The Rastreador Brasileiro (in English, Brazilian Tracker) is a large
breed of
dog
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from
Brazil
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, first recognised by the
Fédération Cynologique Internationale
The Fédération cynologique internationale (FCI) (English: International Canine Federation) is the largest international federation of national kennel clubs. It is based in Thuin, Belgium.
History
The FCI was founded in 1911 under the auspices ...
in 1967, but an outbreak of disease, compounded by an overdose of
insecticide, wiped out the breed's entire breeding stock. The FCI and the Brazilian Kennel Club (
Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia () or CBKC is a Brazilian kennel club confederation based in Rio de Janeiro. The confederation is affiliated with the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), being the only representative of this system ...
) then declared the breed extinct in 1973 and delisted it.
[History of the breed (in Portuguese)](_blank)
/ref> Since then, efforts have been made to re-create the breed. The Rastreador Brasileiro is a hunting dog
A hunting dog is a canine that hunts with or for hunters. There are several different types of hunting dog developed for various tasks and purposes. The major categories of hunting dog include hounds, terriers, dachshunds, cur type dogs, and g ...
of the scenthound
Franz Rudolf Frisching in the uniform of an officer of the Bernese Huntsmen Corps with his Berner Laufhund, painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1785
Scent hounds (or scenthounds) are a Dog type, type of hound that primarily hunts by scent rather than ...
type. The breed is also known by the names ''Urrador'' (for its hunting cry) or ''Urrador Americano'', in reference to the American (U.S.
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
) coonhounds in its background.[Padrão Oficial da Raça: Rastreador Brasileiro](_blank)
Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia. Accessed July 16th, 2019. The FCI Breed Standard was produced in 2019.
Appearance
The Rastreador Brasileiro has a short, smooth coat.
The colour options are:withers
The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped. In many species, it is the tallest point of the body. In horses and dogs, it is the standard place to measure the animal's height. In contrast, cattle a ...
, and the general appearance as being generally similar to an American coonhound
A coonhound, colloquially a coon dog, is a type of scenthound, a member of the hound group. They are an American type of hunting dog developed for the hunting of raccoons, hence their name, and also for feral pigs, bobcats, cougars, and bears. ...
. However, the current official Brazilian breed standard
In animal husbandry or animal fancy, a breed standard is a description of the characteristics of a hypothetical or ideal example of a breed. The description may include physical or morphological detail, genetic criteria, or criteria of athletic ...
mentions the height of males being 60 to 65 cm and the height of females being 56 to 63 cm.
Re-creation
The ''Grupo de Apoio ao Resgate do Rastreador Brasileiro'' in Brazil, a club dedicated to the Brazilian restoration of the breed, lists as an objective the finding of 40 breeding animals of the correct type that can be certified as members of the breed, so as to eventually be once again recognised by the Brazilian Kennel Club.
Restoration of the breed is difficult due to the existence of very few dogs of the correct type and the lack of people interested in recovering the true Brazilian cultural and genetic heritage of the breed.[Dogs & Cia Magazine, No 235 - December 1998 / No 267 - August 2001 / No 293 - October 200]
quoted online here
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See also
* Dogs portal
* List of dog breeds
* Coonhound
A coonhound, colloquially a coon dog, is a type of scenthound, a member of the hound group. They are an American type of hunting dog developed for the hunting of raccoons, hence their name, and also for feral pigs, bobcats, cougars, and bears. ...
* Foxhound
A foxhound is a Dog type, type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, a keen sense of smell, and their bark, energy, drive, and speed. In fox hunting, the foxhound's namesake, packs of foxhounds track quarry, followed—usuall ...
* Preservation breeding
Preservation breeding is an attempt by many plant and animal breeders to preserve bloodlines of species, either of a rare breed, or of rare pedigrees within a breed.
Purpose
Preservation breeding can have several purposes:
# Protection of gen ...
References
External links
Photographs showing variations in type, from Foxhound to Coonhound
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Dog breeds originating in Brazil
Scent hounds
FCI breeds