Comparison: French Tricolour Hound and Swiss Hound

French Tricolour Hound and Swiss Hound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	French Tricolour Hound	Swiss Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	France	Switzerland
Category	Large	Medium
Height at withers	60–72 cm	47–59 cm
Recognition features	Tricolour coat with a more or less spread-out black mantle Bright, even copper-coloured tan markings Large, elegant pack hound, well boned and muscled	Four varieties (Bernese, Jura, Lucerne, Schwyz) with different colouring Short, smooth, dense coat, very fine on head and ears Lean head, long muzzle and long ears give a noble air
Coat	Short and rather fine coat; tricolour with black mantle and bright tan, grizzled "wolf colour" is admitted.	Short, smooth, dense coat; Bernese white with black patches or saddle and tan markings, Jura tan with black blanket or black with tan markings.
Purpose	Large pack hound for big game.	Hunting dog for hare, roe deer, fox and sometimes boar; hunts independently giving tongue and searches with great determination even on difficult terrain.

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