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German hound

German hound

FCI standard Nº 299
Origin
 Germany
Translation
 C. Seidler, revised by Dr. Paschoud
Group
 Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds
Section
 Section 1.3 Small sized hounds
Working
 With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Tuesday 28 January 1964
Publication of the official valid standard
 Tuesday 24 June 1997
Last update
 Monday 15 September 1997
En français, cette race se dit
 Brachet allemand
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Deutsche Bracke
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sabueso aleman
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Duitse Brak

Usage
Hound.

Brief historical summary
From the formerly numerically strong varieties of the Bracken, the only one surviving in Germany is the Westphalian Bracke. Its most significant local variety was the tricolour Sauerländer Holzbracke. Through melting this type with local Steinbracken, one certain type has evolved, which since 1900 has been designated as the Deutsche Bracke (German Bracke / Hound).

General appearance
That of a light, high stationed, elegant, yet strongly made hunting dog with a noble, comparatively fine head, good leathers and a well carried but in respect of the noble general appearance, remarkably thick tail. Slightly tucked up abdomen.

Important proportions
Length of head in dogs of medium size approximately 21 cm, from muzzle to beween eyes about 9 cm.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Fine, clean, elongated. Seen from the front, the head appears narrow and long, the skull only little broader than the not sharply protruding cheeks which merge very gradually with the muzzle.
Skull
 Slightly domed, occiput protrudes but only slightly. 
Stop
 Minimal.

Facial region
Nose
 Has a light, almost flesh coloured strip in its middle, while the wings of the nose have more or less dark pigment.
Lips
 Moderately pendant, corner of mouth small.
Nasal bridge
 Very slightly convex.
Jaws and teeth
 Extremely strong and even. Incisors meet either on top of each other or the inside of the upper incisors touches the outside of the lower incisors. Canines particularly strongly developed.
Eyes
 Dark, clear with friendly expression.
Ears
 Long, about 14 cm and broad, about 9 cm, close fitting and rounded at ends.

Neck
Moderate length and rather strong in relation to the head.

Body
Back
 Slightly arched.
Croup
 Falling away slightly.
Chest
 Deep, reaching to below elbows. Flatly rounded with long ribcage.

Tail
Long, not noticeably strong at the root. As a protection against knocking against tree trunks and branches, it has bushy long hair and is therefore comparatively thick, yet tapering to a point and somewhat brush-like. Tail is carried hanging down or upwards in a gentle curve.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 High, very well made, lean, fine boned and sinewy.
Shoulders
 Clean.
Elbows
 Close fitting.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh
 Thighs broad and full in profile.
Lower thigh
 Lower thigh long and not very broad, well angulated.

Feet
Longer than cat-feet, coarse, very tight toes.

Coat
Hair
 Long for a short haired dog. Very dense, hard, almost bristly. Well coated and dense on belly. Generally a little longer on underside of tail forming a moderate brush. Buttocks (thighs) well breeched.
Colour
 Red to yellow with black saddle or blanket and the white "Bracken" markings : blaze running through, white muzzle with neck ring (closed neck ring should be aimed for), white chest, legs and tip of tail.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 40 to 53 cm, moderate departure from these measurements permitted.

Faults
• Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

General faults
 Long cast, low body shape.
 Teckel-like (Dachshund type) head.
 Pointed, folded or short leathers.
 Sickle or ring tail.
 Faulty legs.
 Splayed, incorrect feet.
 Chocolate colour, particolour.
 Particolour.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography
http://www.fci.be/
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