Bavarian mountain welding dog

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Bavarian mountain welding dog
Bavarian mountain welding dog
FCI Standard No. 217
Origin :

Germany

Withers height:

Male : 47–52 cm.
Bitch: 44–48 cm

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The Bavarian Mountain Welding Dog is a German dog breed recognized by the FCI ( FCI Group 6, Section 2, Standard No. 217 ).

Origin and history

The Bavarian Mountain Hound originated at the end of the 19th century by the Hanover bloodhound with local Bracken with the aim crossed to breed a more mobile in mountainous terrain dog. The original bloodhounds had proven to be too heavy for use in the mountains. The unified mountain welding dog turned out to be not only a good hunting dog , but also a good family dog . The breed is a hunting working dog bred and from German breeding association, the FCI breed standard developed exclusively for hunters as welding dog handler , given act.

description

Typical red-brown coloring with a black mask

The Bavarian Mountain Welding Dog is a medium-sized (up to 52 cm), somewhat elongated dog with strong legs. He has dense, smoothly lying and moderately coarse hair in the colors deep red, deer red, red brown, red yellow, also pale yellow to bread color, red gray, with sometimes a darker back and darker pendulous ears. On the other hand, dogs that are completely dark in color are rare and atypical.

Individual evidence

  1. Breeding of the Bavarian Mountain Welding Dog on the website of the Club for Bavarian Mountain Welding Dogs 1912
  2. ^ Description of the breed on the website of the Club for Bavarian Mountain Welding Dogs 1912

Web links

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