Wolf-hounds

In Middle-earth, the term "hound" (Q. "huo": pl. "huron") almost always means the fierce wolfhound (S. "huadraug"). These creatures range in size from the (relatively) diminutive dogs used by Hobbit farmers and shirriffs near the borders of the Shire to the great and noble beasts used by the noble Men of old to hunt the wargs and werewolves of Morgoth. Hounds are found wherever there are Men or Hobbits; they also sometimes run wild in desolate areas where Men no longer dwell.