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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° 290
BEAGLE HARRIER
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TRANSLATION: Mrs Peggy Davis. Official language (FR).
ORIGIN: France.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 18.05.1988.
UTILIZATION: Scenthound.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I: Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds.
Section 1.2 Medium-sized Hounds. With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Dog of medium proportions, balanced distinguished, agile and vigorous.
HEAD: Moderately strong.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Rather broad and quite voluminous. Occipital protuberance hardly marked.
Stop: Not pronounced.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Developed, black.
Muzzle: Its length is roughly equal to that of the skull. Never square, but in profile tapering without being pointed. Nasal bridge rather straight, never arched.
Lips: Covering the lower jaw.
EYES: Well open, dark in colour, of a frank, lively and intelligent expression.
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EARS: Leathers : Quite short and medium-broad; they are set at eye level; they are slightly rounded in their medium part; they come down flat against the skull to turn slightly in their lower part in a slight oval.
NECK: Free although well attached to the shoulders, slightly arched in profile in its upper part.
BODY:
Back: Short, well sustained and muscled.
Loin: Strong and muscled; can be slightly arched.
Chest: Well set down, but ribs never too flat, which could reduce the thoracic cage too much. Sternum well extended to the rear. The false ribs, without being cylindrical, must nevertheless be long and sufficiently well sprung so as to provide an ample thoracic cage. Underline and belly: Never very tucked up, rather filled out.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
General appearance: Strong, straight and parallel.
Shoulder: Long, oblique and muscled.
Forefeet: Neither too long nor slim, but tight with thick and hard pads.
HINDQUARTERS:
Hips: Well detached, oblique and strong.
Upper thigh: Well let down, fleshy and muscular.
Hocks: Close to the ground and vertical.
Hind feet: Neither too long nor slim, but tight with thick and hard pads.
GAIT / MOVEMENT: Supple, lively and sure.
COAT
Hair: Rather thick, not too short but flat.
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Colour: Tri-colour (fawn with black blanket, and white); not too
much importance should be given to the blanket, with markings more
or less bright tan, or pale, or with black overlay. Because there exist
grey Harrier, the grey tri-colours or the white-greys would not be
either disqualified or penalised only because of their colour.
SIZE:
Height at withers: From 45 cm to 50 cm.
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.
• Head too heavy.
• Stop too pronounced.
• Butterfly nose.
• Muzzle too short and square; muzzle too pointed.
• Nasal bridge arched.
• Over- or undershot mouth.
• Curled ears, recalling and infusion of French blood.
• Feet flat and splayed.
• Depigmented scrotum.
• Frightened appearance, soft or unintelligent.
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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