The breeds · scenthound · scenthound
UKC Scenthound · FCI standard 155
Barak (Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound).
FCI 155 utilization: a well working scenthound, resistant and persistent, with a sonorous high-sounding voice, sometimes deep-voiced; Group 6 section 1.2 medium sized hounds, with working trial. UKC: lively, courageous and persistent; history only says it was registered with FCI in 1965 as the Illyrian Hound. Croatian forestry thesis: hunters created the breed in the 19th century to have an excellent hound; hardy, brave, sonorous voice; the deep voice also makes it a good guard, and it is described as good with children and other dogs. Wikipedia: a scenthound originally used to hunt large game..
Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.
The body
What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.
Height at the shoulder
FCI prints one range for the breed without separating the sexes, so one row. Center is the male ideal (FCI and UKC). Low and high span FCI and Wikipedia's 17 in.
Weight
Center is the ideal FCI and UKC both print (44 lb). Low and high span FCI and Wikipedia.
Coat
FCI and UKC agree.
Heat tolerance
Derived from the coat description (long double coat = 2). No measured data.
The dog at home
What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.
Energy
Text only; no AKC or RKC score.
The work
What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.
Role
FCI and the thesis agree on voice. Wikipedia lists the breed in section 1.1 large hounds while the FCI text reads 1.2 medium sized; both stand. Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).
Primary game
Single editorial source; the FCI standard and UKC page name no game. The Croatian thesis names no quarry for this breed either.
Search pattern
No source read says whether it hunts singly or in a pack. Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).
How to read this page
Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.
Published when the entry rests on the best information available from no fewer than three independent sources, checked by a second pass that did not write it. 2 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.
- Also called
- Bosnian Broken-haired Hound, Bosanski ostrodlaki gonic, Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound, Bosnian Rough-haired Hound, Illyrian Hound
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All published breedsYour barak (bosnian coarse-haired hound), on the record.
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