Steirische Rauhhaarbracke COARSE-HAIRED STYRIAN HOUND Styrian coarse-haired Hound

Steirische Rauhhaarbracke COARSE-HAIRED STYRIAN HOUND Styrian coarse-haired Hound

FCI-Standard N° 62/ 18.06.1996 / GB

TRANSLATION : C. Seidler.

ORIGIN : Austria.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD : 10.10.1995.

UTILIZATION : The breed's work does not only consist in hunting with giving tongue but very often in purely tracking wounded game in difficult mountain territory.

CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds .
Section 1.2. Medium-sized hounds
With working trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : Carl Peintinger, industrialist in Styria, began breeding in 1870 by crossing the Hanoverian Scent Hound bitch "Hela 1" with a coarse-haired male Istrian Hound, which excelled in hunting qualities and appearance. The best puppies from this litter were reared and selective breeding from them was continued. Their rough coats made the dogs resistant to the inclemencies of the weather.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Medium size, strong muscles. Expression serious but not vicious.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : A passionate, tough hunting dog which unceasingly giving tongue; a firm and determined tracker.

HEAD CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Slightly rounded. Occiput well developed.
Stop : Clear.


FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black.
Muzzle: Strong and straight.
Lips : Not pendant.
Jaws/Teeth : Strong scissor bite. A complete set with 42 teeth is sought after; the absence of totally two PM1 or PM2 (premolar 1 or 2) is tolerated; the M3 (molar 3) are not taken into account.
Eyes : With brown iris.
Leathers : Not too large, lying flat, covered with fine hair.

NECK : Strong, not too long .

BODY :
Back : Straight and broad.
Loins : Moderately tucked up.
Croup : Falling away obliquely.
Chest : Deep and broad.

TAIL : Medium length, strong at root, well coated, never curled but carried upwards in slight sickle shape. Brush, with no plume, on underside.

LIMBS FOREQUARTERS : Legs straight in position, muscular with good angulation.
Shoulders : Well laid back.
HINQUARTERS : Muscular, strong, well angulated. Straight position when seen from rear .

FEET : Not too large. Toes well arched, close together. Pads hard, not too large .

MOVEMENT : Ground covering, elastic.



COAT HAIR : Rough coat, not shaggy, without gloss, harsh and coarse. Coat on head is shorter than on body, forms a moustache.

COLOUR : Red and fawn. White mark on chest permitted.

HEIGHT :
Height at withers : 45-53 cm
Dogs 47-53 cm
Bitches 45-51 cm.

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.
Head too fine.
Leathers folded or too pointed.
Tail too short, too thin or curled too much upwards, forming a plume.
Weak legs.
Coat too long, thin, curly or soft.
Shy in temperament.

ELIMINATING FAULTS :
Aggressiv oder ängstlich.
Under or overshot mouth ; more than two premolars (PM1 or PM2) missing.
Any colour other than mentioned in the standard.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.