Comparison: Austrian Black and Tan Hound and Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound

Austrian Black and Tan Hound and Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Austrian Black and Tan Hound
Photo: Steffen Heinz ( Caronna ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound
Photo: Sciencia58, CC0, source
Austrian Black and Tan HoundCoarse-Haired Styrian Hound
FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originAustriaAustria
CategoryMediumMedium
Height at withers48–56 cm45–53 cm
Recognition features
  • Black coat with small, clearly defined light to dark fawn markings
  • Two fawn spots above the eyes ("Vieräugl") are mandatory
  • Smooth, dense coat with a silky sheen, about 2 cm long
  • Rough, harsh, lustreless coat, shorter on the head and forming a moustache
  • Red and fawn colour, a white chest mark is permitted
  • Medium-sized, strongly muscled dog with a serious but not vicious expression
CoatSmooth, close-fitting, dense, resilient coat with silky sheen; black with fawn markings.Rough, harsh coat without gloss, not shaggy; red and fawn.
PurposeUniversally popular hound suited to heavy work in high mountains as well as flat country, hunting by giving tongue and tracking wounded game.Mountain hound used both for hunting by giving tongue and, very often, for pure tracking of wounded game in difficult terrain.

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