A hunting dog is a
canine
Canine may refer to:
Zoology and anatomy
* a dog-like Canid animal in the subfamily Caninae
** '' Canis'', a genus including dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
** Dog, the domestic dog
* Canine tooth, in mammalian oral anatomy
People with the ...
that hunts with or for hunters. There are several different
types of hunting dog developed for various tasks and purposes. The major categories of hunting dog include
hounds,
terrier
Terrier (from Latin ''terra'', 'earth') is a type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many breeds or landraces of the terrier type, which are typically small, wiry, game, and fearless. Terrier breeds vary ...
s,
dachshunds,
cur type dogs, and
gun dogs. Further distinctions within these categories can be made, based upon the dog's skills and capabilities. They are usually larger and have a more sensitive smell than normal dogs.
Breeds and capabilities used in hunting
For a list of breeds of each type, see the detailed articles for each category:
Gallery
Medium loup.jpg, Wolf hunt depicted in a 12th-century bestiary
Medieval women hunting.jpg, Medieval women hunting, illustration from a period manuscript
Li Di-Hunting Dog.jpg, ''Hunting Dog'' by Li Di, 12th-century Chinese painting
37-svaghi, caccia,Taccuino Sanitatis, Casanatense 4182..jpg, Boar
The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...
hunting, tacuinum sanitatis
''Taqwīm aṣ‑Ṣiḥḥa'' ( ''Maintenance of Health'') is originally an 11th-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. In the West, the work is known by the Latinized name taken by its translations: ''Tacuinum'' (sometimes ' ...
casanatensis (14th century)
Hunt16thC.jpg, Hunting the hart (16th Century) from Turbervile, copied from Jaques du Fouilloux.
See also
* , hunting dogs constellation
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References
Further reading
* Deeley, Martin. "Working Gundogs: An Introduction to Training and Handling. (1990, reprinted 2002) The Crowood Press. .
* Fergus, Charles. ''Gun Dog Breeds, A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs'', The Lyons Press, 2002.
* Roettger, Anthony Z. and Schleider, Benjamin H. III. (2004) Urban Gun Dogs: Training flushing dogs for home and field. The Writer's Collective.
External links
How to Introduce Your Dog to Gunfire Sound
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