The Bavarian Mountain Hound (German: Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund) is a breed of dog from Germany. As a scent hound, it has been used in Germany since the early 20th century to trail wounded game.
Bavarian Mountain Hound
Traits
Height
Males
47–52 cm (19–20 in)
Females
44–48 cm (17–19 in)
Coat
short, dense, or wirey
Colour
Deer red, tan, fawn, chestnut, black head/face/ears
The Bavarian Mountain Hound's head is strong and elongated. The skull is relatively broad and slightly domed. It has a pronounced stop and a slightly curved nosebridge. The muzzle should be broad with solid jaws, and its lips fully covering the mouth. Its nose is black or dark red with wide nostrils. Its ears are high set and medium in length. They are broader at the base and rounded at the tips, hanging heavily against the head. Its body is slightly longer than it is tall and slightly raised at the rump. The neck medium in length, strong, with a slight dewlap. Topline sloping slightly upward from withers to hindquarters. Chest well-developed, long, moderately wide, and well let-down with a slight tuck-up. It has a long, fairly straight croup and solid back. While its tail is set on high, medium in length and hanging to the hock, carried level to the ground or hanging down.[citation needed]
The Bavarian Mountain Hound is a medium-sized dog, typically weighing between 20 and 30 kg. Males are 47 to 52 cm (18.5 to 20.5 in) tall, while females are 44 to 48 cm (17.5 to 19 in).[1]
The coat is short, thick and glossy, lying very flat against the body, and moderately harsh. It is finer on the head and ears, harsher and longer on the abdomen, legs, and tail. Its coat can come in shades of black-masked fawn, red, or brindle, sometimes with a white marking on the chest.[2][3][4]
Temperamentedit
Bavarian Mountain Hounds are calm, poised, and very attached to their family but reserved with strangers. When hunting, they are hard, single-minded, and persistent.[5] They are not often seen as pets; most are still employed by as hunters and trackers.[6]
Healthedit
A 2009 study found an inbreeding coefficient of 4.5% among registered dogs between 1992 and 2004, the lowest of the three scent-hound breeds studied.[7]
Historyedit
The Bavarian Mountain Dog was developed in the 19th century by crossbreeding the Hanover Hound with the Tyrolean Hound and other hunting dogs.[2] The result was a hunting dog ideal for the work in the mountains, smaller and more agile in broken mountain terrain.[5][6] The Bavarian Mountain Dog specialises in tracking injured big game such as deer, following the traces of blood the prey loses after being shot.[8][2]
In 1912, the "Klub für Bayrische Gebirgsschweißhunde", (Club for Bavarian Mountain hound), was founded in Munich.[1] Afterwards, the breed gained popularity in Austria and Hungary.[8]
^ ab"FCI-Standard N° 217: BAYERISCHER GEBIRGSSCHWEISSHUND" (PDF). FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL). 22 September 2017.
^ abcMorris, Desmond (2002). Dogs : the ultimate dictionary of over 1,000 dog breeds. Internet Archive. North Pomfret, Vt. : Trafalgar Square Pub. ISBN978-1-57076-219-2.
^Bruce Fogle (1995). The encyclopedia of the dog. Internet Archive. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN978-0-7894-0149-6.
