Modern hiking and greyhound

In ancient times, greyhound dogs intended for hunting animals in open areas were brought out in North Africa. The dogs of those times had tall legs and an elongated head. Somewhat later, the same hunting dogs appeared in the steppes of Asia. At that time, hunting was widespread in Asia On horses with greyhounds, later, this kind of hunting was adopted by the peoples of the Caucasus and the Black Sea region, and then by Europe.

To date, the greyhound dog has a thin long muzzle, a dark nose, small thin ears, close to each other, a flat long neck, a broad chest, sinewy legs, narrow paws and a straight back, as well as an average tail length. The wool of this dog is wavy, thick and silky. By color, greyhound There are white, black, gray, red, as well as broken colors. Since this dog breed has a long neck, a collar for the greyhound should be chosen to match.

The nature of such breeds of dogs is commercial, and is expressed in speed and endurance, the ability to travel long distances and independently to search for the beast, as well as in a calm attitude towards the caught beast.

For today, a large number of breeds of greyhounds are distinguished, for example, the Central Asian greyhound or the pelvis, the Eastern greyhound or the Taigan, the Russian Borzoi, the Horta Greyhound and the Russian steppe greyhound.

In modern times hunting with greyhounds corresponds to an earlier practiced hunting, with the difference that now hunters rarely ride horseback, and often walk. This type of hunting has become very widespread, and requires the hunter to have sufficient knowledge about the habits of the beast, the hunting grounds used, and also the quality of endurance, since the hunter makes a long distance trip through various types of soil. Depending on the types of soil, hunting with dogs of greyhounds it happens:

- According to the powder;

- on the blackstone.

To go hunting, the greyhound dog should be able to use his instincts when searching for the beast, not to miss the beast that was caught, and not to leave the hunter while moving the latter.

However, there are some disadvantages of hunting with a greyhound dog on foot. A hunter can use for hunting those places that are located near his residence, and also the mass of mined animals can not be more than seven kilograms, since the greater weight is heavy when worn.

Greyhounds are used for the production of such animals as foxes, small ungulates and hares. The work of the dog is that she must first see the beast, pursue it, and then catch up and strangle. The hunter, at the same time, must see that the greyhound has taken the trail and walks along it, and follow the greyhound until the beast is caught.

Many hunters use a rifle when catching a beast. The hunter makes a shot at the beast, and kills him or injures him, while the greyhound never misses the wounded beast under any circumstances.

In order to properly train the greyhound dog for hunting, it is necessary to have an inventory such as a bow collar for the greyhound, a leash for its driving, a whip for acting on the dog and a bag for carrying complementary foods. The dog should learn to walk next to the hunter on foot, and then with the horse, in case of hunting on horses. Also the greyhound should be able to use his sense of smell in order to be able to take the correct track of the beast.

Thus, knowing what kind of equipment is needed for training greyhounds, and how to properly train, you can make a real hunter from the dog, able to quickly and quickly respond to the beast, to travel long distances in pursuit of him, and also to independently search for the beast in his wake . We can say that the greyhound dog is a good hunter with excellent qualities and character.