The Serbian Tricolour Hound (Serbianсрпски тробојни гоничromanizedsrpski trobojni gonič) is a breed of scent hound from Serbia.

History

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The Serbian Tricolour Hound, like the closely related Serbian HoundMontenegrin Mountain HoundPosavac HoundIstrian Shorthaired HoundIstrian Coarse-haired Hound and Barak Hound, is believed to have descended from hounds traded by Mediterranean seafarers through ports on the Adriatic coast.[1] All scent hounds, these breeds are believed to also have some early sighthound blood in their ancestry.[1]

According to Serbia's national kennel club the Kinološki Savez Srbije, the Serbian Tricolour Hound was initially considered a variety of the Serbian Hound, but in 1946 a separate breed standard was drawn up and it was granted separate recognition.[2] The breed was recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1961.[3] Originally called the Yugoslavian Tricolour Hound, the breed's name was changed after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Rarely seen outside of its homeland, the Serbian Tricolour Hound is considered extremely rare and at possible risk of extinction.[1][4][5]