German Hound

The Bracke is a loyal and human-oriented creature. She needs plenty of company from those she holds dearest, although outsiders won’t get the same treatment. Kind and eager to please, she will tolerate children – although she should be carefully trained to do so from her youth.

She is a ‘working’ dog for whom work and play are each exciting challenges. And she has bags of energy. Thus, time spent playing with a Bracke or teaching her tricks and games will not go unappreciated.

If given the attention and company she needs, the Bracke will remain a calm, if energetic, soul. That said, those energy levels can be disruptive or dangerous if expressed wayfully in the presence of small, fragile humans.

This dog has the potential to maintain a moderately impressive intellect if trained with firmness and consistency from a young age. Her attention span can be brief, particularly in the proximity of fast-moving small furry creatures.

Developed as a scent hound, the Deutsche Brack is still considered an excellent hunting dog today. Her well-developed nasal faculties are her super-power, able as they are to pick up the slightest whiff against the strongest breeze. Her hearty bark means that the quarry will never get far without your notice, be they man, beast, or ghoul.

She can be wary about strangers, responding with vigilance or indifference depending on the perceived threat level. But she is happy to get to know new people once introductions are out of the way. This is why she may be better suited as a guard dog who can alert you intruders, rather than a security hound who will disable and disarm crooks.

While basically a loyal and attentive presence, this model does come with a dash of independence that can catch her companions off-guard – especially if they did not teach her the proper way of doing things when she was a pup.

The German Hound may not be the most extroverted of souls but she will maintain an interest in what her closest friends are up to and appreciate your company. And she may become neurotic and/or destructive if left alone.

The Bracke’s seed of independence will be nourished by neglect ; she requires firm, confident training to develop into a sensible and reliable adult and potential hunting companion. But she is eager to learn, when engaged from a young age, and responds well to treats and encouragement – just beware, unannounced smells and foolhardy cats and squirrels can disrupt the classroom atmosphere in a blink.

Loud and resonant, the Bracke’s is a business bark. But it should be more useful than troublesome as long as she is well-disciplined from her youth.