Chien fouineur
English translation: Scent hound
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peer agreement (net): +1Scent hound Explanation: If this dog uses smell to hunt, perhaps this term would apply. Just a suggestion. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_hound |
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dog used for flushing out game/prey Explanation: This term would also be used, outside the hunting context, for a sniffer dog. It could be a scent hound, but not necessarily. Fouiner is finding prey, not chasing it. http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/fouineur https://www.thesprucepets.com/best-hunting-dogs-4177817 "Gun dogs are often used to hunt birds (and are thus also called bird dogs), though they sometimes hunt smaller prey like rabbits. This type of hunting dog is used to locate prey and flush it out for the hunter to shoot. The dog then retrieves the fallen prey for the hunter. Scent hounds follow prey trails with their noses, making quite a lot of noise while running after prey. This enables the hunter to follow the trail even when the dog is out of sight. Some scent hounds are "running" dogs that focus on pursuing prey. Others are "treeing" dogs that chase the prey up a tree and wait at the base until hunters can arrive." My dog is a scent hound and doesn't make any sound at all when chasing prey. Though chasing prey is an activity I strongly discourage, I've seen him in hot pursuit of red deer, rabbits, cats, a polecat and chickens and he never bayed or barked. That's because French griffon type scent hounds are used in a different way from English scent hounds and not bred to give voice so that hunters can follow on horseback. |
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