Kromfohrländer
OriginGermany
Traits
Height
38–46 cm (15–18 in)[1]
Weight Males
11–16 kg (25–35 lb)[1]
Females
9–14 kg (20–30 lb)[1]
Colour white with brown patches, the brown varying from light to very dark[1]
Kennel club standards
Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)
The rough-haired
The smooth-haired

The Kromfohrländer[lower-alpha 1] is a modern German breed of companion dog. It originated in Germany in the years after the end of the Second World War. There are two coat types, a smooth-haired and a rough-haired.

History

The Kromfohrländer breed was created in the Siegerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia by Ilsa Schleifenbaum, a former concert pianist, in the years after the end of the Second World War.[2]: 212  It is the only dog breed descended from a military mascot dog. The origin dog was found as a stray in France by American soldiers during the end of World War II. The little dog came over to Germany with his troop and was abandoned. He was discovered by musician who named him 'Peter' and decided to create a companion breed after an accidental litter with a neighbor's fox terrier, "Fiffi," produced puppies of similar appearance. Primarily these puppies and one other female dog (and with assistance from her friend Otto Borner, a German Kennel Club member) the breed was developed over 10 years. It obtained full recognition in Germany in 1955.

The Kromfohrländer was first shown at an international dog show in Dortmund in 1955.[3]: 508 

The Schleifenbaums had a summer residence in an area of the Siegerland called the Krumme Furche ('crooked farrow'); in Siegerländisch this became 'Krom Fohr', and from this the name of the breed derived.[2]: 213 [4]: 156 

It has been established in Switzerland, Austria, Finland (with Maria Åkerblom), Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands and in The United States with Mary Dixon [5] (also the founder of Wirehaired Portuguese Podengo Medios in the USA and one of the founders of Berger Picards in the USA). From the USA it was exported to Canada, Mexico, France and back to Finland.

It was definitively accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1955.[6]

In the fifteen years from 2008 to 2022 the average number of puppies whelped per year in Germany was approximately 200, representing about 0.25% of the average total number of births for all breeds, recorded at just under 80000 per year.[7]

Characteristics

The Kromfohrländer is of medium size, with a height at the withers in the range 38 to 46 cm. Dogs weigh some 11–16 kg, bitches about 2 kg less.[4]: 156  There are two types of coat, a rough-haired (Rauhaar) and a smooth-haired (Glatthaar): the rough is coarse-haired and bearded, with longer hair on the muzzle and face, while the hair coat of the smooth variant is soft and lies close to the body. The coat is thick in both types, with soft undercoat; hair length ranges from 3 to 7 cm.[2]: 218 [8] The coat is white with patches of brown, this ranging from light brown through red-brown or tan to very dark; on the head the brown forms two symmetrical patches including and surrounding the ears and extending to the eyes and cheeks, while on the body it may appear as a saddle or as one or more irregular patches.[2]: 218 

Notes

  1. ↑ /ˈkroʊmfərlændər/

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FCI-Standard N° 192: Kromfohrländer. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ria Hörter (2010). Kromfohrländer. The Canine Chronicle. (July 2010): 212–218. Accessed January 2024.
  3. ↑ Hans Räber (1993). Enzyklopädie der Rassenhunde: Ursprung, Geschichte, Zuchtziele, Eignung und Verwendung (in German). Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos. ISBN 9783440065556.
  4. 1 2 Gabriele Lehari (2013 [2009]). 400 Hunderassen von A - Z (third edition, in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Eugen Ulmer KG. ISBN 9783800178827.
  5. ↑ "Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour Review – Energizing – Splash Magazines".
  6. ↑ FCI breeds nomenclature: Kromfohrländer. Thuin, Belgium: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed January 2024.
  7. ↑ Welpenstatistik (in German). Dortmund: Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen. Accessed January 2024.
  8. ↑ Kromfohrländer (in German). Dortmund: Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen. Accessed January 2024.
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