- Light to dark deer-red, more or less intensely brindled, with or without mask.
- Permissible: Small white patches on forechest to be
About the Hanoverian Scent Hound
Origin: Germany
- Typical life span
- 10-14 years
- Size
- Large — from its typical weight
- Weight
- 36-45 kg
- Height
- 48-55 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- Germany
- Also called
- Rastreador de Hannover
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Hanoverian Scent Hound?
Robust medium-large scenthound known for its exceptional tracking ability and calm, determined temperament. Descended from medieval Liam hounds, this breed was specifically developed to track wounded game for hunters.
Hanoverian Scent Hound history and origins
Descended from medieval Liam hounds in Germany; developed to track wounded game for hunters. Recognized by the FCI (Standard No. 213).
Hanoverian Scent Hound appearance and size
Typically 36-45 kg and 48-55 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Tracking hound for wounded game, Scenthound. In accordance with his hunting requirements as a highly specialised huntingdog for the tracking of wounded game, the Hannoverscher Schweißhund has to display all by the FCI recognized Breed Club’s required hunting abilities, endurance, potential the working trials and be useful for the more difficult tracking of game
- Behaviour and temperament
“Calm and assured temperament, at the same time sensitive with his handler, choosy and discerning with strangers. High capabilities of concentration in any tracking work with strong loyalty to the hunter in charge”
Quoted from FCI standard n°213. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Characteristics
- Size
- Large
- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Tracking hound for wounded game, Scenthound. In accordance with his hunting requirements as a highly specialised huntingdog for the tracking of wounded game, the Hannoverscher Schweißhund has to display all by the FCI recognized Breed Club’s required hunting abilities, endurance, potential the working trials and be useful for the more difficult tracking of game” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 4 of 5
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- —
- Grooming needs
- 3 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Hanoverian Scent Hound
What you get with the Hanoverian Scent Hound
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Tracking hound for wounded game, Scenthound”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Calm and assured temperament, at the same time sensitive with his handler, choosy and discerning with strangers”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Hanoverian Scent Hound
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.
Coat
somewhat longer and coarser on the rear edges of the upper thighs only.
Coat on tail is dense and coarse, a little longer and coarser on the underside
- Short
- Thick
- Coarse to harsh
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°213 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Hanoverian Scent Hound down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Hanoverian Scent Hound in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Hanoverian Scent Hound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Hanoverian Scent Hound on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Hanoverian Scent Hound breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.