You can, it just evolved from the Brit's expression "riding the hounds" for fox hunting and the hound type is best to use because of keener sense of smell..
using a hound to lead you to your prey, it is commonly used in cougar hunting because the dog will tree the cougar
its a dog its bald and its from mexico
A hound is a hunting dog. If you "hound" someone, you can also be said to "dog" them -- it means you hunt them tirelessly, following after them and usually bothering them.
A blood hound is the best hunting dog because it has a great nose & it also runs fast.
A large robust hunting dog first developed in the state, called the Plott hound.
for there sense of smell and tracking abiltys
This could be a Jack Russell.
a mix of dalmation and maybe a hunting dog of some kind. or maybe a pointer. hope this helped :) ---------------------------------------------------------- The dog is a Catahoula Hound !!
There are many smooth coated dogs used for hunting. Check out the AKC's list of dog breeds if there is a particular dog you are looking for.Hunting dogs will be in the Hound Group:http://www.akc.org/breeds/hound_group.cfmOr the Sporting Group:http://www.akc.org/breeds/sporting_group.cfm
An extinct breed of large hound with pendulous ears was the Talbot Hound. It was a hunting dog that originated in Normandy. It went extinct at the end of the 18th century.
It's spelled Combai; and is a breed of hound from Southern India used primarily for hunting large game animals.
The name of the dog that hunts hares is called a grehound.