hounds

     

A houn 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.

Trivia about hounds

  • Yoicks was originally a cry meant to encourage these animals to pursue a fox
  • The AKC could tell that Afghans & Salukis belong to this dog group
  • In one type of race the hare takes off first & is "dogged" by competing balloons called these
  • A group of foxes is a skulk; a group of these dogs tracking them is a brace or a pack

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