WESTERN WASHINGTON HOUND ASSOCIATION HOUND GROUP BREEDS Hounds, as a group, are the original hunting dogs around the world. Some hunt by scent, others through keen sight and great speed, and still others through a combination of scent and sight. Intelligence and independence are common traits. Afghan HoundAmerican FoxhoundBasset HoundBlack and Tan CoonhoundBluetick CoonhoundCirneco dell’EtnaEnglish FoxhoundGreyhoundIbizan HoundNorwegian ElkhoundPetit Basset Griffon VendeenPlottRedbone CoonhoundSalukiSloughi American English CoonhoundBasenjiBeagleBloodhoundBorzoiDachshundGrand Basset Griffon VendeenHarrierIrish WolfhoundOtterhoundPharaoh HoundPortugese Podengo PequenoRhodesian RidgebackScottish DeerhoundWhippet