Alpine Dachsbracke Dog

Original race of sign of Germany that appears in two varieties: the Basset de Westfalia (Dog Tejonero de Westafalia) and the Mountain one of the Alps, both used for the mountain hunting of the hare and, sometimes, also of the fox

Equipped with good resistance as much the difficulties as to the inclemencies of the time, of excellent sense of smell, one even is barren and tenacious in his work, obtaining good results like collection and blood, sign dog, particularly adapted to discover the hurt prey, following his tracks of blood.

Known from century XVIII, these two varieties are the fruit of crossovers with other German races of sign (between which the Basset seems to also be), realised by the hunters who loved a dog of sign that adapted perfectly to the most difficult lands and victims.

The official recognition on the part of the Cinológica Federation the International, took place at one more a more recent time and at present, this race used in Germany only by a few enthusiastic ones, practically is not known outside its country of origin.

So similar they are its characteristics, that the two varieties are described in a same standard, being different itself almost exclusively by the size and in the color of the layer.
The Dachsbracke is a robust dog, with long trunk. The head is well proportionate with the trunk and the snout is strong. The ears are hanging, well wide, of high birth, taken flat without no folds. The neck robust and is slightly bent. The trunk has a cleared good thorax and the line superior is very solid. The extremities are short but very robust, and straightest possible. The layer has short, very dense hair and either adhered, of black color with spots fire, brown with or without clear striae the more, or red in the diverse tonalities.