Swiss Hound Breed description: Character & Co

Breed, upbringing and preferences of the Swiss Hound

The four-legged friend is a very social dog. Clean and close, he attaches himself to its family and especially appreciates empathetic people. So it can be quite affectionate towards you. However, it is a passionate and lively hunter, which indicates that it has a strong will of its own. As soon as the Bernese Hound has tracked a scent, you can see its light-footedness and flowing movements, you can literally feel them. Characterized by endurance, strength and temperament, it is determined to reach its goal. It will not give up until it has brought down the game itself. Except when hunting in a pack, the Bernese Hound should always be tied to the hand of its handler. This, however, is not a great problem, as he knows how to shine by its easy-going nature.

In its home country, the Swiss Hound is mainly concerned with solo hunts. Say deer, fox and hare. In western Switzerland, however, there are also sow hunts with hounds. In France and Italy the Confederates are rather used in the pack for hare, wild boar and roe deer.

In Switzerland, it is mostly used in the district or patent hunting.

Patent hunting means that as a rule three to six hunters join together.

These distribute themselves consciously on different stands and release their dogs at agreed times at the same time.

You as a hunter must have the necessary know-how to shoot the game with a shot, only then the hunt will be successful.

The district hunt differs from the patent hunt in that there are up to 30 hunters together.

The group leader distributes everyone to different posts and releases all the hounds at the same time.

Here, too, you as the hunter must know how the game will run.

How do I care for CHIEN COURANT SUISSE and is he the right dog for me?

Ideally, you should only get this dog if you are a hunter. The Bernese Hound is definitely not suitable as a pure family dog, as it needs to run several kilometres every day, as it has a very pronounced hunting instinct.

The coat should be cleaned at regular intervals. Breed specific diseases for the Swiss Running Dog are not known, as they are known to be very robust and strong. However, the ears should be checked regularly.