Have you ever wondered which dog breeds are the most popular in hunting activities? This article will briefly present the most popular hunting dogs used by millions of hunters from all corners of the world. Several breeds of hunting dogs are collectively called hound dogs. The reason why these dogs are used for hunting is that they are strong, very fast, top-notch eyesights and a very developed sense of smell. These dogs assist their owners by tracking or chasing the prey being hunted. For this reason, hunting dogs are divided into two types, as follows:

Sight Hounds – intelligent dogs also known as gaze hounds. They are very good runners and have the capability to catch and kill prey like haves, deer, gazelles and others. A very good example of a sight hound is the Whippet dog, which was developed back in the 19th century by mixing the Grey Hound, Italian Grey Hound and the Terrier. These dogs are quite active and playful but quite hardy. They are known to be very good racers and sometimes when they are chasing their pray, they can reach speeds up to 60 km/h. They look quite similar with the Grey Hound – elegant look with a long and slender muzzle, rose shaped ears, a deep chest and a pointed tail.

Scent Hounds – they are not the best runners but they do have the best sense of smell. Some very good examples of scent hounds would be the Blood Hounds and the Basset Hounds. The first ones are quite large and are often used by police and other security personal for tracing the missing persons or escaped prisoners. The Basset Hounds are short-legged dogs that were specially developed for hunting animals like rabbits. Their sense of smell tracing is second only to that of Blood Hound.

The German Short-Haired Pointer is one of the few dog breeds that can work in water and rough terrains alike. This is a very versatile gun dog that can be used as a pointer, upland dog, water dog or a retriever. The dog is capable of chasing & killing even the most large and dangerous animals. The dog can be easily trained but it needs plenty of vigorous activities for its physical fitness. The Poodle is an athletic and agile dog, very popular for its water abilities. Hunters usually use them as water retrievers to fetch waterfowl out of water.

The Feists are small-sized hunting dogs that were developed in the rural Southern USA. Unlike hounds they act silently; they are used to chase small preys. The Lakeland Terrier is a very intelligent hunting dog, quite confident as well as bold that was developed in the Lake District of Cumberland, England. The dog was exclusively created for eliminating foxes, which attacked (and killed) the lambs, raiding farmer’s seep fold.

All in all, these are only just a couple of the most popular hunting dogs in the world. Each one of them was developed for excelling in various hunting activities. Depending on which type of hunting you prefer, the choice is up to you and luckily, the options are quite generous.

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For many dog owners, training their pets means teaching them to use an outside bathroom, not to chew up the furnishings and not to jump up on every person who walks in the door. Many forget there are other jobs dogs can do and specialty dog training supplies may be needed. For example, a good hunting dog may be born from a family of hunting dogs, but they will still need appropriate training to learn what the human half of the hunting team expects from them.

Even the best breeding cannot prepare a dog not to jump at the sight and sound of a sudden flushing of a bird from hiding. Quail and chukars are used with funnels made for pointing the birds flight in a specific direction. The funnels, considered dog training supplies, are also used to recall the training birds into their cages or hutches to be used over again. Chukars, a member of the pheasant family are better thought of as training birds since they flush faster and louder than quail.

For those who do not like using live birds with their dog training supplies, bird launchers can boost artificial birds in a sudden fashion, similar to a real bird being launched from the brush. Some use a manual launch mechanism while others can be activated by remote control with a few available for up to eight separate launch controls.

Not All Dog Training Supplies Used For Hunting

For those who do not use a dog for hunting, dog training supplies can be useful for teaching limits of confinement without the need to erect an unsightly fence around their property. A special receiving collar can be worn by the dog with an underground electric fence that gives the animal a small electrical shock if they attempt to pass the line.

It does not take long for the animal to understand where the limitations are and once it has remembered the boundary, the fencing can be turned off. The dog will most likely not attempt to cross the line fearing a repeat of the jolt from previous attempts. Another of the collar related dog training supplies is used to control barking and as the dog learns that a bark causes a shock, will be hesitant to bark.

A similar system exists which enables the user to apply a shock by remote control to help training for behavior modification. For example, confined to the yard the dog attempts to dig up a flower bed. A short push of the remote control will remind the dog that behavior is unacceptable and helps train the animal to leave the flowers alone.

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Behind the scenes interview with the keeper of the African Hunting Dogs at ZSL London Zoo

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Molosser is a type of large, solidly-built dog comprising several breeds, probably all descended from the same root stock. The name derives from Molossia, a subregion of ancient Epirus, ancient Greece, where the large shepherd dog was known as the Molossus. A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the 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.

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