TRANSLATIONMrs. Peggy Davis.ORIGINFrance.DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD21.06.1965.UTILIZATIONPointing Dog.FCI CLASSIFICATIONGroup 7 Pointing DogsSection 1.1 Continental Pointing Dogs, Type "Braque". With working trial.GENERAL APPEARANCEPowerful dog with very strong legs, well boned without being heavy; in spite of its very characteristic Braque-Pointer type, showing a certain lightness and elegance enhanced by the richness of its coat. The solidity of tissues and the power of the muscular system indicate an active dog of great robustness.HEADThe head must be long, the stop not too accentuated, the nose set in the extension of the nasal bridge; the lips rather substantial giving adequate appearance for the flews to shape the square muzzle.FaultsHead too short, cheeky (frequent fault), too broad; not enough or too much stop; lips too fine or too heavy; nasal bridge too short, bowed. Nose pointed.NOSEAlways black, quite strong; shiny, reaching a little further than the front of the lips; nostrils well open, set into the extension of the nasal bridge.FaultsIndecisive shade, markings of depigmentation, pinched, small, set too high and dish-faced; double nose.LIPSQuite substantial, well let down shaping a good square muzzle.FaultsToo fine, too heavy, too short below the nose forming a pointed muzzle.MUZZLEQuite long, straight.FaultsToo short, dish-faced or convex.SKULLOval in the back part; forehead developed without exaggeration, without excess width, linked to the nasal bridge by a marked stop, but not too accentuated; the superciliary arches well marked.FaultsNarrow, flat, too broad, parietal bones too developed, stop too accentuated or not sufficiently.EYESOf good size, well set into the socket, of dark hazel colour with a frank expression; the eyelids must be black, the haw (conjunctiva) not visible.FaultsToo small or too protruding, too light, too deep set; pink spots on the eyelids, haw visible, white eyelashes.JAWSThe jaws must be fairly strong, of equal length; teeth strong and white.FaultsJaws of unequal length, the upper jaw protruding over the lower jaw : overshot; the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper jaw : undershot; teeth badly set and decayed.LEATHERSMust be low set at eye level, attached rather back so as to show off the roundness of the skull; the skin supple, light, glossy and satin smooth; slightly curled, quite long, but not excessively so; they appear to be longer than they really are because of their low set, framing the head nicely without being too far from the head.FaultsSet too high, flat, thick, too short, carried too far back or too close to the head, carried forward and not curled.NECKThe neck must be rather long, quite strong, especially at its insertion into the shoulders, slightly arched; a slight dewlap is desirable but without exaggeration.FaultsToo short, thick, too light, with too much dewlap.SHOULDERSRather sloping, well muscled without heaviness, free in their movement.FaultsToo steep or too sloping, tied in or too thin, overloaded and heavy, too wide apart at withers.FOREQUARTERSMust be straight with strong and muscular forearms; elbows well let down without outward deviation; pasterns straight, short and strong; the articulations broad and strong, bone structure well developed.FaultsPasterns curved, deviated in or out, or long; out at the elbows; weak bone structure; not standing true.CHESTWell let down to at least elbow level, brisket moderately broad and in proportion to its depth; the ribs rounded but not excessively so; withers high.FaultsBrisket too broad or too narrow, chest not deep enough, hollow below the upper arms, no down to elbow level; ribs flat and false ribs not long enough.BACK AND LOINSThe back must be short and straight; the loin short; slightly arched, broad and well muscled.FaultsBack too long, hollow; flat loin, slack, thin or weak.RUMPBroad, bony and not too sloping. The point of the buttocks protruding slightly, powerful and well muscled. The flank flat and slightly tucked up.FaultsRump too straight, too much falling away, too thin; too wide, not sufficiently muscled, point of buttocks too protruding.TAILSet on almost in the continuation of the topline and carried horizontally, of medium thickness. Docked of about two thirds, the desirable length is between 15 and 20 cm.FaultsCarried vertically, set on too high or too low, too thick, docked too short; left long (undocked) is not an important fault, but the docked tail is recommended.HINDQUARTERSThe thighs are very muscular and rather strong, well fleshy; robust bone structure and joints; hocks strong, not too angulated; hindquarters powerful.FaultsThighs flat, thin, lacking in muscle; hock long, hockjoints too angulated or too straight, too close, thighs not vertical and stifles turned out when in action.FEETThe feet must be quite short, between the harefoot and the catfoot, compact; toes close; the nails thick and short; the pads hard and resistant; they must not turn in or out.FaultsBroad feet, splayed toes, too long, wide apart, too fine, turning in or out when in action.SKIN Rather fine, loose without exaggeration, speckled black and white.FaultsToo thick, too thin, too close fitting.COATHAIRShort, not too fine, never hard yet shiny.FaultsToo fine, too thick, too long.COLOURTwo coat colours are admitted :Light coatwhite with black markings and more or less numerous specks.Dark coatcalled "charcoal" (blackened) produced by the mixing of white and black; the black more abundant gives the charcoal grey shade to the coat. The desirable colour is the coat with basic white with bluish black markings, black specks rather numerous. The large markings and spots have on all their borders a bluish tint, which is provided by the close mingling of the black and blue hairs with the white. The head must be marked evenly with black so that the eyes are surrounded by black; white or blue blaze.FaultsCoat too white, absence of speckling; head marked irregularly and leaving one eye surrounded by white.SIZEMinimum 57 cm; maximum 63 cm for the males; 55 to 60 cm for the females.FaultsAny 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.DISQUALIFYING FAULTSTan specklings, markings of the type called "pain brûlé" (burned bread) on the cheeks; the dogs with definite markings of tan or brown shall be eliminated without credits; but those having only the appearance of "pain brûlé" highlights may, if their type and quality permit, obtain, especially in the young classes, a mention without however the chance to be awarded prizes. Short or kinky tail from birth; double nose; dewclaws; a sufficient indication of infusion of Pointer blood.N.BMale animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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