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About the Polish Hunting Dog

Origin: Poland
FCI status
Recognised by FCI
FCI group
Scent hounds and related breeds
Origin
Poland
Also called
Gonczy Polski
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What the breed standard says

Bred for
Hunting dog. Dog used for hunting boar and deer. Also used occasionally for hunting fox and hare in the mountainous region of Southern Poland
Behaviour and temperament
Stable and gentle. This dog is truly courageous and can even demonstrate proof of bravery. He is intelligent and easy to educate. Not aggressive but remaining wary towards strangers. To his qualities as a hunting dog, must be added those of an excellent guardian. During the hunt he gives voice with a characteristic melody in various intonations; a higher pitch for the females

Quoted from FCI standard n°354. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Characteristics

Size
Exercise needs
4 of 5
Easy to train
Amount of shedding
4 of 5
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 Polish Hunting Dog

What you get with the Polish Hunting Dog

  • Purpose stated in the standard: “Hunting dog. Dog used for hunting boar and deer. Also used occasionally for hunting fox and hare in the mountainous region of Southern Poland”
  • The standard describes the breed as: “Stable and gentle. This dog is truly courageous and can even demonstrate proof of bravery. He is intelligent and easy…”

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 · Polish Hunting Dog

Coat and colour

As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.

Coat

On the body the hair is harsh, lying close to the skin.

Abundant undercoat

more in winter, less in summer.

On the head and ears the hair is short and soft

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.

• Black and tan

  • The tan should be well distinct from the black.
  • The tan is a combination of brown and red.
  • The colour is very intense. • Brown (chocolate) and tan. • Red with nose black, brown or flesh coloured.
  • The fawn-red coat can be slightly overlaid with black.
  • Position of tan markings
  • over the eye, on muzzle, on front part of neck, on forechest, on lower part of limbs, behind and inside the thighs, around the anus, underside of tail.
  • Permissible: Small white marks on toes and chest

Shortened from FCI standard n°354 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.

Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Polish Hunting Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Polish Hunting Dog

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Polish Hunting Dog 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.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Polish Hunting Dog 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.

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