Are Gh Also Scent Hounds?

[Guest rferguson]

We know they are sight hounds. But are they also skilled scent hounds?

 

I take my boy on walks and often his head is down drawing scents off the ground. Often swaying side to side like a tracker. Sometimes I think he even follows a scent.

 

This is similar behavior that I observed in a Vizsla, which is a state of the art hunting dog.

 

Around the house, his smell also finds things like treat crumbs or interesting finds in the basement.

[Batmom]

One of my girls has competed in nosework. So have several other GT members' hounds. Pretty well all dogs are scenthounds.

[Guest Wasserbuffel]

They are classified as sighthounds because that's their primary mode of hunting game, by using their acute visual sense to track prey and their speed to catch it.

 

But they're still dogs, and have the keen sense of smell any other dog would have. Probably less keen than scenthound breeds, but not something they don't use.

[greysmom]

Greyhounds primary hunting mode is through sight, but they *can* track as well. Your boy may enjoy participating in nosework or barn hunt classes.

[GeorgeofNE]

Buck spends his entire morning walk hunting bunnies with his nose glued to the ground.

 

All dogs have keen senses of smell. The greyhound's advantage would be that not only could he find it by scent, he could see it very far away and run fast enough to catch it!

[racindog]

Oh yes they can scent. Several have done well in NACSW nosework and I even know of some that obtained an AKC Tracking title(TD).

[Beachbum1]

Both of my boys turn into bloodhounds when we are out walking.

 

And when they find something REALLY good they start hacking/gagging/snorting.......very happy with themselves.

[rsieg]

I was amused the first winter snowfall I walked my guys. They always would sniff, move around and eventually "find" something and spend time sniffing at it.

 

After the snow, I could see what they found -- always stopped to sniff at a yellow patch of snow :-)

[Annette]

I was amused the first winter snowfall I walked my guys. They always would sniff, move around and eventually "find" something and spend time sniffing at it.

 

After the snow, I could see what they found -- always stopped to sniff at a yellow patch of snow :-)

 

Our pups have been very good at finding mice tunneling in the snow.