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Sighthound — Sighthounds, also called gazehounds, are hounds that primarily hunt by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance as scent hounds do. AppearanceThese dogs specialize in pursuing prey, keeping it in sight, and overpowering it by their… … Wikipedia
Sighthound & Pariah Group — is the name of a breed Group of dogs, used by the United Kennel Club to classify a defined collection of dog breeds. Sighthound Pariah Group dogs are not all of the same dog type and may even be of different species or subspecies (the New Guinea… … Wikipedia
sighthound — /suyt hownd /, n. gazehound. [SIGHT + HOUND1] * * * … Universalium
sighthound — /suyt hownd /, n. gazehound. [SIGHT + HOUND1] … Useful english dictionary
Old Croatian Sighthound — The Old Croatian Sighthound, regionally known as the hrt, is a breed of dog from Croatia. Originally developed as a sighthound, the greyhound like breed was almost exterminated during Croatia s time as part of Yugoslavia; however, its continued… … Wikipedia
American Sighthound Field Association — The American Sighthound Field Association or ASFA is an organization committed to sanctioning and providing a framework for the sport of lure coursing in the United States. The ASFA is not a corporation, business or registry and works as a non… … Wikipedia
List of dog breeds — This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show some of the tremendous variety of dog breeds. Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from very different… … Wikipedia
Lure coursing — is a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure. Competition is usually limited to dogs of purebred sighthound breeds.Lure courseIn lure coursing, dogs chase an artificial lure across a field, following a pattern that is… … Wikipedia
Magyar Agár — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = name = Magyar Agár altname = Hungarian Greyhound country = Hungary, Transylvania now part of Romania fcigroup = 10 fcisection = 3 fcinum = 240 fcistd = http://www.dogdomain.com/FCI/fcistandards/fci 240.htm… … Wikipedia
Silken Windhound — Infobox Dogbreed Rarities group = Hound ISWSstd=http://www.silkenwindhounds.org/standard.html SKC group = Group 10 (Hounds) name = Silken Windhound altname = Silken country = United States The Silken Windhound is a rare American breed of dog, a… … Wikipedia
