A native of Cakovac area in Medjimurje County (northern Croatia), Medji is a short breed, with sturdy legs and rounded paws. It is very useful as a rat hunter, the daily Jutarnji List writes.
With the addition of the Medji, Croatia is now a home to seven autochtonous breeds, including Tornjak, Dalmatian, Croatian Shepard, Istrian Shorthaired and Coursehaired Hound as well as Posavski Hound and Posavaz Hound.
The Medji has been recognized as a separate breed after a four-year procedure. In order for it to receive the same recognition internatioanally, strict standards will have to be adhered to. To make that happen, it is necessary to precisely state the standard that defines the breed now, to establish a breeding-selection system and a significant number of representatives of this indigenous breed.
So far there are only a few Medjis, some 300, to be found in the area of Cakovac.
Croatian Times
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