of all distant past breeds.
• They use their sharp eyesight to find the prey and run down to catch it with promptly and understandably.
• Some dogs under this group are known as 'scent hounds', these dogs have a greater sense of smell.
• They have very high physical stamina and use their single minded determination to hunt.
• The following table will cover a few different types of dogs with pictures under the hound group.

Dog Picture	Dog Name
	Basenji
	Basset Hound
	Bavarian Mountain Hound
	Beagle
	Bloodhound
	Borzoi
	Dachshund
	Deerhound
	Finnish Spitz
	Foxhound
	Galgo Espanol
	German Hunt Terrier
	Greyhound
	Irish Wolfhound
	Large Munsterlander
	Pharaoh Hound
	Rhodesian Ridgeback
	Saluki
	Wippet