^"Breed Standards : Bavarian Mountain Hound | United Kennel Club (UKC)". www.ukcdogs.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
bavarian, mountain, hound, german, bayerischer, gebirgsschweißhund, breed, from, germany, scent, hound, been, used, germany, since, early, 20th, century, trail, wounded, game, traitsheightmales47, females44, coatshort, dense, wireycolourdeer, fawn, chestnut, b. The Bavarian Mountain Hound German Bayerischer Gebirgsschweisshund is a breed of dog from Germany As a scent hound it has been used in Germany since the early 20th century to trail wounded game Bavarian Mountain HoundTraitsHeightMales47 52 cm 19 20 in Females44 48 cm 17 19 in Coatshort dense or wireyColourDeer red tan fawn chestnut black head face earsLife spanover 10 yearsKennel club standardsVDHstandardFederation Cynologique InternationalestandardDog domestic dog Contents 1 Description 1 1 Temperament 2 Health 3 History 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription editThe Bavarian Mountain Hound s head is strong and elongated The skull is relatively broad and slightly domed It has a pronounced stop and a slightly curved nosebridge The muzzle should be broad with solid jaws and its lips fully covering the mouth Its nose is black or dark red with wide nostrils Its ears are high set and medium in length They are broader at the base and rounded at the tips hanging heavily against the head Its body is slightly longer than it is tall and slightly raised at the rump The neck medium in length strong with a slight dewlap Topline sloping slightly upward from withers to hindquarters Chest well developed long moderately wide and well let down with a slight tuck up It has a long fairly straight croup and solid back While its tail is set on high medium in length and hanging to the hock carried level to the ground or hanging down citation needed The Bavarian Mountain Hound is a medium sized dog typically weighing between 20 and 30 kg Males are 47 to 52 cm 18 5 to 20 5 in tall while females are 44 to 48 cm 17 5 to 19 in 1 The coat is short thick and glossy lying very flat against the body and moderately harsh It is finer on the head and ears harsher and longer on the abdomen legs and tail Its coat can come in shades of black masked fawn red or brindle sometimes with a white marking on the chest 2 3 4 Temperament edit Bavarian Mountain Hounds are calm poised and very attached to their family but reserved with strangers When hunting they are hard single minded and persistent 5 They are not often seen as pets most are still employed by as hunters and trackers 6 Health editA 2009 study found an inbreeding coefficient of 4 5 among registered dogs between 1992 and 2004 the lowest of the three scent hound breeds studied 7 History editThe Bavarian Mountain Dog was developed in the 19th century by crossbreeding the Hanover Hound with the Tyrolean Hound and other hunting dogs 2 The result was a hunting dog ideal for the work in the mountains smaller and more agile in broken mountain terrain 5 6 The Bavarian Mountain Dog specialises in tracking injured big game such as deer following the traces of blood the prey loses after being shot 8 2 In 1912 the Klub fur Bayrische Gebirgsschweisshunde Club for Bavarian Mountain hound was founded in Munich 1 Afterwards the breed gained popularity in Austria and Hungary 8 See also editDogs portal List of dog breedsReferences edit a b FCI Standard N 217 BAYERISCHER GEBIRGSSCHWEISSHUND PDF FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE AISBL 22 September 2017 a b c Morris Desmond 2002 Dogs the ultimate dictionary of over 1 000 dog breeds Internet Archive North Pomfret Vt Trafalgar Square Pub ISBN 978 1 57076 219 2 Bruce Fogle 1995 The encyclopedia of the dog Internet Archive Dorling Kindersley ISBN 978 0 7894 0149 6 Breed Standards Bavarian Mountain Hound United Kennel Club UKC www ukcdogs com Retrieved 2024 04 10 a b Alderton David Morgan Tracy 2002 Dogs Smithsonian Handbooks Revised ed Dk Pub p 37 ISBN 978 0 7894 8981 4 a b Wilcox Bonnie 1989 Atlas of dog breeds of the world Internet Archive Neptune City N J T F H Publications ISBN 978 0 86622 899 2 Voges S Distl O October 2009 Inbreeding trends and pedigree analysis of Bavarian mountain hounds Hanoverian hounds and Tyrolean hounds Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics Zeitschrift Fur Tierzuchtung Und Zuchtungsbiologie 126 5 357 365 doi 10 1111 j 1439 0388 2009 00800 x ISSN 1439 0388 PMID 19765162 a b Hunderasse Bayrischer Gebirgsschweisshund nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bayerischer Gebirgsschweisshund nbsp Animals portal nbsp Dogs portal nbsp Germany portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bavarian Mountain Hound amp oldid 1218172427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
