Alpine Dachsbracke

Alpský jezevčíkovitý brakýř

Alpine Dachsbracke – side view
Photo: Mark Magdon, CC0, source
Alpine Dachsbracke – side view
Photo: Svenska Mässan from Sweden, CC BY 2.0, source
Alpine Dachsbracke – side view
Photo: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Alpine Dachsbracke – front view
Photo: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Alpine Dachsbracke – head
Photo: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

Key facts

FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originAustria
CategorySmall
Height at withers34–42 cm

Recognition features

Purpose

Robust, weather-resistant working dog of the mountain huntsman, used as a tracking hound for wounded deer and as a scenthound for hare and fox.

History

Already in ancient times a hunting dog of remarkable resemblance to the Alpine Dachsbracke was used. Crown Prince Rudolf of Habsburg had his gamekeepers include Alpine Dachsbracken on his hunting trips to Turkey and Egypt in 1881 and 1885. In 1932 the breed was recognised as the third Austrian scenthound breed, in 1975 it received its present name, and in 1991 it was placed in Section 2 of the FCI nomenclature.

Coat

Double coat with very thick top coat and dense undercoat; dark deer red or black with red-brown markings.

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