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Hygen Hound

Hygen Hound

FCI standard Nº 266
Origin
 Norway
Translation
 Norsk Kennel Klub
Group
 Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds
Section
 Section 1.2 Medium-sized Hounds
Working
 With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Wednesday 06 October 1965
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 09 August 1999
Last update
 Monday 09 August 1999
En français, cette race se dit
 Chien courant de Hygen
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Hygen Bracke
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sabueso de Hygen
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Hygenhund

Usage
Scenthound.

General appearance
Medium-sized, solid and compact, rectangular with strong topline.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Medium-sized and moderately broad, but not heavy. Medium long, somewhat wedge-shaped, but not pointed.
Skull
 Slightly domed seen both from the front and the side. The occipital bone is scarcely perceptible. 
Stop
 Distinct.

Facial region
Nose
 Black.
Muzzle
 Clean, broad and deep, rather short than long. Straight bridge of nose. Seen from the side the front of the muzzle should be rounded, not square.
Lips
 Clean, not pendulous, falling evenly away to the corner of the mouth.
Jaws and teeth
 Scissor bite.
Cheeks
 Clean and flat.
Eyes
 Dark brown. Medium size, not protruding. Calm and earnest expression. Not showing haw.
Ears
 Medium high set, neither broad nor long, tapering, rounded at the tip. Thin and soft, hanging not close to the cheeks, but somewhat away from them. Reaching hardly half way to the nose when pulled forward.

Neck
Medium length, strong, not too throaty.

Body
Back
 Straight and strong.
Loin
 Broad and muscular.
Croup
 Long, broad and slightly rounded.
Chest
 Medium broad, long, deep and spacious throughout. The back ribs should be particularly well developed, making the ribcage appear long. The depth of the chest is about half the height at withers.
Underline and belly
 Belly very slightly tucked up.

Tail
Set on level with the topline. Thick at the root, tapering towards the end. Carried straight or in a slight upward curve; reaching to the hock.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Clean, solid and sinewy, but not heavy.
Shoulders
 Sloping shoulder blades, well angulated shoulder joint.
Elbows
 Well angulated.
Pastern
 Broad, rather short than long, sligthly sloping.
Forefeet
 High, arched and well-knit, pointing straight forward. Firm, and strong pads; well covered with hair between toes and pads.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh
 Muscular and broad.
Lower thigh
 Long.
Stifle
 Well angulated.
Metatarsus
 Short, broad and slightly sloping.
Hock
 Well angulated. Broad and clean.
Hind feet
 High, arched and well-knit feet pointing straight forward. Firm and strong pads well covered with hair between toes and pads. Dewclaws permitted, but double dewclaws undesirable.

Gait and movement
Free movement, covering ground. Parallel in front and rear. Not cow-hocked behind nor toeing out in the front when moving.

Coat
Hair
 Straight and preferably somewhat rough to the touch, dense, shiny and not too short. The back of the thighs and the tail may be somewhat more heavily coated, but not too much.
Colour
 Red-brown or yellow-red, often with black shading on head, back and tail set, with or without white markings.
Black and tan, usually combined with white markings.
White with red-brown or yellow-red patches and ticks, or with black and tan markings.
The different colours should be clearly defined from each other.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males 50-58 cm, ideal 54 cm. Females 47-55 cm, ideal 51 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 and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• 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.

Bibliography
https://www.fci.be/
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