Comparison: Bosnian Broken-Haired Hound (Barak) and Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound

Bosnian Broken-Haired Hound (Barak) and Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Bosnian Broken-Haired Hound (Barak)	Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Austria
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	46–56 cm	45–53 cm
Weight	16–24 kg	–
Recognition features	Long, hard, shaggy, tousled coat with dense undercoat Wheaten yellow, reddish yellow, earthy grey or blackish, often with white markings Pronounced bushy eyebrows; serious yet playful expression	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
Coat	Long, hard, shaggy, tousled coat with dense undercoat; wheaten yellow to grey, often with white markings.	Rough, harsh coat without gloss, not shaggy; red and fawn.
Purpose	Resistant, persistent scent hound with a sonorous, high-sounding voice.	Mountain hound used both for hunting by giving tongue and, very often, for pure tracking of wounded game in difficult terrain.

Breed page: Bosnian Broken-Haired Hound (Barak) · Breed page: Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound

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