Polish Ogar is the hero of the first dog related written work called "Myœlistwo z ogary *Hunting with hound dogs" by Jan Ostroróg from 1608. There is nothing in the book about what he looked like at that time, but a lot about his utlility. Hound dos were used in Poland to hunt hares, foxes and wild boars. Usually they were black and tan dogs but not only. All types of hound dogs inhabiting Poland had one in common: they trailed the prey with a great stubborness, "singing" - main characteristic of the breed is their mellodious voice. Untill the XIXth century the breed was very differentiated. At the end of the XIXth century almost extinct. After the Second World War two Colonels - Pawlusiewicz and Kartawik made an attempt to restore the breed. Kartawik's line was named Ogar Polski, while Pawlusiewicz's dogs are now called Goñczy polski. Breed standard was created in 1966 and the breed recognized by FCI.
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General appearance
 Medium size dog, of strong and compact build, powerful bone-structure
and quite massive with legs in proportion. The whole outline is that of
power and endurance rather than speed. The voice on the trail is
sonorous and pure, of changeable medium pitch, generally higher pitched
in the female.
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| HEAD
Rather heavy, nobly chiselled. In profile looks like a medium length
rectangle; the elongated muzzle is truncated at the tip, neither
wedge-shaped nor pointed. Lips thick and drooping; nose black and large;
corner of bottom lip drooping. Strong jaws, sufficiently long, with
regular bite. Cheek muscles well developed. Skull as long as the muzzle.
The line of the forehead forms a blunt angle with the top line of the
muzzle. The superciliary ridges very developed, forehead very wrinkled.
Occipital protuberance well pronounced. Cranial-facial depression well
defined.
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| EYES
Gentle and serene expression; set on the slant, not very deep-set, dark
brown; lower lid drooping in older dogs.
EARS * Set low, quite long, hanging, slightly rounded at the tip. The base of the ear flap is twisted and hangs close to the head. NECK * Remarkably thick at point of insertion with the body, powerful, muscled, of medium length. Dewlap is loose and very richly folded.
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| FOREQUARTERS
Chest is capacious, broad and deep in porportion; forearm quite well
muscled. Shoulder oblique, well developed muscles. Pastern joint well
defined, prominent, neat, lean, of size corresponding to the pastern.
FEET * Of quite a strong bone structure, strong muscles, toes well closed, strong nails, thick and short in working dogs. They are light coloured when the toes are white, and black when the toes are fawn.
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| BODY
Thoracic cage is ample, wide and deep in proportion. The sternal region
descends to the elbows, ribs well sprung, long like the whole rib cage,
closer to the vertical position than in other breeds. The back is long,
broad and muscled. The croup is not sloping; it is broad. Belly
capacious, broad, nearly as deep as the chest. Abdomen not too tucked up.
The flank is not hollow, is well filled, rounded with a possible hollow
in the region of the hypocondrium.
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| HINDQUARTERS
Thighs have a strong bone structure, long, strong and well developed
muscles. Sloping second thigh, fairly short, well muscled. Well defined
lean hock. Nails are thick, strong and curved.
HIND FEET * Metatarsal slightly inclined, toes well closed, pads large, covered with thick skin. TAIL * Rather low set, thick, covered with long hair in its lower part, hangs below the hock, slightly drooping; from half the length of the leg, slightly curved. In normal movement slightly raised but not rolled up. In action, slightly raised, but not above the horizontal.
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| COAT COLOUR
Head and ears, except the lateral sides of the skull, of tan colour;
the ears a little darker than the rest. The legs, sternal region and
thighs also tan. Body black or dark grey almost black; in ancient Polish
hunting language it was called "podzary" (burnt). The tan
colour, essentially fawn, has various intensities of that tone up to
cinnamon, very much appreciated in the Polish Hound. The white hairs,
admitted in shape of a star, forming a blaze reaching to the muzzle, on
the chest, the extremeties of the legs and of the tail. The black may
form a mantle which extends as far as on the head. Distinct tan spots
above the eyes. Black which extends as far as the muzzle of the Polish
Hound is a case for disqualification.
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| COAT
Medium length hair, thick, with a dense undercoat, a little longer on
the back, at the back of the hindquarters and on the lower part of the
tail.
WEIGHT AND SIZE : a) Weight :
bitches 20 - 26 kg GAIT/MOVEMENT * Normally moves at a slow and heavy short trot. When hunting he quarters and chases at a heavy gallop.
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| TYPE FAULTS
Ears too long or too short and standing away from the head. Head with occipital crest not enough pronounced, and upper orbital arches not sufficiently defined. Muzzle too pointed. Eye too light. Black muzzle. Insufficient musculature. Flat pads. Down in pastern. Tail fine, too short or too long, barely covered with hair, rolled up. Chest underdeveloped. Defective teeth. Hoarse voice.
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Faults Note * Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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