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Great anglo-french white and orange hound

Great anglo-french white and orange hound

FCI standard Nº 324
Origin
 France
Translation
 Mrs. Peggy Davis, brought up to date by Dr. J.-M. Paschoud
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
 Tuesday 01 August 2023
Last update
 Friday 06 October 2023
En français, cette race se dit
 Grand anglo-français blanc et orange
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Grosser Anglo-französischer Weiss-oranger Laufhund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Gran sabueso anglo-francés blanco y naranja
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Grote witte en oranje Anglo-Franse

Usage
Scenthound.

General appearance
Quite a strong dog, powerful, showing more English blood in his head than his tricolour colleague.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Quite short and broad.
Skull
 Rather broad and flat without occipital protuberance; superciliary arches not prominent. 
Stop
 Well marked.

Facial region
Nose
 Black or orangy brown.
Muzzle
 Bridge of nose rather short.
Lips
 Extending over the lower jaw and giving the muzzle some squareness.
Eyes
 Big, brown and dark.
Ears
 Set on quite broadly at eye level line or slightly above, quite thick, slightly turned in and rather short.

Neck
Straight; slight dewlap.

Body
Back
 Broad and muscular.
Loin
 Broad, rather short.
Croup
 Rather round.
Chest
 Quite deep and let down. Ribs long, slightly rounded.
Side
 Well filled out.

Tail
Quite long, sometimes towards the tip with few longer and coarser, slightly offstanding hairs (like ears of grain) around the tail.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Strong, broad and vertical.
Shoulders
 Close to the chest but well muscled.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh
 Muscular and fleshy.
Hock
 Slightly bent and close to the ground.

Feet
Rather round.

Gait and movement
Easy.

Skin
White with orange or yellow patches.

Coat
Hair
 Short and not too thick.
Colour
 White-lemon or white-orange on condition that the orange is not too dark tending to red.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 60 cm 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.
 Butterfly nose.
 Muzzle too thin.
 Over-or undershot mouth.
 Light eyes.
 Excessive dewlap.
 Curved tail or deviated to the side.
 Colours of coat other than those previously mentioned (black or red hair).

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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