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Austria's two bracke breeds differ in home region, colouring and build. The Tyrolean Hound comes from Tyrol, appears in red or in black with tan, and is slightly lighter, with a particularly celebrated nose. The Brandlbracke, the black and tan breed from the eastern ranges, works as a versatile all rounder, and both are tuneful, gentle natured mountain hounds.
Start with the Tyrolean Hound's own numbers: medium size, 35 to 60 lb, 12 to 14 years, and 60 to 90 minutes of daily exercise. Any comparison has to start from a fixed record like this one. Owners describe a bracke of the first quality: Maximilian's favourite type, still trailing the high valleys and still charming the household after hours. Twelve to fourteen years is a fine span. Expect a companionable, musical dog that treats every walk as a Tyrolean hunt.
Price and availability differ between the breeds and swing with fashion; the keeping costs, compared honestly on this site, are the figures that follow you for a decade.
The energy rating of 4 out of 5 explains most Tyrolean Hound behaviour questions: a dog built for work, given 60 to 90 minutes to spend it in. The Tyrolean Hound's grooming rating of 3 out of 5 sits mid scale: keep the brush schedule and the coat behaves; skip it and the coat announces the fact.
The record in one place: 19 to 24 inches at the shoulder, 35 to 60 lb, a lifespan of 12 to 14 years and 60 to 90 minutes of daily exercise. Most questions about this breed become easier once those four numbers are in view.
The Tyrolean Hound's growth stages run 8 weeks at about 5 to 8 lb, 9 months at about 26 to 44 lb, 18 months at about 35 to 60 lb, ending at the adult range of 35 to 60 lb and 19 to 24 inches tall. Home ground: Austria. The record groups the Tyrolean Hound with the Hound breeds.
Measured against a lifespan of 12 to 14 years, none of this is a short experiment. Owners who accept the terms upfront call the Tyrolean Hound easy; owners who discover them call the same numbers a burden. Start from the Tyrolean Hound profile if you are still deciding: it gathers every figure quoted here into one place.
The breed that wins on your household's actual constraints beats the breed that wins in the abstract. Children, other pets and housing each vote in the decision.
On average, slightly, in the large population studies, though the gap is smaller than folklore claims and individual breeding matters more. The Tyrolean Hound's range of 12 to 14 years is the figure to plan around for this dog either way. Whichever way the decision lands, the same breeder diligence applies: health tests shown, questions welcomed, no pressure.
Run both records through the cost calculator rather than guessing. The Tyrolean Hound's frame of 35 to 60 lb sets food near $32 a month and insurance at $34 to $61; a bigger or higher maintenance rival moves both lines, not just the purchase price. If the household is split, the person doing the daily care gets the casting vote; they are the one living the routine.
Compare the apartment verdicts and the barking scores together: the Tyrolean Hound reads With enough exercise with barking at 4/5. Flat living is decided by exactly that pair of facts more than by size alone.
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Not the same breed, but about as close as cousins get.
Last updated: November 6, 2026