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Bosnian Broken Haired Hound (Barak)

Bosnian Broken Haired Hound (Barak)

FCI standard Nº 155
Origin
 Bosnija
Translation
 Mrs. Peggy Davis
Group
 Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds
Section
 Section 1.2 Medium sized Hounds
Working
 With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Saturday 09 April 1955
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 15 January 1973
Last update
 Monday 01 April 1996
En français, cette race se dit
 Chien courant de Bosnie à poil raide (Barak)
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Stichelhaariger Bosnischer Laufhund (Barak)
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sabueso Bosnio de pelo cerdoso (Barak)
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Bosnisch Stichelhaariger Hound (Barak)
In his country of origin, his name is

Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic (Barak)

Usage
Well working scenthound, resistant and persistant, with a sonorous high sounding voice, sometimes deep-voiced.

Brief historical summary
This breed was registered with the F.C.I. on the 19th June 1965, under Standard n° 155 and under the name of Illyrian Hound. In the present standard, apart from a few complements and corrections, the name of the breed is changed to « Bosnian Broken-Haired Hound - called Barak ».

General appearance
Robust dog; its coat is long and shaggy; head long and moderately broad, eyebrows pronounced and bushy. The expression serious, severe but playful. The basic colour is reddish-yellow or earthy grey with white markings on the lower parts.

Important proportions
The length of the body must exceed the height at the withers by 10%.

Behaviour / temperament
Lively temperament, courageous and persistant dog.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Seen in profile the occipital protuberance well pronounced, the forehead slightly convex, moderate stop, nasal bridge straight. Muzzle in rectangle shape, covered with a bushy moustache and beard. Seen from above the head is of medium width narrowing towards the nose. The muzzle is a little longer than the skull. The total length of the head is about 20 to 25 cm.
Skull
 Superciliary arches very pronounced. Frontal furrow reveals itself to the touch as moderately developed. 
Stop
 In gentle slope.

Facial region
Nose
 Large, nostrils well developed, black or dark brown.
Muzzle
 Strong, long, deep, wider at the base, narrowing towards the nose.
Lips
 Tight and somewhat thick.
Jaws and teeth
 Teeth strong; scissor bite, dentition complete.
Eyes
 Large, oval, chestnut brown, intelligent and playful expression.
Ears
 Moderately high set, medium long and broad. Pendulous, quite thick, getting finer and rounded at their tip.

Neck
Profile : The insertion with the head shows a pronounced demarcation. The neck is oblique from top to bottom.
Shape : Medium width, increases in depth towards the chest. Muscular.
Skin : Tight fitting, supple and covered with dense hair.

Body
Topline
 The topline runs in a gentle slope towards the croup.
Withers
 Moderately pronounced.
Back
 Broad and muscular.
Loin
 Lumbar region short and muscular.
Croup
 Slightly oblique and broad (especially in the female). Hipbones hardly apparent.
Chest
 Long, medium width; ribs slightly rounded, in depth reaching; at least to the elbows. Brisket fairly broad.
Underline and belly
 Belly slightly tucked up.

Tail
Well set on, thicker at its base, finer towards the tip and reaching the hock or slightly beyond. Carried slightly curved upwards scimitar like. Very hairy.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Forelegs vertical, straight and parallel, seen in profile and from the front.
Shoulders
 Long, oblique and muscular.
Upper arm
 Long and muscular. The elbows are fairly close to the body.
Forearm
 Vertical, straight, muscular and strong.
Carpal
 Hardly apparent.
Carpal joint
 Scapular-humeral angle must be of 90°.
Pastern
 Short, vertical or slightly oblique forming an angle up to 10° with the vertical.
Forefeet
 Cat feet, toes well-knit, pads hard, nails strong and well pigmented.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Hindlegs vertical and parallel seen in profile and from behind.
Upper thigh
 Of medium length, broad and muscular.
Lower thigh
 Strong, long, oblique and muscular.
Metatarsus
 Perpendicular to the ground, short and strong.
Hock
 Strong and well positioned.
Hind feet
 As the front feet but a little longer.

Gait and movement
Long and energetic strides.

Skin
Of medium thickness, elastic, tight fitting, well pigmented and covered with a dense coat.

Coat
Hair
 Long, hard, shaggy, tousled, with a dense undercoat.
Colour
 Basic colour can be wheaten yellow, reddish yellow, earthy grey or blackish. White markings are often found on the head (star, blaze on head), under the throat, below the neck, on and under the chest, the lower parts of the legs and on the tip of the tail. The colour can be combined in bicolour or tricolour.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 From 46 to 56 cm, ideal height 52 cm, the females are little smaller.
Weight
 From 16 to 24 kg, ideal weight 20 kg.

Faults
• Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

Serious faults
 Insufficient proportions of the different parts.
 Light bone structure.
 Weak musculature.
 Head too long and too heavy.
 Pincer bite.
 Insufficient pigmentation of eye-rims and lips.
 Leathers folded or raised.
 Dewlap only slightly pronounced.
 Slight saddle back or arched back.
 Chest too wide or too narrow.
 Unsoundness of the legs and incorrect articular angulations.
 Harefeet.
 Toes not tight enough; dewclaws.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggresive or overly shy.
 Marked disproportion among the different parts of the body and especially between the height at the withers and the length of the body.
 Head atypical (excessively coarse).
 Depigmentation of the nose, the eye-rims and the lips.
 Sign of degeneration of dentition (teeth missing) and of jaws.
 Eyes very light, wall eyes.
 Tail deviated or curled up.
 Cow-hocked or bowed legs.
 Hair too long, woolly, wavy or curly.
 Any other colour than those mentioned, but especially chocolate or black.
 Height at the withers insufficient or excessive.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography
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