hunting dog
Retriever or beagle
A hunting dog is a dog bred or trained to assist in hunting game.
Different types specialize in different tasks: pointers and setters locate prey, retrievers fetch downed birds, hounds track by scent or sight, and terriers flush animals from burrows.
She raised Labrador retrievers as hunting dogs.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for someone who relentlessly pursues a target.
Dog trained to fetch game
- pointerReference to memory location
- setterOne who establishes
- spanielFloppy-eared gun dog
- beagleTracking hound breed
bloodhound · harrier · dachshund · bluetick · redbone · labrador · golden retriever · cocker spaniel
Airborne odor detected
- trailPath through wilderness
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- pursuitAct of chasing something
chase · sniffing · tracking · nose · bloodline · prey · game · stalking
Trained hunting retriever
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- uplandElevated land area
- retrieveGet something back
- flushSame suit, five cards
point · fetch · steady · mark · honor · backing · field trial · working
Firm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- bondBinding tie or connection
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
obedient · eager · handler · partnership · pack · dependable · attentive · protective
retriever
Dog trained to fetch game
beagle · bloodhound · harrier · dachshund · bluetick · redbone · labrador · golden retriever · cocker spaniel · springer spaniel
scent
Airborne odor detected
pursuit · chase · sniffing · tracking · nose · bloodline · prey · game · stalking · flushing
gundog
Trained hunting retriever
flush · point · fetch · steady · mark · honor · backing · field trial · working · trained
loyal
Firm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- bondBinding tie or connection
trustworthy · obedient · eager · handler · partnership · pack · dependable · attentive · protective · steady
- huntingtracking, deer calls, stands, flushing, rifle
- working animalsherding, guarding, pulling, detection, workhorse
- working dogsK9, sniffer dogs, K-9, search and rescue, German shepherd
- Huntersbowhunter, nimrod, archer, fowler, falconer
- dogsbeagle, bulldog, boxer, collie, poodle
- hunting gearrifle, shotgun, crossbow, compound bow, tree stand