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Great anglo-french tricolour hound

Great anglo-french tricolour hound

FCI standard Nº 322
Origin
 France
Group
 Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds
Section
 Section 1.1 Large-sized Hounds
Working
 With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Thursday 27 January 1983
Publication of the official valid standard
 Thursday 27 January 1983
Last update
 Tuesday 18 June 1996
En français, cette race se dit
 Grand anglo-français tricolore
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Grosser Anglo-französischer Dreifarbiger Laufhund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Gran sabueso anglo-francés tricolor
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Grote tricolor Anglo-Franse

Usage
Scenthound.

General appearance
Solid dog with French predominance, with a certain distinction, expressing at different degrees the Foxhound origin.

Head

Cranial region
Skull
 Moderately broad, rather flat with the occipital protuberance slightly apparent and the superciliary arches slightly prominent. 
Stop
 Marked.

Facial region
Muzzle
 Of medium length about equal to that of the skull. Bridge of nose generally straight, well chiselled below the eyes.
Lips
 Quite developed, with a certain squareness, never snipey.
Eyes
 Big, brown, rimmed with black.
Ears
 Of medium length, broadly set at eye level, flat then slightly curled.

Neck
Rather long and strong, without pronounced dewlap.

Body
Back
 Straight and supported.
Loin
 Broad, muscled, straight, quite short.
Croup
 Sloping and of a good length.
Chest
 Well let down and quite broad. Ribs long and rounded; never flat.
Side
 Very slightly tucked up and rather full.

Tail
Of good length, carried elegantly, well furnished with hair.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Perfectly straight and strong.
Shoulders
 Long and flat.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh
 Muscled, let down and rather fleshy.
Hock
 Broad, well let down, slightly bent.

Feet
Lean and rather round.

Gait and movement
Easy with an impression of solidity.

Skin
White and black.

Coat
Hair
 Short, more or less strong.
Colour
 Tricolour more often with black blanket or with more or less spread out black patches. Bright or copper tan without black overlay. Mixed hair called « louvard » is not excluded. The excess mottling is not desirable.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 60 to 70 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.

General faults
 Faults of conformation which could be detrimental to a good utilisation.
 Undershot or overshot mouth.
 Light eyes.
 Bad tail, deviated or curved.
 Depigmentation.
 Washed out tan.
 Any other coat than the above mentioned.

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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