- Red ( fox coloured ) going from yellowy red to a rust tone with black mantle or saddle.
- The mantle or saddle go as far as the head which shows black marks on either side of the temples
- Permissible: On the chest a round white mark no larger than 2 cm in diameter
About the Serbian Hound
Origin: Serbia
- Typical life span
- 12-14 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 20-25 kg
- Female
- 18-22 kg
- Height
- Male
- 46-56 cm
- Female
- 44-54 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- Serbia
- Also called
- Sabueso Serbio
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Serbian Hound?
Medium-sized, robust scent hound with a distinctive short, dense red coat and black saddle (mantle), known for stamina, determination, and endurance in mountainous hunting terrain
Serbian Hound history and origins
Ancient Balkan scenthound believed descended from Phoenician hounds, developed in Serbia for hunting hare, fox, and wild boar in mountainous terrain. First standard dates to 1924, formerly known as the Balkan Hound, recognized by FCI
Serbian Hound appearance and size
Males typically weigh 20-25 kg and stand 46-56 cm at the shoulder; females 18-22 kg and 44-54 cm.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Scent hound
- Behaviour and temperament
“Kind, with lively”
Quoted from FCI standard n°150. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Characteristics
- Size
- Medium
- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Scent hound” 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
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 2 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Serbian Hound
What you get with the Serbian Hound
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Scent hound”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Kind, with lively”
- Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “Short, abundant, glearning, quite thick and lying well over all the body with undercoat.”
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 · Serbian Hound
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.
Coat
Short, abundant, glearning, quite thick and lying well over all the body with undercoat.
Hair slightly longer on back of thighs and underside of tail
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°150 — 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 breed standard says
- Size
- “Height at withers: Males: 46 -56 cm, ideal height between 51 and 52 cm. Females: 44 -54 cm, ideal height between 48 and 49 cm”
- FCI distinguishes an ideal from what is permitted.
Quoted from FCI standard n°150. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Serbian Hound in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Serbian Hound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Serbian 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 Serbian 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.