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Victorian Breed Boom landscape

Bavarian Mountain Hound

Also known as Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund.

Related breedBoxer1880 to 1904 · Germany

Bavarian Mountain Hound at a glance

Origin
Bavaria, Germany
Appeared
1870 to 1912 (well documented)
Family
Scent Hound
Type
Scent hound
Size
Medium
Life span
10 to 14 years
Recognised by
FCI, KC
Status
Living
FCI standard
No. 217

The name. German for "Bavarian mountain sweat (blood-trail) hound".

Same familyBullmastiff1860 to 1924 · United Kingdom

Family and relatives

Same eraDobermann1880 to 1900 · Germany

Place in time

The Bavarian Mountain Hound appears 1870 to 1912 (well documented), in the Victorian Breed Boom, when 94 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Bavarian Mountain Hound is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.