Comparison: Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound and Tyrolean Hound

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

	Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound	Tyrolean Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	Austria	Austria
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	45–53 cm	42–50 cm
Recognition features	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	Thick double coat, red or black and tan (may also be tricolour) Marking above the eyes ("Vieräugl") in the black-and-tan variety Medium-sized, long, rectangular and robust
Coat	Rough, harsh coat without gloss, not shaggy; red and fawn.	Thick double coat, undercoat coarse rather than fine; red or black and tan.
Purpose	Mountain hound used both for hunting by giving tongue and, very often, for pure tracking of wounded game in difficult terrain.	Ideal working dog for the hunter in wood and mountains; hunts hare and fox on its own giving tongue and tracks all kinds of wounded game.

Breed page: Coarse-Haired Styrian Hound · Breed page: Tyrolean Hound

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