Weight Male Female 18-20 kg Male 54-58 cm Rank Breed | Male 23-25 kg Height Male Scientific name Canis lupus familiaris | |
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Breed status Not recognized as a standardized breed by any major kennel club. Similar Bulgarian Hound, Hanover Hound, Jagdterrier, German Wirehaired Pointer, Serbian Hound | ||
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The Bulgarian Scenthound (Bulgarian: българско гонче, balgarsko gonche) is a breed of hunting dog originating in Bulgaria. It is the most popular hunting breed in Bulgaria but is rare outside its borders. It is recognized by the Bulgarian Republican Federation of Cynology, a member of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
It is unknown how the Bulgarian Scenthound came into the region of Bulgaria nor where its origins lay. Some sources indicate that Illyrians, Thracians, Celts and Greeks living in the Balkan peninsula used similar scenthounds for hunting.
Some scholars suggest that all scenthounds found in the peninsula originate in Asia. The breed was presented for the first time in the World Hunting Fair of 1981 in Plovdiv.
The Bulgarian Scenthound is a medium-sized scent hound. It has strong, harmonic and elegant body with a rectangular outline.