Aim: The present study was carried out to determine some morphological traits of Tarsus Çatalburun breed of Turkish hunting dogs under breeding condition in their homesteads, south Anatolian cities of Adana and Tarsus.

Materials and Methods: Twenty-two Çatalburun dogs (12 males and 10 females) ranging in age from 2 to 6 years were used. Gender differences for all variables were tested using Student-t test.

Results: This study, which used 13 measurements taken from different parts of the dogs, can be considered one of the first scientific studies about Tarsus Çatalburun dog. The means for wither height, rump height, body length, chest circumference, chest width, chest dept, front wrist circumference, back wrist circumference, head length, head circumference, head width, nozzle length and ear length were 50.78±1.02, 49.45±1.01, 54.29±0.93, 64.75±0.75, 15.75±0.24, 20.97±0.27, 11.93±0.22, 10.84±0.26, 26.95±0.29, 41.07±0.41, 11.36±0.12, 12.18±0.19 and 17.95±0.25 cm, respectively. There were significant differences (P<0.01) between the male and bitch dogs for the means of wither height, rump height, body length, chest circumference, back wrist circumference and head length.

Conclusions: Further studies need to be done in order to standardize the morphological characteristics of Tarsus Çatalburun dogs along with a pedigreed and systematic breeding program.