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Male Weimeraner following a scent trail in the snow. Tracking refers to a dog's ability to detect, recognize and follow a specific scent.Possessing heightened olfactory abilities, dogs, especially scent hounds, are able to detect, track and locate the source of certain odours. [1]
The human scent tracking dog is specifically trained to follow a trail left by a poacher or would-be poacher and it can track anywhere up to 20km (12.4 miles).
These dogs are fast and assist hunters in catching game: fox, hare, deer, and elk. [4] Scenthounds follow prey or others (like missing people) by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance, but are not fast runners. [5] The remaining breeds of hound follow their prey using both sight and scent.
Most scent hounds have a range of vocalizations, which can vary depending upon the situation the dog finds itself in. Their baying voice—most often used when excited and useful in informing their master that they are following a scent trail—is deep and booming and can be distinct from their barking voice, which itself can have variations in tone, from excited to nervous or fearful.
In this video, a German Shorthaired Pointer is definitely earning the title of “bird dog” with her ongoing obsession with a wild bird who tried to build her nest under the family’s deck ...
The Golden Retriever in this video is also very motivated by the scents of her loved ones. In fact, every single day after her human dad, she fetches a piece of clothing belonging to him and ...
The beagle is a breed of small scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle was developed primarily for hunting rabbit or hare , known as beagling . Possessing a great sense of smell and superior tracking instincts, the beagle is the primary breed used as a detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and ...
Scent Hounds are a group of hunting dogs bred for finding and trailing game by scent. Pages in category "Scent hounds" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total.