TRANSLATIONMrs. Peggy DavisORIGINFranceDATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD21/09/1971.GENERAL APPEARANCEAncient breed - eminently French, the coat and expression of which form a typical general effect second to none. Highly characteristic are the coat and the noble very french head.HEADRather strong and of elongated shape. The skin covering it is rather loose and forms one or two wrinkles along the cheeks. The stop is barely obvious.NOSEBlack and well developed.MUZZLELong, strong, slightly convex (Roman nose).LIPSQuite drooping and covering the lower jaw. The commissure (corner) of the lips is well defined.SKULLSlightly domed and not too wide. The occipital bone is quite pronounced.EYESThe eyes covered by thick eyelids seem slightly deep-set. Their colour is dark chestnut. The lower lid is often drooping, showing a little haw. The expression is a little sad, but soft and trusting.EARSThe ears are one of the characteristics of the blue dog. They are very low set, fine and curl inwards. Held along side of the jaws, they must at least reach the tip of the nose and often go beyond.NECKMedium length, rounded in its superior part. There maybe dewlap in its lower part.BODYSHOULDERSMuscular - Elbows well placed.FOREQUARTERSThe forelegs, with strong forearms and thick tendons, offer good means of support.FEETOf a slightly long oval shape, reminds one of that of the wolf. The toes are lean.CHESTVery developed in every way, high, broad and deep, reaching the level of the elbows at least.RIBSModerately rounded.BACKRather long, but really firm.LOINA little flat, but without excess.FLANKFlat and well let down.HIPSHip bones prominent and the croup quite slanting.HINDQUARTERSOne will have to try and improve the hindquarters which are often proportionately less developed than the forequarters. The hocks low to the ground, wide and slightly angled, follow a long but not too flat thigh.TAILWell set, rather thick, quite long and carried as a sickle, sometimes with a moderate amount of coarse hair underneath (espié).COATMarked with black patches on white background entirely flecked (truité) with black, which gives a kind of slate blue sheen. Two black patches are generally on either side of the head, covering the ears and the eyes, stopping at the cheeks. They do not meet on the top of the skull, where they leave a white space in the middle of which is often found a little black patch of an oval shape, which is a sign of breed. Two more or less bright tan markings placed over the eyebrows, which gives the breed a 'four-eyed' effect. One also finds traces of tan on the cheeks, the lips, inside the ears, on the legs and under the tail. Certain subjects have a coat simply flecked with black, always with traces of tan.COAT TEXTUREQuite coarse, not very short and very dense.SKINBlack or strongly marbled with black patches; never entirely white. The palate, the lips, the genital parts and underneath the paws are black.SIZEFrom 0,65 m to 0,72 for the males and O,62m to 0,68m for the females.FAULTSShort head. Skull too flat or too narrow. The depression which may sometimes appear between the occiput and the line of the eyebrows is not to be encouraged. Short ears, high set, insufficiently folded. Light eyes, pink mucous. Chest only lightly developed, thin boned legs. Splay feet. Excessively slanting rump. Absence of tan markings. Traces of lack of pigment.N.B.Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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