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FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL) SECRETARIAT GENERAL: 13, Place Albert 1er B – 6530 Thuin (Belgique) ______________________________________________________________________________ |
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FCI-Standard N° 316
FRANÇAIS BLANC ET ORANGE (French white and orange Hound)
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TRANSLATION: Mrs Peggy Davis. Official language (FR).
ORIGIN: France.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 01.02.1982.
UTILIZATION: Scenthound.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 6 Scenthounds and related related breeds.
Section 1.1 Large-sized Hounds.
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Typical French hound, distinguished, giving an impression of being rustic.
HEAD: Quite large, moderately elongated.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Slightly domed, occipital crest barely marked. Without prominent superciliary arches.
Stop: Well marked.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Well developed, black, brown-orange.
Muzzle: Of almost equal length to that of the skull.
Lips: Quite pronounced giving the muzzle a certain squareness.
EYES: Large, brown and dark.
EARS: Set slightly below eye level, supple, fine, slightly twisted and reaching to about to two fingers from the on-set of the nose.
NECK: Straight, quite long, slight dewlap.
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BODY:
Back: Broad and straight.
Loin: Normally arched.
Croup: Round without falling away. Chest: Broad. Ribs rounded.
Underline and belly: Flank well filled.
TAIL: Long.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS: Strong and broad. Shoulder: Sloping and well muscled. Forefeet: Hare-feet.
HINDQUARTERS:
Thighs: Very muscular.
Hocks: Near to the ground and slightly bent. Hind feet: Hare-feet.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Rather easy, gallop light and sustained.
SKIN: White with yellow or orange markings; the palate can be yellow. Scrotum white or yellow.
COAT
Hair: Short and fine.
Colour: White-lemon or white and orange on condition that the orange is not too dark going on to red.
SIZE:
Height at the withers: 62-70 cm with 2 cm tolerance for the maximum size.
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FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should be
considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be
regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect
upon the health and welfare of the dog.
• Faulty conformation.
• Muzzle thin or too long.
• Overshot or undershot mouth.
• Light eyes.
• Tail curved up or deviated.
• Colours of the coat other than those previously mentioned,
particularly black or red hair.
• Depigmentation.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:
• Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
• Any dog clearly showing physical of behavioural
abnormalities.
N.B.:
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed
typical conformation should be used for breeding.
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