Central Indiana Kennel Club
HOUND GROUP
Most hounds share the common ancestral trait of being used for hunting. Some use acute scenting powers to follow a trail. Others demonstrate a phenomenal gift of stamina as they relentlessly run down quarry. Beyond this, however, generalizations about hounds are hard to come by, since the Group encompasses quite a diverse lot. There are Pharaoh Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Afghans and Beagles, among others. Some hounds share the distinct ability to produce a unique sound known as baying. You'd best sample this sound before you decide to get a hound of your own to be sure it's your cup of tea.
AFGHAN HOUND: INDEPENDENT, SWEET, SILLY
AMERICAN ENGLISH COONHOUND: SWEET, MELLOW, SOCIABLE
AMERICAN FOXHOUND: EASY-GOING, SWEET-TEMPERED, INDEPENDENT
BASENJI: SMART, POISED, INDEPENDENT
BASSET HOUND: PATIENT, LOW-KEY, CHARMING
BEAGLE: MERRY, FRIENDLY, CURIOUS
BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND: EASY-GOING, BRIGHT, BRAVE
BLOODHOUND: INDEPENDENT, INQUISITIVE, FRIENDLY
BLUETICK COONHOUND: SMART, DEVOTED, TENACIOUS
BORZOI: REGALLY DIGNIFIED, LOYAL, AFFECTIONATE
CIRNECO DELL’ETNA: INDEPENDENT, FRIENDLY, AFFECTIONATE
DACHSHUND: SPUNKY, CURIOUS, FRIENDLY
ENGLISH FOXHOUND: GENTLE, AFFECTIONATE, SOCIABLE
GREYHOUND: INDEPENDENT, GENTLE, NOBLE
HARRIER: OUTGOING, FRIENDLY, PEOPLE-ORIENTED
IBIZAN HOUND: EVEN-TEMPERED, POLITE, FAMILY-ORIENTED
IRISH WOLFHOUND: CALM, DIGNIFIED, COURAGEOUS
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND: CONFIDENT, DEPENDABLE, FRIENDLY
OTTERHOUND: AMIABLE, BOISTEROUS, EVEN-TEMPERED
PETIT BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN: ALERT, VIVACIOUS, HAPPY
PHARAOH HOUND: SMART, NOBLE, FRIENDLY
PLOTT: LOYAL, INTELLIGENT, ALERT
PORTUGUESE PODENGO PEQUENO: LIVELY, PLAYFUL, CHARMING
REDBONE COONHOUND: EVEN-TEMPERED, AMIABLE, EAGER TO PLEASE
RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK: DIGNIFIED, EVEN-TEMPERED, AFFECTIONATE
SALUKI: GENTLE, DIGNIFIED, INDEPENDENT-MINDED
SCOTTISH DEERHOUND: DIGNIFIED, GENTLE, POLITE
SLOUGHI: RESERVED, GRACEFUL, NOBLE
TREEING WALKER COONHOUND: SMART, BRAVE, COURTEOUS
WHIPPET: CALM, AFFECTIONATE, PLAYFUL