scent hound
Olfactory hunting dog
A scent hound is a dog bred to track prey by smell rather than sight.
Bloodhounds, beagles, and basset hounds are scent hounds, with long ears and loose skin that help funnel scent particles toward their noses.
They typically hunt with their noses to the ground, following trails that may be hours or days old.
- bayingProlonged, mournful howling
- beagleTracking hound breed
- treeingChasing up limbs
- drag huntingBloodless mounted pursuit sport
- trackingMonitoring location over time
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- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, guard dog
- scent trackingpheromones, ant trails, tracking dog, nose work, trailing
- dog typespurebred, mixed breed, crossbreed, mongrel, mutt
- floppy earsbeagle, bloodhound, cocker spaniel, springer spaniel, lop rabbit
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