{"data":{"slug":"german-hound","name":"German Hound","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/german-hound","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/german-hound","also_known_as":["Deutsche Bracke","German Bracke","Westphalian Bracke","Olper Bracke"],"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":["Germany"],"height_cm":{"min":40.0,"max":53.0},"weight_kg":{"min":15.0,"max":25.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":10,"max":13},"temperament":["Persistent","Affectionate","Alert","Independent","Energetic"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":2161,"summary":"A lean, elegant scenthound from Westphalia, used to track deer, hare and fox. Tenacious on a trail yet affectionate at home, it is a hunting specialist that rarely leaves Germany.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/german-hound-de00ee1674-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/german-hound-de00ee1674-640.webp","width":1280,"height":853,"author":"Rumo","license":"CC BY-SA 2.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeutscheBracke.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:50:42Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":4,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":3,"barking":4,"kids":4,"other_dogs":4},"coat":"Short, hard and slightly bristly","colors":["Red to yellow with black mantle","Tricolour with white Bracke markings"],"fun_fact":"The word Bracke comes from an old Low German term related to the English word brackish, and hunters still use horns to signal to their hounds.","sections":{"overview":"The German Hound, or Deutsche Bracke, is a small to medium scenthound from Westphalia in Germany. It is a classic Bracke: a tricoloured, rectangular, elegant dog with a fine nose and a strong sense of direction.\n\nIt is almost exclusively a working hunting dog, valued for persistence and a clear voice that tells the hunter where the game is. It is rarely seen outside its homeland.","history":"Several local Bracke types of northwest Germany, including the Olper, Sauerländer and Westphalian Bracken, were merged into a single breed around 1900. The Deutsche Bracken Club, founded in 1896, still oversees breeding and hunting tests.\n\nBracken were traditionally used in the Brackade, a hunt on foot with firearms, where the hounds give tongue and the hunter reads their cries. Today the breed hunts deer, hare and fox, often as a single leash hound.","appearance":"A neat, rectangular hound standing about 40 to 53 cm at the withers, with a long, rather narrow head, long drooping ears and a long, slim tail.\n\nThe coat is short, hard and slightly bristly. It is usually red to yellow with a black mantle and white Bracke markings on the muzzle, chest, legs, collar, tail tip and a blaze.","personality":"Affectionate and loyal with its family, yet a determined and independent tracker in the field. It has a very good sense of direction and does not give up a trail easily.\n\nIt does better living in the house with its people than in a kennel.","care":"This hound needs plenty of exercise and mental work, ideally scent tracking or hunting. A fenced garden and secure leash walks matter, since its nose can lead it far away.\n\nCoat care is minimal: an occasional brush and routine ear checks.","health":"No specific hereditary problems are documented. Check the drop ears regularly and keep the dog fit and lean."},"recognition":{"fci_number":299,"fci_standard_url":"https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/299.html","akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Hound","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37838","wikipedia_revision":1284938188},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}