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For the fictional Transformers character Hound, see Hound (Transformers). For the record label, see Hound Records.


A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. Its abilities can be contrasted with gun dogs, which assist hunters by identifying the location of prey or retrievers which recover shot quarry.

There are three types of hound, with several breeds belonging to each type:
Type Example
Sighthounds, which follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. This type of dog is very fast and will catch and kill game (hare, gazelle, deer) by itself.Whippet
Scent hounds, which follow prey by tracking its scent. This type of dog has endurance, but they are not fast runners.Basset Hound
The 'other' Hounds follow prey by sight and scent. These breeds are difficult to classify, and few fall into the sighthound or scenthound groups.Rhodesian Ridgeback.

List of hound breeds

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Hounds
ScenthoundsAlpine Dachsbracke Anglo-Franais de Petite Vnerie Ariegeois Artois Hound Basset Bleu de Gascogne Basset Fauve de Bretagne Basset Griffon Venden (Grand) Basset Griffon Venden (Petit) Basset Hound Bavarian Mountain Hound Beagle Beagle-Harrier Blackmouth Cur Black and Tan Coonhound Bloodhound Bluetick Coonhound Dachshund Drever English Coonhound Finnish Spitz Foxhound (American) Foxhound (English) Grand Bleu de Gascogne Hamiltonstovare Harrier Otterhound Plott Hound Polish Hound Segugio Italiano Schweizer Laufhund
SighthoundsAfghan Hound American Staghound Azawakh Borzoi Chart Polski Chippiparai Galgo Espaol Greyhound Hortaya Borzaya Irish Wolfhound Italian Greyhound Kanni Longdog Lurcher Magyar Agar Mudhol Hound Rajapalayam Rampur Greyhound Saluki Scottish Deerhound Sloughi Whippet
Other houndsBasenji Cirneco dell'Etna Ibizan Hound Kombai Pharaoh Hound Portuguese Podengo Rhodesian Ridgeback
Hound is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes.

Transformers: Generation 1 (1984)


Transformers character

Hound
Affiliation Autobot

Sub-Group Autobot Car, Autoroller
Function
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Hound Records is an independent record label based in Edgartown, MA. Started in 2002 by musicians Noah Galley and Ben Martel. Originally called Fresh Lettuce Records the name was changed in early 2003 after Ben left to start Infinite Evolution Records.
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C. l. familiaris

Trinomial name
Canis lupus familiaris
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora.
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Hunting is the practice of pursuing animals for food, recreation, trade or for their products. In modern use, the term refers to regulated and legal hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of animals contrary to law.
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Gun dogs, also called bird dogs, are a category of dog breeds developed to assist hunters to find and retrieve game, usually birds. Gundogs are divided into three primary classes: Retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds.
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retriever is a type of gun dog that retrieves game for a hunter. Generally gun-dogs are divided into three major classifications: retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds.
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dog breed is a group of dogs that have very similar or nearly identical characteristics of appearance or behavior or, usually, both, primarily because they come from a select set of ancestors who had the same characteristics.
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Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, are hounds that primarily hunt by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance, as scent hounds do.

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Game is any animal hunted for food or not normally domesticated (such as venison). Game animals are also hunted for sport.

The type and range of animals hunted for food varies in different parts of the world.
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Lepus
Linnaeus, 1758

Type species
Lepus timidus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

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Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus.
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GAZelle (Russian: ГАЗе́ль) is a series of mid-sized trucks, vans and buses made by Russian car manufacturer GAZ.
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Cervidae
Goldfuss, 1820

Subfamilies

Capreolinae/Odocoileinae
Cervinae
Hydropotinae
Muntiacinae

A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.
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Whippet is a breed of dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family. They are active and playful and are physically similar to a small greyhound. Their popularity has led to the reuse of the Whippet name on a large number of things, from cars to cookies.
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Scent hounds are hounds that primarily hunt by scent rather than sight. They are generally regarded as having some of the most sensitive noses among canines.

These dogs specialize in following a smell or scent. Most of these breeds have long, drooping ears.
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Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound.
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Rhodesian Ridgeback is a dog breed indigenous to Southern Africa. Its European forebears can be traced to the early pioneers of the Cape Colony of southern Africa, who crossed their dogs with the semi-domesticated, ridged hunting dogs of the Khoisan people (referred to by the
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Afghan Hound is a very old sighthound dog breed. Distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end, the breed acquired its unique features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan, where it was originally used to hunt wolves, foxes, and gazelles.
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Artois Hound is a rare breed of dog, and a descendant of the Bloodhound. A scent hound 22-23 inches high at the withers, weighting anything between 55 and 65 pounds, it is a well constructed dog with a slow graceful gait.
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Azawakh is a sighthound dog breed from Africa.

Appearance

Rangy, leggy, lean, rugged, and elegant, the Azawakh is extremely high-stationed, taller than it is long. Its back length should be 90 percent of its leg length to withers (shoulder blades).
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Basenji is a breed of hunting dog that originates in central Africa. It is considered by some, particularly in North America, to be a member of the sighthound family; most kennel clubs, including the American Kennel Club and the Kennel Club of the United Kingdom classify it as a
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Basset Bleu de Gascogne is a breed of dog that was developed in France. It is a member of the scent hound family, and is rare outside of its country of origin.

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Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a breed of dog in the scent hound family.

Appearance

Bassets Fauve de Bretagne are short legged dogs, 32 to 38cm in height. They have coarse, dense fur which may require stripping.
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Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen is a breed of hunting dog originating from the Vendée region of France. They are still used today to hunt boar, deer, and to track rabbit and hare; despite the breed being a common domestic pet.
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Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen (Pronunciation:IPA: [pɛˈti bæˈse gɹɪˈfɑn ˈvɑn.deˌɑn] or "peh-TEE bah-SAY grih-FON von
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Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound.
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Bavarian Mountain Hound is a breed of dog from Germany. It is a Scent hound and has been used in Germany since the Middle Ages to trail wounded game.

Appearance

The Bavarian Mountain Hound's head is strong and elongated. The skull is relatively broad and slightly domed.
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Beagle is a breed of medium-sized dog. A member of the hound group, it is similar in appearance to the Foxhound but smaller, with shorter legs and longer, softer ears. Beagles are scent hounds developed primarily for tracking hare, rabbit, and other game.
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Bloodhound (also known as the St. Hubert Hound) is a large breed of dog bred for the specific purpose of tracking human beings. Consequently, it is often used by authorities to track escaped prisoners or missing persons.
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Borzoi is a breed of dog also called the Russian Wolfhound. They have medium-length, slightly curly hair and are similar in shape to Greyhounds. They are a member of the sighthound family.

The plural Borzois may be found in dictionaries.
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Cirneco dell'Etna (plural Cirnechi) is a small breed of dog originally from Sicily. This hound was historically used to hunt rabbits and can work for hours without food or water.
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