Comparison: Istrian Short-Haired Hound and Spanish Hound

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

	Istrian Short-Haired Hound	Spanish Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	Croatia	Spain
Category	–	Medium
Height at withers	–	48–57 cm
Recognition features	Snow-white coat with orange markings on head and body Short (1–2 cm), hard, shiny coat Slender, elegant body and a strong, melodic voice	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, hard, dense, shiny coat, 1–2 cm; snow-white with orange markings.	Dense, short, fine, smooth coat; white and orange (from lemon to deep russet).
Purpose	Enduring hound particularly fitted for hare, fox and boar hunting and also usable as a tracking leash hound; especially suited to rough, stony karst terrain.	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.

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