German bracke

German bracke
FCI Standard No. 299
	Group 6: hounds , bloodhounds and allied breeds; Section 1: Hounds; 1.3 Small hounds With work trial ;
Origin :	Germany
Alternative names:	Westphalian hound
Withers height:	40 to 53 cm
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The German Bracke is a German dog breed recognized by the FCI ( FCI Group 6, Section 1.3, Standard No. 299 ).

Origin and history

The German Bracken Club, founded in Olpe in 1896 , brought together the then still existing Northwest German Bracken breeds . Since 1900 the unit type has been officially called "Deutsche Bracke". Colloquially, after the former main distribution area, the terms "Olper Bracke", " Sauerländer Bracke " or "Westfälische Bracke" are still used.

description

The German Bracke is a lighter, more elegant, high-legged and strong dog with a proud head posture. The height at the withers is up to 53 cm. For a short-haired dog, the hair is long, very thick, hard, almost foxed in red to yellow with a black saddle or coat and the white bracken markings: continuous blaze , white muzzle with neck ring, white chest, white tip of the tail. Its ears are long (about 14 cm) and wide (about 9 cm); well fitting, rounded at the bottom.

use

Since the bracken hunt for foxes and hares is hardly carried out any more due to legal regulations ( BJagdG § 19), the main area of application of the German bracke as a hunting dog is now the browsing for hoofed game.

Individual evidence

↑ Hartmut Roth: When the bell rings. Bracken - The hunting dogs . In: Wild and Dog . No. 13 , 2004, ISSN 0043-5422 , p. 12–19 , here p. 15 ( deutscher-bracken-club.de [PDF; 371 kB ]).

Web links

Commons : Deutsche Bracke - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Hartmut Roth: When the bell rings. Bracken - The hunting dogs . In: Wild and Dog . No. 13 , 2004, ISSN 0043-5422 , p. 12–19 , here p. 15 ( deutscher-bracken-club.de [PDF; 371 kB ]).