{"data":{"slug":"bavarian-mountain-hound","name":"Bavarian Mountain Hound","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/bavarian-mountain-hound","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/bavarian-mountain-hound","also_known_as":["Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund","Bavarian Mountain Scenthound"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"scenthound","label":"Scent Hound","fci_group":6,"fci_group_name":"Scent Hounds and Related Breeds"},"size":"Medium","origin":"Germany","countries":[],"height_cm":{"min":44.0,"max":52.0},"weight_kg":{"min":20.0,"max":30.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":12,"max":14},"temperament":["Calm","Persistent","Reserved","Devoted","Single-minded"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":5704,"summary":"A German blood-tracking scenthound developed for following wounded game over steep mountain terrain. It is calm and devoted at home, and still mostly a working hunter's dog.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/bavarian-mountain-hound-4973b86e53-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/bavarian-mountain-hound-4973b86e53-640.webp","width":902,"height":583,"author":"Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich)","license":"CC BY 3.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zoran_Spod_Ruskiej_Granicy_the_Bavarian_Mountain_Hound.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:54:58Z","ratings":{"energy":3,"exercise":4,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":3,"barking":2,"kids":3,"other_dogs":3},"coat":"Short, thick, glossy and moderately harsh","colors":["Red","Fawn with black mask","Brindle"],"fun_fact":"Its German name refers to \"Schweiß\", the hunter's word for blood, because it is bred to follow a wounded animal's blood trail.","sections":{"overview":"The Bavarian Mountain Hound is a medium-sized German scenthound bred to trail wounded game. It is agile enough for broken mountain ground and has a gifted nose.\n\nMost are still kept by hunters and trackers rather than as pets, and they are happiest with real work to do.","history":"The breed was developed in the 1800s by crossing the Hanover Hound with the Tyrolean Hound and other hunting dogs, aiming for a smaller, more agile tracker for the mountains.\n\nIt specialises in following blood trails of big game such as deer. A breed club was founded in Munich in 1912, and the dog later gained followers in Austria and Hungary.","appearance":"A strong, slightly long-bodied dog with an elongated head, a pronounced stop, hanging rounded ears and a dark nose. Males stand about 47 to 52 cm and females 44 to 48 cm.\n\nThe short, thick, glossy coat is red, fawn with a black mask, or brindle, sometimes with a white chest mark.","personality":"Calm, poised and strongly attached to its family, yet reserved with strangers. At work it is determined, hard and persistent, and it follows a trail with great focus.","care":"This is a working scenthound that needs meaningful outdoor activity and tracking work. The short coat needs only simple brushing. It does best with hunters or very active owners.","health":"A study of registered dogs found a low inbreeding coefficient of 4.5%, the lowest among three scenthound breeds compared."},"recognition":{"fci_number":217,"fci_standard_url":"https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/217.html","akc_url":"https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/bavarian-mountain-scent-hound/"},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_Mountain_Hound","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37576","wikipedia_revision":1301014668},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:37:30Z"}}}