For a long time in North Africa, greyhound hunting dogs were bred, intended for catching animals in the open. Dogs of those times had high legs and an elongated head. A little later, the same hunting dogs appeared in the steppes of Asia. In those days, hunting was widespread in Asia. on horses with greyhounds, later, this type of hunting was adopted by the peoples of the Caucasus and the Black Sea, and then Europe.
Today, a greyhound dog has a thin long muzzle, a dark nose, small thin ears located at a close distance from each other, a flat long neck, wide chest, sinewy legs, narrow legs and a straight back, as well as a medium-long tail. The coat of such a dog is wavy, thick and silky. By color, greyhound it is white, black, gray, red, as well as a broken color. Since this breed of dog has a long neck, you should select the appropriate collar for the greyhound.
The nature of such breeds of dogs is commercial, and is expressed in playfulness and endurance, the ability to travel long distances and independently search for the beast, as well as in a calm attitude to the caught beast.
Today, there are a large number of breeds of greyhound dogs, for example, the Central Asian greyhound or basins, Eastern greyhound or taigan, Russian canine greyhound, Horta greyhound and Russian steppe greyhound.
In modern times, hunting with greyhounds corresponds to the earlier practiced hunting with the difference that now hunters rarely ride, and more often go on foot. This type of hunting is very widespread, and requires the hunter to have sufficient knowledge about the habits of the beast, the terrain used for hunting, and also such quality as endurance, since the hunter makes a long-distance trip over various types of soil. Depending on the type of soil, hunting with greyhound dogs it happens:
- by powder;
- on the Black Trop.
In order to go hunting, a greyhound dog must be able to use its instinct when searching for a beast, not to miss the beast that was caught, and not to leave the hunter when moving the latter.
However, there are some disadvantages of hunting with a greyhound dog on foot. The hunter can use for hunting those places that are located close to his residence, as well as the mass of animals caught can not be more than seven kilograms, since more weight is heavy when carried.
Greyhounds are used to hunt animals such as foxes, small ungulates, and hares. The dog’s job is to first see the beast, chase it, and then catch and strangle it. In this case, the hunter should see that the greyhound dog has taken a track and follows it, and follow the greyhound until the beast is caught.
Many hunters use a gun to catch the beast. The hunter makes a shot at the beast, and kills him or injures him, while the greyhound under no circumstances misses the wounded beast.
In order to properly train a greyhound dog for hunting, it is necessary to have such equipment as a bow collar for a greyhound, a leash for driving it, a whip for influencing the dog and a bag for wearing complementary foods. The dog must learn to walk next to a foot hunter, and then with a horse, in the case of horse riding. Also, the greyhound must be able to use its sense of smell in order to be able to take the trail of the beast correctly.
Thus, knowing what equipment is needed for training borzoi dogs and how to properly train them, you can make a real hunter out of a dog who can quickly and quickly respond to animals, overcome long distances in pursuit of him, and also independently search for animals in his tracks . We can say that a greyhound dog is a good hunter with excellent qualities and character.