The Rastreador Brasileiro is a mid- to large-sized breed of dog—specifically a scent hound—from Brazil, also known by the names Urrador or Urrador Americano, a reference to the North American (U.S.) coonhound in the breed's bloodlines and genealogy. First recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) in 1967, by 1973, an outbreak of disease and an overdose of insecticides, effectively eliminated the breed's entire population; both the FCI and the Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia (CBC), Brazil's kennel club organization, declared the breed extinct that year and de-listed it. However, efforts were made to reproduce the Rastreador Brasileiro through mixing and controlled breeding projects involving several other hound breeds, resulting in today's Rastreador Brasileiro. In 2013, the Brazilian Kennel Club (CBKC) officially re-recognized the breed. An updated FCI breed standard was produced in 2019.
The breed was developed in Brazil, often used in various terrains for tracking and hunting.
The Rastreador Brasileiro was a breed developed in Brazil, initially recognized in the 1960s. It was primarily used as a scent hound and had some bloodlines tracing back to the American coonhound. In the 1970s, the breed was declared extinct due to a disease outbreak and insecticide overdose, but efforts have been made to revive it. The Brazilian Kennel Club re-recognized the breed in 2013, and an updated standard was released by FCI in 2019.
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