Saturday, January 16, 2010

What is the best dog for hunting?

Would a Whippet be better or a Beagle in hunting rabbits and why?


What about Greyhounds and Dachshunds?What is the best dog for hunting?
beagles, hounds, labsWhat is the best dog for hunting?
It depends on how you define ';hunting'; Greyhounds have been used for hare coursing for hundreds of years, and that is why you find dog tracks out in the prairie states... lots of people had greyhounds to keep down the jackrabbits, and dog races were just a natural outgrowth of that. But in coursing, you turn the dog loose in a field that has rabbits in it, and the dog tries to run them down and kill them. The owner isn't involved, and you definitely don't want to be shooting anything, because there is a very good chance that the dog will run into your field of fire after the rabbit.





Beagles have also been bred for rabbit hunting, but in this case, they are meant to track the rabbits so that the hunter can shoot them. Two very different hunting techniques for getting the same prey.
Depends on your style.





The sporting group is more of for fowl. These dogs have more of webbed feet and thick coats to aid them in water travel so they can get birds for you. Or in the case of dogs like pointers...to ';point'; for you =]





Scenthounds (beagles and dachshunds for example) are good for hunting smaller animals like rabbits. Things that burrow.





Sighthounds are good for hunting larger animals like deer or animals that are swift like coons.





Or you can get all around type dogs like coonhounds or elkhunds that use both sight and smell.
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Check out this list of hounds who are also called the hunting dogs. All hounds require a secure yard and walks on leash, rather than off. Here's the site:





http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/uz4.html
A whippet would be better for fowl due to speed


A beagle would be better for hunting rabbits due to their good sense of smell
I wish I had a a whippet.
i would say a beagle. They have a good sense of smell.
Labrador Retriever is the best breed. That is why the call them '; retrievers'; because they retrieve.

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