Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26184570-20161228172605/@comment-26347028-20161229142336

Faenor of the Silver Laurel wrote: Actually... I know a bit on this subject. Elves did indeed hunt, and all that is known about their dogs are that they were hunting-hounds of surpassing speed and strength.

If you don't believe me, the Lay of Beren and Lúthien from the Silmarillion will verify my story. The Sindar were also weird and different in many other ways. It's not necessarily true for all, in the same way as some Elves used swords, some spears, some bows, and some axes.