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 | | Stamps no: 135
THE INDIGENEOUS CROATIAN DOG BREEDS | | Value: | 3,8 kn | | Author: | Ratko Janjić, academic painter, Zagreb | | Size: | 36,9 x 24,1 mm | | Paper: | white 90g, gummed | | Perforation: | 14, comb | | Tehnique: | Multicoloured Offsetprint | | Printed by: | "Zrinski" - Čakovec | | Date of issue: | 9.3.1995 | | Quantity: | 350000 |
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133. - the Istrian short-haired hunting dog
134. - the Posavinian hunting dog
135. - the Istrian wire - haired hunting dog
The breeding of dogs, the classification of recognized breeds, the indigenous breeds are properties of the history and culture of a region, a country and of a nation. The dog breeds indigeneous to Croatia are: the Croatian shepherd dog, the Dalmatian, the Posavinian hunting dog, the Istrian wire-haired hunting dog and the Istrian short-haired hunting dog.
The Istrian short-haired hunting dog
One of its outstanding characteristics is the noble body shape, snow-white colour with clear red or yellow dots, a coat of short and thin hair and a long head with a ponited snout, a high-pitched, enduring voice. The shoulder height is 44 - 56 cm and the weight is 14 - 20 kg. This breed is used as an excellent hunting dog, mostly trained for and adapt at hunting hares, rabbits and foxes. Could be used as a bloodhound dog.
The Posavinian hunting dog
This breed is strong in body build and of average size. The colour clear red or yellow with a countershading of white on the neck, underneath, on the forearms and on the tail. It is of a moderate temperament, good-humoured. The withers height is 46 - 58 cm. It is used as a good, endurable tracking and hunting dog for hares rabbits, foxes and boars. It has a clear, sharp voice.
The Istrian wire-haired hunting dog
Snow-white colour is modified with clear red and yellow patches. The head is long, with thich eyebrows. This breed has a strong body built, and a grave, sometimes gloomy expression. It has a strong, upwards straighten tail. It has a strong, deep voice. The withers height is 46 - 58 cm, the ideal for the male being 52 cm and for the female 50 cm. The average weight of a grown-up dog is 16 - 24 kg. This breed is used as an excellenttracking and hunting dog for hares, rabbits and foxes. It can also be an excellent bloodhound dog.
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