hunting dog

/ˌhʌntɪŋ ˌˈdɑg/

Other forms: hunting dogs

Definitions of hunting dog

1. noun

   a dog used in hunting game
   types:

   courser

   a dog trained for coursing

   Rhodesian ridgeback

   a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine

   hound, hound dog

   any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

   badger dog, dachshund, dachsie

   small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows

   terrier

   any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

   gun dog, sporting dog

   a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns

   Afghan, Afghan hound

   tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East

   basset, basset hound

   smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

   beagle

   a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound

   bloodhound, sleuthhound

   a large, powerful dog breed often used in tracking due to its acute sense of smell

   bluetick

   a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish grey

   boarhound

   large hound used in hunting wild boars

   coonhound

   any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons

   sausage dog, sausage hound

   informal term

   foxhound

   medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes

   harrier

   a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits

   Plott hound

   a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars

   redbone

   a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound

   wolfhound

   the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves

   greyhound

   a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog

   Ibizan Podenco, Ibizan hound

   breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt

   Norwegian elkhound, elkhound

   breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk

   otter hound, otterhound

   hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters

   Saluki, gazelle hound

   old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia

   Scottish deerhound, deerhound

   very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland

   staghound

   a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound

   Weimaraner

   large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat; originated in Germany

   bull terrier, bullterrier

   a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers

   Bedlington terrier

   a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb

   Border terrier

   small rough-coated terrier of British origin

   Kerry blue terrier

   an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat

   Irish terrier

   medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland

   Norfolk terrier

   English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears

   Norwich terrier

   English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears

   Yorkshire terrier

   very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan

   rat terrier, ratter

   any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats

   fox terrier

   small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes

   wire-haired terrier, wirehair, wirehaired terrier

   a terrier with wiry hair

   Airedale, Airedale terrier

   breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire

   cairn, cairn terrier

   a small, rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland

   Australian terrier

   small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn

   Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dinmont terrier

   a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears

   Boston bull, Boston terrier

   small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings

   schnauzer

   old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

   Scotch terrier, Scottie, Scottish terrier

   old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears

   Tibetan terrier, chrysanthemum dog

   breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails

   Sydney silky, silky terrier

   Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat

   Skye terrier

   Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye

   soft-coated wheaten terrier

   Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle

   West Highland white terrier

   small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland

   Lhasa, Lhasa apso

   a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs

   bird dog

   a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds

   water dog

   a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl

   retriever

   a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game

   Spanish pointer, pointer

   a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game

   setter

   a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

   spaniel

   any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

   griffon, wire-haired pointing griffon

   breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France

   type of:

   Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog

   a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds