Hunting dog: top of the best breeds

The hunting dog is a faithful companion, an assistant for the hunter, who can smell the potential victim, track it down, scare it, catch it, and convey it to the hunter. However, not always every hunting dog is absolutely perfect for each of these functions. That is why several categories of hunting dogs are distinguished, which we will try to talk about today.

Hunting Dog Classification

Beagle. Such a dog instinctively finds a victim, chases after it to exhaustion of the latter or bringing it to the hunter. Running often accompanies barking. As a rule, hunts for four-legged game.

Breeds: Beagle, Estonian Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Bloodhound.

Greyhound. This type of hunting dog can see far and long pursue its goal (hare, fox, wolf, ungulates). Grabs her on the run.

Breeds: Russian canine greyhound, Afghan hound.

Burrow. Such four-legged animals are classified on hunting for burrowing animals: for example, foxes, badgers. It is very important for them to possess the following features: speed of search, perseverance in the fight, spite for the enemy).

Breeds: Jagdterrier, Fox Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier, Dachshund, West Highland White Terrier).

Pointing dog. This dog very successfully discovers a bird, freezes in a characteristic "stance", abruptly rushes to the victim. As a result, the victim gets scared by the shot. The dog discovers the game and brings it to the hunter. A potential target is upland, field, and marsh game birds.

Breeds: Irish Setter, Drathaar, Weimaraner, Hungarian survived.

Laika. Laika preys on fur game, moose, deer, beaver, wild boar and even a bear. She discovers an animal, attracts attention with a loud bark, does not let go before the arrival of the hunter.

Breeds: Russian-European Laika, Finnish Spitz.

In addition to these groups of hunting dogs, there are also girlfriends. They are, as a rule, peculiar helpers of the same gundog.

Retriever These dogs help the gundog that they find a dead bird and bring directly to the hunter. As a rule, this is waterfowl. For the retriever, it is especially important to have a soft mouth that will deliver the killed animal intact.

Breeds: Labrador, Golden Retriever.

Spaniel. Such breeds do not "stand". They are able to work by smell, to frighten not only a lurking, but also a running target.

Breeds: American and English Cocker Spaniels.

Water Dog: e.g. Spanish Water Dog.

PetGlobals advises choosing the breed of a hunting dog, depending on what goals you pursue and what qualities you would like to see in it. We hope you find our help article helpful.