Bulgarian Hound

The Bulgarian Hound (Bulgarian: Български барак, Balgarski Barak), also known as the Barak, is a hunting dog from Bulgaria. This breed is prevalent in the north, northwestern and central regions of Bulgaria. Its closest relative is the Slovak Rough-haired Pointer.[1]

Bulgarian Hound
Male Bulgarian Hound
Other namesBarak
Origin Bulgaria
Traits
Height Dogs 53-58 cm
Bitches 48-53 cm
Weight Dogs 23-27 kg
Bitches 19-22 kg
Kennel club standards
BRFK standard
Dog (domestic dog)

Breed standard

The Barak belongs to the race of long-haired hounds first described by F.Laszka in 1905, and is the only long-haired hound breed in this region.[2]

The Bulgarian Hound isn't recognized by FCI. The standard of the Bulgarian Republican Federation of Cynology put it in group 6 - “Scenthounds and similar breeds”, section 1.2 - “Medium-sized scenthounds”.

The Bulgarian Hound is a scenthound with medium height. Its body is balanced, strong, with a rectangular outline. The coarse coat is yellow-rufous coloured in various shades, halm yellow or dark rufous. The coat can be in one colour or combined with grey or black-grey in the middle part of the body. Some white spots are acceptable in definite places. The Bulgarian Hound is used to hunt small and big game. The Barak has good scent and orientation sense.

See also

References
  1. Hristov, Peter; Radoslavov, Georgi; Gadjev, Dimitar; Teofanova, Denitsa; Marinov, Miroslav (2018-06-27). "Mitochondrial diversity of Bulgarian native dogs suggests dual phylogenetic origin, 2018". PeerJ. 6: e5060. doi:10.7717/peerj.5060. PMC 6026455. PMID 29967734.
  2. MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BULGARIAN BARAK, Urošević M., Drobnjak D., Kanev H., Hristozov G., Ograk Y., Matarugić D., 3rd International Symposium on Hunting, Мodern aspects of sustainable management of game populations, Zemun - Belgrade, Serbia, 26 – 28. September, 2014. Pg 172-177
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