Berry´s Huntingdogs  

DREVER

The allround hound for fox,hare and roe-deer.

The German hound, Westfalian Dachsbracke was imported to Sweden in 1910. The first dogs were registered in 1913 but little is known about the breed before 1930. It was then it gained reputation as a verry good tracker of deer. Deer had been sparse up till then but as they grow stronger in numbers and spread further north hunters got to hear about the benefits of the low legged Deer tracking hound. In 1947 the larger (2 cm. higher at the withers) Swedish variety of the Bracke was given the name Drever. In 1953 the Drever was recognised as a Swedish breed. The Drever is considered the first choice in hunting deer but it is also a very reliable hound for hunting both hare and fox. In all essentials the Drever should be built as a track hound. It should have the ability to work efficiently in the Swedish terrain and climat. The breed is strictly kept as a working dog and hardly ever heard of as "just" a companion dog.

General appearance:

Rather long in body and fairly low on legs. Appearance should be robust and strong rather than elegant and speedy. Proud carriage with well developed muscles and agile. Differences in built between male and female clearly defined.

Temperament:

Keen and even tempered hound. Never aggressive, nervous or shy.

Head:

Rather large in proportion to body. Longish and tapering towards the nose.

Colour:

All colours with white markings are permissible. Not accepted is all white or liverbrown. Colours should be very well defined. White trimmings should be visible from all angles and shall preferably form a blaze, full necklace, on legs, feet and tip of tail. Symmetrical markings preferred.

Drever puppies

Adress: Svenska Dreverklubben

Elftra Långsjön(Elftra Langsjon), S-311 96 Heberg, Sweden

Tel. +46 (0)346 51440.

Some Drever breeders:

Härkilas Kennel , Tel.+46(0)301 42648

Tolsebodas Kennel , Tel.+(0)491 20568

Kennel Drewtunet , Tel.+(0)521 14860

ELKHOUND

Norwegian Elkhound.

The perfect hound for moose and badger.

Elkhound, sporting and hunting dog that orginated in Scandinavia over 6000 years ago.

General Description:

The Norwegian Elkhound is a typical norther dog, of medium size, with a compact, proportionately short body, with a thick and rich, but not bristling, grey coat, with prick ears, and with a tail that is curled and carried over the back. His temperament is bold and energetic.

Height:

Male, about 50 cm.(20,5 inches); female, about 45 cm (18 inches).

Behind the pedigrees at almost all Elkhounds today is a bitch namned Molstabergs Drott born in 1953 at Jan Åkerman in Bispgården in Jämtland, Sweden

                                       My son Erik with 6 Elkhound puppies             My Elkhound Akka                         My Elkhound Anja

Adress: Svenska Älghundsklubben

Box 136, S-828 22 Edsbyn, Sweden

Some Elkhound breeders:

Malmbos Kennel , Tel.+46 (0)652 71333

Oxåsens Kennel , Tel.+46 (0)280 41098

Please send E-mail to me if you have some questions about Drever or Elkhound.