Bred to trail wounded game in the rugged forests and mountains of Bavaria, they can identify the scent of the injured game they are hunting from that of other animals of the same species!
FACT SHEET
An experienced trainer who wants to take up tracking/trailing.
Most people! This is not your average pet dog, but a highly intelligent, athletic worker.
BMH, Bayerischer Gebirgsschweisshund
None
Germany
Medium
Average size - could pick up if you had to in an emergency
High (Two hours or more)
Without sufficient mental and physical exercise will probably do the wall of death around the living room!
Smooth
Dogs that you mainly just need to polish! But be warned - short haired dogs moult all the time!
Moderate shedding
All canines drop some hair, think of it as dog glitter!
13 years
No
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