This was the origin of the many kinds of guard dogs. Sporting Group , dogs of this group have a keen nose for prey. They will tell their master where the birds are and retrieve the birds when they are shot. Some retrievers like the water and are good swimmers, so it is easy for them to get the prey from the water. Sight hounds spot their prey from a very far distance and chase it until it is exhausted, while scent hounds find their prey by smell.
Scent hounds work with police.
Searching for drugs and bombs. Dogs of this group can run at more than thirty-five miles per hour. The powerful and graceful body of a hound running at its maximum speed is a work of art. Many hounds are used as show dogs of racing hounds. Terrier Group , the name terrier comes from the Latin word terra, which means soil or ground, and these dogs are so named because they hunt prey hiding in burrows.