- Red to yellow with black saddle or blanket and the white "Bracken" markings: blaze running through, white muzzle with neck ring (closed neck ring should be aimed for), white chest, legs and tip of tail
About the German Hound
Origin: Germany
- Typical life span
- 10-14 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- 18-25 kg
- Height
- Male
- 48-53 cm
- Female
- 46-51 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- Germany
- Also called
- Sabueso Aleman
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a German Hound?
Medium-sized scent hound with athletic build and tricolor short coat, bred for hunting in packs with elegant, resilient structure and muscular build
German Hound history and origins
The German Hound (Deutsche Bracke) was developed in the Westphalia region of Germany from various local Bracke types for hunting wild boar and deer. The official breed standard was established in 1900 after breed clubs merged in 1896 to unify the type.
German Hound appearance and size
Males typically stand 48-53 cm at the shoulder and females 46-51 cm.
German Hound temperament and personality
Generally described as intelligent, loyal, energetic, calm and confident.
That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Hound
Quoted from FCI standard n°299. 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: “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
- 5 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the German Hound
What you get with the German Hound
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Hound”
- Commonly described as: “Intelligent, loyal, energetic, calm”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “Long for a short haired dog. Very dense, hard, almost bristly.”
- Expect a lot of shedding — “Very dense, hard, almost bristly. Well coated and dense on belly.”
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard; The Dog API. 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 · German Hound
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Long for a short haired dog.
Very dense, hard, almost bristly.
Well coated and dense on belly.
Generally, a little longer on underside of tail forming a moderate brush.
Buttocks (thighs) well breeched
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°299 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Temperament
Intelligentloyalenergeticcalmconfident
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the German Hound in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a German Hound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the German 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 German 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.