Barak hound

Barak
Barak hound
Other names
  • Bosnian Broken-haired Hound
  • Bosanski oštrodlaki gonič
  • Bosnian Rough-haired Hound
  • Bosnian Rough-coated Hound
  • Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound
  • Bosnian Hound
OriginBosnia and Herzegovina
Traits
Height Males 46–56 cm (18–22 in)
Females A little smaller than the males
Weight 16–27 kg (35–60 lb)
Coat Long and shaggy with a dense undercoat
Colour wheaten yellow, reddish yellow, earthy grey, or blackish.
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Barak[1][2] or Bosnian Broken-haired Hound[1] (Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian: Bosanski oštrodlaki gonič / Босански оштродлаки гонич),[1] is a hunting dog breed developed in Bosnia. The breed is a scenthound, originally used to hunt large game. Other names include Bosnian Rough-haired Hound[3] and Bosnian Rough-coated Hound.[4] These names refer to the texture of the shaggy coat, usually called broken-haired or hard in English dog fancier jargon.

  1. ^ a b c "FCI-Standard No. 155: Bosnian Broken-haired Hound—Called Barak (Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonič—Barak)" (PDF). FCI.be. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. 4 January 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Barak: Official UKC Breed Standard" (PDF). UKCDogs.com. Kalamazoo, Missouri, US: United Kennel Club. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ Alderton, David (2000). Hounds of the world. Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press. p. 112. ISBN 1-85310-912-6.
  4. ^ Fogle, Bruce (2009). The encyclopedia of the dog. New York: DK Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7566-6004-8.