Sighthounds (also called gazehounds) are a type of hound dog that hunts primarily by sight and speed, unlike scent hounds, which rely on scent and endurance...
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Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the...
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Lurcher (category Sighthounds)
lurcher is a crossbred dog resulting from mating a greyhound or other sighthound with a dog of another type such as a herding dog or a terrier. The lurcher...
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Kennel Club uses the term pariah dog to classify various breeds in a sighthound and pariah group. In Israel In Malaysia In Sri Lanka In Taiwan Hawaiian...
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Silken Windhound (category Sighthounds)
breed of sighthound. Like most sighthounds, Silkens are noted coursers. Silken Windhounds are graceful, small- to medium-sized sighthounds with silky...
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Borzoi (category Sighthounds)
The Borzoi or Russian Hunting Sighthound is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting,: 125 and until 1936...
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Whippet (category Sighthounds)
The whippet is a British breed of medium-sized dog, of the sighthound type, related to the larger greyhound and the smaller Italian greyhound. Apart from...
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Italian Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
The Italian Greyhound or Italian Sighthound (Italian: Piccolo levriero Italiano) is an Italian breed of small sighthound. It was bred to hunt hare and rabbit...
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Kangaroo dog (category Sighthounds)
dog or kangaroo hound is an Australian type of sighthound purposely crossbred from a variety of sighthound breeds to produce a hunting dog. Kangaroo dogs...
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Hound, the sighthound used by the Banjara people. Bully Kutta – an Indian mastiff used for hunting and guarding Chippiparai – a sighthound from Tamil...
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The Old Croatian Sighthound (Croatian: hrti, 'greyhound'), also known as the Old Bosnian Sighthound, is an extinct breed of sighthound from the countries...
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List of dog sports (redirect from Sighthound Disc Sport)
Dachshund racing Greyhound and Whippet racing Jack Russell Terrier racing Sighthound racing Sled dog racing Terrier racing Barn hunt Coon hunting field trial...
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Polish Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
Greyhound (Polish: chart polski, pronounced [xart ˈpɔlskʲi]) is a Polish sighthound breed. Despite its name, it is not a direct relative of the Greyhound...
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Xiliegou (Chinese: 細獵狗), and Chinese Xiquan (Chinese: 中國細犬), is a breed of sighthound native to China. Xigou is a rare dog breed. Xigou is an ancient native...
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Irish Wolfhound (category Sighthounds)
The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. One of the...
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Rampur Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
The Rampur Greyhound is a breed of sighthound native to the Rampur region of Northern India, which lies between Delhi and Bareilly. It is believed the...
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or both. There are three types of hound, with several breeds type: Sighthounds (also called gazehounds) follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping...
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Magyar Agár (redirect from Hungarian Sighthound)
The Magyar agár (MA) is a dog breed. It is a type of sighthound originating in Hungary and lands that previously belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
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Taigan (category Sighthounds)
тайганы) (Kyrgyzskaya Borzaya in Russian), Mongolian Taiga dog is a breed of sighthound from Kyrgyzstan. The Taigan is found in the alpine Tian Shan region of...
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whippets in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whippet is a medium-sized sighthound. Whippet may also refer to: Whippet (A1 locomotive), a 4-4-0 passenger...
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Mudhol Hound (category Sighthounds)
The Mudhol Hound, also known as the Caravan Hound, is a breed of sighthound from India. The Kennel Club of India (KCI) and Indian National Kennel Club...
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mechanically operated lure. Competition is typically limited to dogs of purebred sighthound breeds. The AKC has a pass/fail trial for all breeds called the Coursing...
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Kaikadi dog (category Sighthounds)
The Kaikadi is a breed of sighthound from India. The Kaikadi are kept by the Kaikadi people, a nomadic tribe in Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat. They...
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is a sighthound-type dog bred and used for hunting by the nomadic Banjara of Maharashtra. The Banjara Hound is a rough-coated breed of sighthound, usually...
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Saluki (category Sighthounds)
The Saluki (Arabic: سلوقي) is a standardised breed developed from sighthounds – dogs that hunt primarily by sight rather than strong scent – that was...
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Chippiparai (category Sighthounds)
Chippiparai is a breed of sighthound from the State of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The Chippiparai has typical streamlined sighthound features with long legs...
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Chortai (category Sighthounds)
The Chortai, sometimes spelt Chortaj, is a breed of sighthound from Ukraine. The Chortai is said to resemble a cross between a Greyhound and a short haired...
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Afghan Hound (category Sighthounds)
that of the very earliest dog shows and the Kennel Club (UK). Various sighthounds were brought to England in the 1800s by army officers returning from...
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Sloughi (category Sighthounds)
is an ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family. It originates from North Africa and is found in Algeria, Tunisia...
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American Staghound (category Sighthounds)
of the Prairie and the American Lurcher, is a crossbreed of various sighthounds. It has been bred in the United States from the 19th century where it...
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