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UKC Scenthound · FCI standard 129

Smaland Hound.

FCI 129 utilization: scenthound that gives tongue, used for hunting hare and fox; not a pack hound and not used for deer; history: a hardy, versatile hound with a good tongue, mainly fox and hare, traditionally also different small game, never deer. SKK: a hound that drives with voice (skalldrivande) on hare and fox; not suited as only a companion; quick to take the track, dense and nuanced voice; seeks out its owner when the hunt ends. UKC: scenthound; hare and fox. Wikipedia: a popular all-around Swedish hunting dog; used to drive the quarry for the hunter..

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.

20 / 18INHeightdogs 19.7, bitches 18.1. An ideal from the standard, not a range.

33–44LBWeight, all linesbreed 33 to 44 lb.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

dogs 19.7 in (18 to 21.3) · bitches 18.1 in (16.5 to 20)

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale

Center is the FCI ideal. Low and high span FCI and UKC.

Weight

33 to 44 lb

EditorialWikipedia

Single editorial source; no registry prints a weight.

Coat

FCI: medium length, harsh, close fitting, coarser on back and neck, short dense soft undercoat, dense between toes and pads; black or liver-brown with tan markings, small white on chest and toes permitted; tail naturally short or long. UKC: medium length, harsh and close fitting with a well developed undercoat; black and tan, liver and tan is a fault. SKK: easy-care coat, bathed when needed; base colour black with brown markings.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale

FCI accepts liver-brown with tan; UKC faults liver and tan. Both stand.

Heat tolerance

4 of 5 · Medium length, harsh, close-fitting coat with a well developed (short, dense, soft) undercoat (UKC, FCI)

DerivedUnited Kennel Club

Derived from the coat description (short-to-medium dense coat with undercoat = 4). No measured data.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Energy

SKK: excellent mentality; works very well as a family dog but should be given the chance to be in the forest and hunt in the season, not sit in a kennel yard or apartment. UKC: calm and kind, faithful and keen. Wikipedia: strong attachment to its master; a highly intelligent breed. No AKC page exists (not an AKC breed).

Breed clubSvenska Kennelklubben (Swedish Kennel Club)

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

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale

FCI, UKC (via history) and SKK agree on hare and fox. SKK: 'the audibility of the voice could perhaps be better.' Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).

Primary game

FCI: hare and fox. SKK: hare and fox. Wikipedia: hares, squirrels and foxes, as well as birds and larger game such as elk.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale

Wikipedia's elk, birds and squirrels are not in the FCI or SKK text; FCI says never deer. Both stand.

Also used on

FCI: traditionally different small game. Wikipedia: squirrels, birds and elk (farmers kept one all-around dog).

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale

FCI states 'never deer'; Wikipedia says elk. Both stand.

Search pattern

SKK: a quick starter (snabb upptagare) that drives with a dense, nuanced voice; the audibility of the voice could perhaps be better; after the hunt it always seeks out its owner; thanks to its size and weight very enduring and can hunt for days in a row; strongly closed paws with plenty of hair around the pads. FCI: gives tongue; not a pack hound. Wikipedia: drives the quarry for the hunter.

Breed clubSvenska Kennelklubben (Swedish Kennel Club)

FCI says not a pack hound. Single hound work is stated by FCI. Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).

How common the problems are

Evaluated dogs skew toward breeding stock; the numbers are still the best there are.

Most common disorders

SKK: a relatively healthy breed; hip dysplasia (HD) and epilepsy occur in the breed; contact the breed club for more information.

Breed clubSvenska Kennelklubben (Swedish Kennel Club)

Single source, the Swedish breed guide text. No screening or survey figure read.

No KENAI kennel lists the Smaland Hound yet. If you breed them, list your kennel free: it shows on this page and in the hunting dog breed finder, under every handler whose answers land on the breed.

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. 4 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.

Also called: Smalandsstovare, Smålandsstövare

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