Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from very different lines. Initially the selections would have centered on domestication and useful qualities such as hunting ability. Later, dogs were also selected to give attractive and distinctive forms resulting in a vast variety of types. The process continues today, resulting in a tremendous variety of dog breeds.

Dog breeds can be divided into different categories, such as:

Hunting Dogs

A hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting, or whose breed was originally developed to do so.

Types of hunting dogs:

        Hounds

A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted.

Sporting Dogs / Gundogs / Bird Dogs

Sporting dogs, also called gun dogs or bird dogs, were developed to assist hunters or sports people to retrieve prey, usually birds…

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