Dog Breeds -Hounds Stack #112955
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| Afghan | “King of dogs” an aristocrat with long flowing, silky coat from blond to black. From deserts & mountains dating back to 4,000BC pop.in 1700s. Sight Hound.
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| Basenji | The “barkless dog” from Egyptian engravings 4,000 BC. Wrinkled forehead, curled tail, chestnut red to black, white chest. Horse trotting gait. Shorthair. Sight Hound.
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| Basset | Name means “low stature” in French. Sad facial expression, but easy going & affectionate. Drooping ears big nose. Short legged, and sturdy frame red, black, and white. Shorthaired. Scent Hound.
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| Beagle | Smallest (scent) hound. Nicknamed “Singing”. Old as the Celts. Resembles Basset (only smaller) & miniature foxhounds. r/b/w & drooping ears
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| Black & Tan Coonhound | Scent hound who loves the trail. Black- short coat ancestor of bloodhound, foxhound & Talbot hound. Tan markings over eyes & toes. Droopy ears.
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| Bloodhound | Keenest scent nose of all breeds. Tracking dog. Extremely loose skinned, long hanging ears. Ancestor of beagle & basset. red/tan/blk.shthr.
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| Borzoi | Name means ‘swift’ in Russia. Sight hound of courage & agility. Middle Ages origin.Long silky wavy coat, long nose.Intelligent eyes, soft expression.
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| American Foxhound | Scent hound dating from 17th century Master of Hounds Robert Brooke & England 18th cent.Close coat,sloping shoulders,tan/white,blk/whte & gold/whte-scent hound.
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| English Foxhound | Larger version of Am.Foxhound. 13th cent. St. Hubert/Bloodhound bred. May yodel, bay, or bark. Various pieds of white, yellow & tan. Shrtcoat. Scent hound.
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| Harrier | Med. size head, bold forehead, plenty of expression. Developed 12th century. Short dense glossy coat like English. Foxhound,but smaller tan/white/black. Scent hound.
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| Dachshund | Means ‘badger dog’ in German. Smooth, longhaired or wirehaired. Short legged, low to ground. Blk, tan or dappled. Scent dog. Wires have bushy eyebrows.
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| Greyhound | Sight hound. Fastest in world. Sweet, gentle & loyal. Lean- narrow body. Red, blk, tan brindle. Found in OT, on Egyptian tombs & papyri, Chaucer & Ovid.
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| Ibizan Hound | Found in King Tut’s tomb, on Phoenician coin, brought to Spain. Named for island.Wiry coat with mustache, rosy nose, red white or lion colored.
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| Irish Wolfhound | Sight hound. Tallest of dogs, grows faster than lion cub. In 273 BC were in Greece & 391 AD Rome. Rough hard wiry coat in tans, brindle, gray, & others.
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| Italian Greyhound | Toy breed. Sight hound. Slender, graceful, high-stepping. Known of at Pompeii, has 2 statues in Vatican. Short glossy coat of most colors.
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| Norwegian Elkhound | Viking ancestory of 5,000 BC. Northern dog, tight- curled tail, med. Head, erect ears. Double coat of gray & black. Underside silver.
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| Otterhound | Dating to 12th century owned by many English nobility. Descended from French hounds. Scent hound. Double-coated,webbed feet for swimming. Powerful bay. Loves the chase.
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| Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen(PBGV)- | Long eyebrows, beard, mustache,long rough coat, & tapered tail. White with other colors. Scent hound. Only 400 yrs ago in coastal western France.
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| Pharoah Hound | Resembles Anubis- dog god of Egypt, was sent to Malta. Short glossy coat, tan to chestnut, possible white star on chest. Nose blushes when excited.
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| Rhodesian Ridgeback | Sight hound.Hair grows in opp. direction from rest of coat.Wheaten/red wheat, short sleek fur. From Hottentot people in Africa.
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| Saluki | Sight hound. Graceful slender, long head, silky-smooth fur, low- set tail, feathering & nonfeathering on legs. Sumerian Empire, & Caspian Sea to Sahara.
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| Scottish Deerhound | Owned by nobility, and clan chieftains. Sight dog, greyhound- like, large with harsh- wiry -shaggy coat, darker blue- grey than Irish.
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| Whippet | Elegant & graceful with short coat, long & lean body, all coat colors, & turned out ears. For its size the fastest dog. Mini- greyhound. It would ”snap like a whip” round a field for prey.
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