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Hunting Dogs
HOUND
From Croatia
Weekly, June 10, 1999.
 Istrian
hound finally recognized as a Croatian breed
On May 30, the
Croatian cynological heritage was once more affirmed and, more importantly,
enhanced. The Istrian short-hair hound and the Istrian coarse-haired hound
were finally recognized as autochthonous Croatian (hunting) breeds. This
decision was made at the General Assembly of the FCI (the international
cynological organization) held in Mexico, a meeting in which the Croatian
Kennel Club also participated.
So far, five indigenous
Croatian breeds of dog have been recognized: the Croatian shepherd, the
Dalmatian dog, the Posavina hound and the Istrian hound (short-hair and
coarse-haired). The process for having certain breeds recognized was arduous,
despite historical, geographic and chronological arguments. Problems emerged
with the recognition of the Istrian hound because the Slovenian Kennel
Club submitted an almost identical, but completely unfounded, request that
both the Istrian short-hair and coarse-haired hounds be recognized as Slovenian
breeds.
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POINTER
Istrian
pointer internationally recognized as Croatian breed
ZAGREB, Jan 9,
2000 (Hina) - After nine years of efforts invested by Croatian experts,
hunters, breeders and dog lovers, the Istrian pointer has at last been
internationally recognised as an autochtonous Croatian breed. At last,
because the Istrian pointer was mentioned for the first time in 1374 by
Djakovo Bishop Petar, who wrote that the breed was most widespread in Croatia's
coastal region.
The breed was presented
in Croatia for the first time in 1948.
Since the disintegration
of the former Yugoslavia, the Croatian Kennel Society took over the care
for the breed and much credit goes to the Club for the recognition of the
Istrian pointer as an autochtonous Croatian breed over Slovenia and Italy.
The club "Istrian
Pointer" was established in Umag in 1988.
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