- Serbian Mountain Hound
Infobox Dogbreed
altname = Srpski Planinski Gonič
Yugoslavian Mountain Hound
Jugoslavenski Planinski Gonič
country =Serbia
fcigroup = 6
fcinum = 279
fcisection = 1
fcistd = http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:v9hOzvSytigJ:www.fci.be/uploaded_files/279GB98_en.doc+site:www.fci.be+%22279+/+07.+08.+1998%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
name = Serbian Mountain Hound The Serbian Mountain Hound is a raredog breed from the mountain regions ofSerbia . Black and tan, smooth-coated, he is distinguished from the very similarSerbian Tricolour Hound by his lack of that breed's white front. He stands 18 to 22 inches (46-56 cm) high and weighs 44 to 55 pounds (20 to 25 kg). Like the Tricolour he is used to huntfox ,hare , and small game, occasionally hunting larger animals such asdeer or evenwild boar .Perhaps the most memorable popular depiction of a Serbian Mountain Hound (then called Yugoslavian Mountain Hound) has been as the hand
puppet "Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog ," regularly appearing on the NBC television show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien ". Although the puppet displays physical characteristics of the breed, and was identified as such during many appearances, the caption identifying Triumph as a Yugoslavian Mountain Hound was promptly removed afterNATO military action ensued againstYugoslavia , perhaps to avoid awkwardness during sequences in which Triumph ridiculed former Yugoslavian strongmanSlobodan Milošević .The breed was formerly known as the Yugoslavian Mountain Hound; the FCI changed the name in
1996 .External links
* [http://www.idog.cn/02/new_page_153.htm Yugoslavian Mountain Hound photo]
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