Deutsche Bracke

• Group 6: Run Scent hounds and related breeds
• Section 1: Hounds

• With working trial

Germany

Westphalian Bracke

40-53 cm

The German Hound is recognized by the FCI German breed ( FCI group 6, section 1.3, Standard No. 299 ).

Origin and History

From 1896 founded in Olpe German Bracken club the then still existing north-western Germany brackish breeds were summarized. Since 1900, the unit type is officially called " German Pad". Colloquially are after the former main distribution area nor the names " Olper Pad", " Sauerland Pad" or " Westphalian Bracke " familiar.

Description

The German Hound is a lighter, more elegant, too high on leg and powerful dog with proud head carriage. The withers height to 53 cm. For a short-haired dog's hair is long, very dense, hard, almost foxed in red to yellow with black saddle or mantle and the white brackish badge: continuous blaze, white skirt with collar, white chest, white tip of tail. His ears are long (about 14 cm) and wide ( about 9 cm); Close fitting, rounded down.

Use

After the brackish hunting fox and rabbit due to legal regulations ( Federal Hunting Law § 19) is rarely carried out, the main application of the Deutsche Bracke as a hunting dog is now the Stöber work on ungulates.