BREED HISTORY
Like all Schweisshunde or “Leashhounds”, this breed is originally descended from the German scenthounds known as Bracken and was developed for the purpose of following wounded game.
Earlier leashhounds were heavier types, such as the Hanoverian, which proved too cumbersome for work in mountain regions. From the 1870s work by Baron Karg-
BREED QUALITIES
When large game is wounded in the hunt, it may travel many miles in heavy cover only to hide and die a long, slow death. The development of dogs for trailing the wounded animal are common on the Continent.
When large game is wounded in the hunt, it may travel many miles in heavy cover only to hide and die a long, slow death. The development of dogs for trailing the wounded animal are common on the Continent.
The honor code of the German hunter demands an obligation to find all shot game -
Bavaria is a mountainous state in southern Germany near the Austrian and Swiss borders and includes the Bavarian Alps. The hound from this region is a shorter and finer version of the Hanover, probably obtained from crossing the latter with Tyrolean Hounds.
The Bavarian is smaller, even shorter on leg, smoother of skin and sharper of temperament, but otherwise very similar to the Hanoverian.
He is a tracker par excellence and a fine hunter and can move with great agility in the altitudes of the Bavarian Mountains. These dogs are calm, quiet, poised and very attached to their master and family. They are highly specialized and must be worked steadily to bring out the best of their talents.
Thus, they are not dogs for the casual hunter.
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