Breeding and use of hound dogs in eastern Croatia

Abstract

Od samih početaka čovjeku je pas bio jedna od najkorisnijih životinja kad je u pitanju njegov opstanak. Velikim radom, znanjem i voljom u našoj zemlji dobili smo vrhunske goniče poput istarskog kratkodlakog, istarskog oštrodlakog i posavskog goniča. Osim navedenih autohtonih goniča u našim krajevima, posebno nizinskim ustalile su se pasmine i iz drugih zemalja poput alpskog brakjazavčara, bosanskog goniča – baraka te srpskog goniča. Dobiti kvalitetnog psa nije nimalo jednostavno, od izbora štenadi i njihovog odgoja koji zahtjeva mukotrpan rad do zakonskih propisa koje psi moraju proći kako bi mogli sudjelovati u lovovima. Lovovi u kojima sudjeluju goniči jedni su od najčešćih u našoj zemlji pa tako i u našim istočnim predjelima.Since the beginning of animal taming, the dog has been one of the most useful animals to humans when it comes to their survival. With a lot of work, knowledge and will, in our country we have bred great hounds like the Istrian short-hair, Istrian coarse-hair and the Posavaz hound. Besides the mentioned autochthonous hounds in our country, we have breeds from other countries, like the Alpine dachbracke, the bosnian hound - baraka, and the serbian hound. To get a quality dog is not a simple matter, from the choice of pups and their raising, which requires hard work, to the legal requirements which all dogs have to pass to be able to hunt. The hunting trips in which the hunters are joined by their hounds, is the most common way of hunting in our lands, and the eastern parts of our country