Comparison: Hellenic Hound and Spanish Hound

Hellenic Hound and Spanish Hound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Hellenic Hound	Spanish Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	Greece	Spain
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	45–55 cm	48–57 cm
Weight	17–20 kg	–
Recognition features	Black and tan; a small white chest patch is tolerated Short, dense, slightly hard, close-fitting coat Medium-sized, strong, vigorous, lively dog	White and orange in irregular, well-defined patches without ticking Remarkably deep chest and body much longer than the height at the withers Long ears, soft sad gaze, pronounced sexual dimorphism
Coat	Short, dense, slightly hard, close-fitting coat; black and tan with black mucous membranes, nose and nails.	Dense, short, fine, smooth coat; white and orange (from lemon to deep russet).
Purpose	Scent hound of great resistance, an active hunter alone or in a pack in lowland and mountain terrain and even on rocky ground; resonant, harmonious voice.	Hound for small game that is not averse to big game (boar, stag, fox, wolf, bear); the hunter reads the course of the hunt from the dog’s voice.

Breed page: Hellenic Hound · Breed page: Spanish Hound

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