The Hound Group is a designation used by most major English-language kennel clubs (American Kennel Club (AKC), Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC), Canadian Kennel Club (CKC), The Kennel Club (KC) and the New Zealand Kennel Club (NZKC) being the most notable).

Most hounds share the common ancestral trait of being used for hunting. Some use acute scenting powers to follow a trail. Others demonstrate a gift of stamina as they relentlessly run down quarry. Beyond this, however, generalizations about hounds are hard to come by, since the Group encompasses quite a diverse lot. There are Pharaoh Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Afghans and Beagles, among others. Some hounds share the distinct ability to produce a unique sound known as baying.

Dogs in the Hound Group. Differences between kennel clubs are noted in parentheses.

 Afghan Hound 
 American Foxhound (recognised only by the AKC and CKC) 
 Australian Dingo (recognised only by the ANKC)
 Azawakh (recognised only by the KC) 
 Basenji 
 Basset Bleu de Gascogne (recognised only by the KC)
 Basset Fauve de Bretagne (recognised only by the ANKC, KC and NZKC) 
 Basset Hound 
 Bavarian Mountain Hound (recognised only by the KC)
 Beagle 
 Black and Tan Coonhound (recognised only by the AKC and CKC) 
 Bloodhound
 Bluetick Coonhound (recognised only by the ANKC and NZKC) 
 Borzoi 
 Cirneco dell’Etna (recognised only by the KC)
 Dachshund  Drever (recognised only by the CKC) 
 English Foxhound
 Finnish Spitz (AKC Non-sporting Group) 
 Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen (recognised only by the KC) 
 Grand Bleu de Gascogne (recognised only by the KC)
 Greyhound 
 Hamiltonstövare (not recognised by the AKC and CKC) 
 Harrier (not recognised by the KC)
 Ibizan Hound 
 Irish Wolfhound 
 Norrbottenspets (recognised only by the CKC)
 Norwegian Elkhound 
 Norwegian Lundehund (recognised only by the KC and the CKC) 
 Otterhound
 Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen 
 Pharaoh Hound 
 Plott Hound (recognised only by the AKC)
 Portuguese Podengo (small) (recognised only by the KC) 
 Rhodesian Ridgeback 
 Saluki
 Scottish Deerhound 
 Segugio Italiano (recognised only by the KC) 
 Sloughi (not recognised by the AKC or CKC)
 Whippet

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