Yesterday I met up with a friend who has Bavarian Hounds. They are on the Import Register with the Kennel Club & can only be shown in Import classes. Not a breed for everyone, as with any working dog, they can forget they are out with you & follow their noses if they scent deer etc. The Bavarian Mountain Hound (German = "Bayerischer Gebirgsschweihund") is a breed of dog from Germany. It is a scent hound and has been used in Germany since the Middle Ages to trail wounded game. It is a cross between the Bavarian Hound and the Hanover Hound. The Bavarian Mountain Dog specialises in tracking injured big game following the traces of blood the prey loses after being shot. This hunting discipline comes from the Middle Ages. The weapons used then were imprecise and the animals were frequently wounded and not killed so the dogs were necessary to track them. Gaston Pebus wrote in 1387: It is a great amusement and a really nice hunt when you have a tracking dog and a good dog for the blood. The Germans were really meticulous in order not to lose any prey and developed a technique for which they bred resistant dogs with a great sense of smell, a strong bone structure, dropping ears and a steady temperament. These dogs were medium sized and reliable. The Bavarian Mountain Dog was developed in the 19th century by crossbreeding specimens of the Hannoversche Schwehund breed and hunting dogs from the Montes Alpes. The result was a hunting dog ideal for the work in the mountains. In 1912, the "Klub fr Bayrische Gebirgsschwehunde", (Club for Bavarian Mountain hound), was founded in Munich. Afterwards, this breed started gaining popularity in Austria and Hungary. Thanks for all the lovely comments & favs, so, so appreciated. xxx Info Wikipedia.