TRANSLATIONMrs. Peggy Davis.ORIGINFrance.DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD13.01.1965.UTILIZATIONPack Hound for big game.FCI CLASSIFICATIONGroup 6 Scent hounds and related breedsSection 1.1 Large sized Hounds.With working trial.GENERAL APPEARANCELarge pack hound, elegant, sufficiently well boned and muscled.HEADNot too imposing, but quite elongated; occipital protuberance marked.NOSEBlack; open nostrils.MUZZLEStraight, rather long and sometimes slightly arched.LIPSMore substantial than in the Pointevin, i.e. very slightly large.SKULLVery slightly domed, skull quite developed and the stop more accentuated than in the Pointevin.EYESBig and brown, sometimes circled with black. Intelligent expression.LEATHERSBroader than those of the Poitevin, set at eye level, slightly curled, not too supple, preferably extending to the set-on of the nose or within two fingers of it.NECKLong, rather strong and sometimes with a slight trace of dewlap.SHOULDERSLong and close to the chest.FOREQUARTERSWell positioned, broad and straight.FEETLean.CHESTDeep and well let down, at least as far down as the point of the elbows.RIBSLong and not too flat.BACKSustained and solid.FLANKVery slightly tucked up.HIPSWell laid, in harmony with the forequarters.THIGHSLong, sufficiently muscled.HOCKSRather broad, low set, slightly bent.TAILQuite long, carried high and with elegance.COATHAIRShort and rather fine.COLOURTricolour, with black mantle more or less spread out. Tan preferably bright or even copper-taned. Neither blackend tan on the cheeks and on the lips nor the blue or tan fleckings on the legs and on the body are to be sought after. The grizzled "wolf" colour is admitted.SKINQuite fine.SIZEFrom 62 to 72 cm for the males and from 60 to 68 cm for the females.MOVEMENT/GAITEasy and light.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.- Leathers too flat, too short or set too high.- Undershot or overshot mouth.- Pink spots on the nose.- Light eyes.- Legs badly positioned or thin.- Hocks too straight.- Fat feet.- Any apparent trace of English hound blood, especially in the head.- "Smoky" coloured heads which indicate cross-breeding with the White and Black Hound and all other colours other than those above mentioned.N.B.Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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