- The ideal colour is dark deer red with or without black hairs lightly interspersed.
- Black with clearly defined red-brown markings on head (Vieräugl), chest, legs, feet and underside of tail
- Permissible: White star on chest
About the Alpine Dachsbracke
Origin: Austria
- Typical life span
- 12-14 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- 15-18 kg
- Height
- 34-42 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- Austria
- Also called
- Dachsbracke de Los Alpes
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Alpine Dachsbracke?
Sturdy, short-legged Austrian scent hound with dense double coat, originally bred for tracking wounded game in high-altitude Alpine terrain. Built low-to-the-ground with a robust, weather-resistant build designed for rugged mountainous conditions.
Alpine Dachsbracke history and origins
Developed in the Austrian Alps during the mid-19th century as a durable scent hound for tracking wounded deer, boar, and hare over rugged terrain. Descended from larger Austrian hounds crossed with Dachshunds, it was a favorite of Crown Prince Rudolf of Habsburg and is officially recognized by the FCI.
Alpine Dachsbracke appearance and size
Typically 15-18 kg and 34-42 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- A robust, weather resistant working dog used by the mountain huntsman. The Alpine Dachsbracke is used as a tracking hound for wounded deer and as scenthound for hare and fox
- Behaviour and temperament
“Expression intelligent and friendly. Fearless personality”
Quoted from FCI standard n°254. 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: “A robust, weather resistant working dog used by the mountain huntsman. The Alpine Dachsbracke is used as a tracking hound for wounded deer and as scenthound for hare and fox” 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
- 4 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 Alpine Dachsbracke
What you get with the Alpine Dachsbracke
- Purpose stated in the standard: “A robust, weather resistant working dog used by the mountain huntsman”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Expression intelligent and friendly. Fearless personality”
- Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “The double coat consists of very thick top coat and a dense undercoat, which covers the…”
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 · Alpine Dachsbracke
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible.
Coat
The double coat consists of very thick top coat and a dense undercoat, which covers the whole body and is close fitting
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°254 — 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 Alpine Dachsbracke in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Alpine Dachsbracke
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Alpine Dachsbracke 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 Alpine Dachsbracke 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.