ORIGIN FRANCE.DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STRANDARD08.09.1990.UTILIZATIONHound.FCI'S CLASSIFICATIONGroup 6 Scent hounds and related breedsSection 1.2. Medium sized hounds With working trial.GENERAL APPEARANCEA middle-sized dog, well-boned and muscular, giving a great impression of vigour and rusticity rather than of distinction.HEADSkull rather long, occipital crest well defined. Seen from front, the skull has the aspect of a flattened arch (without excess), diminishing in width to the level of the superciliary ridges which are not very much accentuated.MUZZLERather long, straight or slightly arched with a slight Roman nose. Stop only moderately marked. Lips not too heavy; rather more pointed than square.EYESDark, brown, not showing any haw, alert expression.NOSEBlack or dark reddish-brown. Nostrils well open.EARSSet on finely on a level with the eye, hardly reaching the nose, ending in a point and covered with shorter and softer hair than the rest of the body.NECK Fairly short and muscular.CHESTDeep and wide.RIBSFairly rounded.BACKShort and wide.LOINWide, well supporting and muscled.BELLYHardly tucked up.SHOULDERSSloping.FORELEGSVertical and parallel.HINDLEGSVertical, hocks slightly bent.THIGHSWell muscled.FEETCompact, tight toes.TAILMedium length, slightly sickle-shaped, thick at the root, often with coarse hair underneath and well tapering to the tip.COATVery harsh, dry to the touch,, quite short, never woolly nor frizzy, face not tousled.COLOURFawn. The best colours are the golden wheaten and the rich red brown. Sometimes a small white spot on the chest (not to be encouraged).SIZEFrom 48 to 56 cm for males and females.Tolerance of 2 cm more or less for top quality dogs.FAULTSAny departure from the foregoing points should be considered as a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.General appearanceThin and slender.Superciliary ridgesToo much accentuated.MuzzleSnipey, short, with pendulous lips.EarsSet on low, too short or too long, or flat covered with frizzy hair.BellyDistinctly tucked up.ThighsToo round.FeetSlack and wide.CoatThe fawn colour overlaid with black and white markings are not to be encouraged.N.B.Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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