The Barak hound dog is a medium-sized breed of hunting dog. It is actually a scenthound and originally were used for hunting large game. It is also known by some other names such as Bosnian Broken-haired Hound, Bosnian Rough-haired Hound, Bosnian Rough-coated Hound, Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound, Illyrian Hound, Bosnian: Bosanski oštrodlaki gonic and simply as Bosnian Hound. These names of the breed refer to the texture of the shaggy coat, usually called broken-haired or hard in English dog fancier jargon.