The St. Hubert Jura Hound is a
breed
A breed is a specific group of breedable domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist seve ...
of
scenthound
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Scent hounds (or scenthounds) are a Dog type, type of h ...
originating in the
Jura Mountains
The Jura Mountains ( ) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the French–Swiss border. While the Jura range proper (" folded Jura", ) is located in France and Switzerla ...
on the
French-Swiss border.
Overview
The St. Hubert Jura Hound is a medium-sized hound; it is black and tan in colour with no white at all.
[ The St. Hubert Jura Hound closely resembles the slightly smaller ]Bruno Jura Hound
The Bruno Jura Hound is a breed of scenthound from the Jura Mountains on the French-Swiss border.
Overview
The Bruno Jura Hound is a medium-sized hound; it is usually black and tan or two-tone brown in colour with no white at all. The Bruno Jur ...
, to which it is closely related, although it has distinctly more pendulous flews and dewlaps.[
Both the St. Hubert Jura and Bruno Jura Hounds are closely related to nearby French hounds; all are believed to have descended from the St. Hubert Hound, which the St. Hubert Jura Hound closely resembles.][
The St. Hubert Jura Hound is used by hunters to pursue quarry that is hunted on foot in the ]Jura Mountains
The Jura Mountains ( ) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the French–Swiss border. While the Jura range proper (" folded Jura", ) is located in France and Switzerla ...
on the Swiss side of the French-Swiss border; it is said to possess incredible scenting prowess and surprising speed and agility when hunting.[
]
See also
* Dogs portal
* List of dog breeds
This list of dog breeds includes both Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa, extant and extinct dog breeds, Designer breed, varieties and dog type, types. A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds ...
References
Dog breeds originating in Switzerland
Scent hounds
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