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    Sighthounds (also called gazehounds) are a type of hound dog that hunts primarily by sight and speed, unlike scent hounds, which rely on scent and endurance...
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    Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
    The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the...
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    Lurcher (category Sighthounds)
    lurcher is a crossbred dog resulting from mating a greyhound or other sighthound with a dog of another type such as a herding dog or a terrier. The lurcher...
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  • The Old Croatian Sighthound (Croatian: hrt, 'greyhound'), also known as the Old Bosnian Sighthound, is an extinct breed of sighthound from the countries...
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    Silken Windhound (category Sighthounds)
    of sighthound. Like most sighthounds, Silkens are noted coursers.[citation needed] Silken Windhounds are graceful, small- to medium-sized sighthounds with...
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    Italian Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
    The Italian Greyhound or Italian Sighthound (Italian: Piccolo levriero Italiano) is an Italian breed of small sighthound. It was bred to hunt hare and rabbit...
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    Kennel Club uses the term pariah dog to classify various breeds in a sighthound and pariah group. In Israel In Malaysia In Sri Lanka In Taiwan Canaan...
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    Borzoi (category Sighthounds)
    The Borzoi or Russian Hunting Sighthound is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting,: 125  and until 1936...
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    Kangaroo dog (category Sighthounds)
    dog or kangaroo hound is an Australian type of sighthound purposely crossbred from a variety of sighthound breeds to produce a hunting dog. Kangaroo dogs...
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    Whippet (category Sighthounds)
    The whippet is a British breed of medium-sized dog, of the sighthound type, related to the larger greyhound and the smaller Italian greyhound. Apart from...
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  • Hound, the sighthound used by the Banjara people. Bully Kutta – an Indian mastiff used for hunting and guarding Chippiparai – a sighthound from Tamil...
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    Kazakh Tazy (category Sighthounds)
    Kazakh Tazy is a breed of sighthound hunting dog originating from Kazakhstan. Though it looks similar to the Saluki sighthound, it is a related but different...
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    The Magyar agár (MA) is a dog breed. It is a type of sighthound originating in Hungary and lands that previously belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
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  • whippets in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whippet is a medium-sized sighthound. Whippet may also refer to: Whippet (A1 locomotive), a 4-4-0 passenger...
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    Rampur Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
    The Rampur Greyhound is a breed of sighthound native to the Rampur region of Northern India, which lies between Delhi and Bareilly. It is believed the...
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    Polish Greyhound (category Sighthounds)
    Greyhound (Polish: chart polski, pronounced [xart ˈpɔlskʲi]) is a Polish sighthound breed. Despite its name, it is not a direct relative of the Greyhound...
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    or both. There are three types of hound, with several breeds type: Sighthounds (also called gazehounds) follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping...
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    Sloughi (category Sighthounds)
    is an ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family. It originates from North Africa and is found in Algeria, Tunisia...
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    Irish Wolfhound (category Sighthounds)
    The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. One of the...
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    Taigan (category Sighthounds)
    тайганы) (Kyrgyzskaya Borzaya in Russian), Mongolian Taiga dog is a breed of sighthound from Kyrgyzstan. The Taigan is found in the alpine Tian Shan region of...
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    Scottish Deerhound (category Sighthounds)
    The Scottish Deerhound, or simply the Deerhound, is a breed of large sighthound, once bred to hunt the red deer by coursing. In outward appearance it is...
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    Afghan Hound (category Sighthounds)
    that of the very earliest dog shows and the Kennel Club (UK). Various sighthounds were brought to England in the 1800s by army officers returning from...
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  • mechanically operated lure. Competition is typically limited to dogs of purebred sighthound breeds. The AKC has a pass/fail trial for all breeds called the Coursing...
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    Longdog (category Sighthounds)
    long-dog or longdog) is any dog of sighthound type, whether pure-bred or not. It is usually a cross-breed between two sighthounds of different breeds, one of...
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  • "Coursing". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2024-08-06. "Coursing | Sighthounds, Hares & Rabbits | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06...
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    Mudhol Hound (category Sighthounds)
    The Mudhol Hound, also known as the Caravan Hound, is a breed of sighthound from India. The Kennel Club of India (KCI) and Indian National Kennel Club...
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  • The American Sighthound Field Association or ASFA is a non-profit organization committed to sanctioning and providing a framework for the sport of lure...
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    Chippiparai (category Sighthounds)
    Chippiparai is a breed of sighthound from the State of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The Chippiparai has typical streamlined sighthound features with long legs...
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    The Great Dane is a German breed of large mastiff-sighthound, which descends from hunting dogs of the Middle Ages used to hunt bears, wild boar, and deer...
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    Chortai (category Sighthounds)
    The Chortai, sometimes spelt Chortaj, is a breed of sighthound from Ukraine. The Chortai is said to resemble a cross between a Greyhound and a short haired...
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