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French White and Black Hound

French White and Black Hound

FCI standard Nº 220
Origin
 France
Translation
 Revised by J. Mulholland (2008) in collaboration with R. Triquet
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
 Tuesday 15 December 1959
Publication of the official valid standard
 Tuesday 04 November 2008
Last update
 Monday 12 January 2009
En français, cette race se dit
 Français blanc et noir
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Französischer Weiss-schwarzer Laufhund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sabueso Francés Blanco Y Negro
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Franse zwart en wit

Usage
Pack Hound for big game.

Brief historical summary
The French White and Black Hound evolved from the Saintonge Hound whose origins are uncertain; while it has no connection with the Saint Hubert, there is probably a distant ancestry with the famous white “Greffier” dogs of the XVIth century. Appearing in the second half of the XIXth century, the present type was influenced by later cross-breeding with the Poitevin and the Gascon-saintongeois. It obtained its standard in 1957. At present, the breed counts approximately 2000 subjects, representing 300/400 births per year. The 2007 text was drafted by Mr. Pierre Astié, President of the “Club du chien d’ordre”, and his committee, in collaboration with Mr. Raymond Triquet.

General appearance
Large pack hound, distinguished and of balanced build.

Important proportions
The muzzle is long compared to the skull.
The length of the body, from the point of the shoulder to the point of buttock, is equal to the height at the withers.

Behaviour / temperament
These dogs are very appreciated by many deer hunts for the following qualities: fine noses, diligence, seriousness and throat. It is a friendly dog, close to humans and easy to manage in the kennels.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Rather long, in harmony with the whole body without ever being heavy or coarse, but expressive and well carried.
Skull
 Slightly domed, rather narrow without exaggeration. Occipital protuberance apparent without excess, but sufficient to avoid the skull appearing too flat. The superciliary arches can be slightly prominent. 
Stop
 Slightly pronounced.

Facial region
Nose
 Black. Nostrils well open.
Muzzle
 Rather long compared to the skull; the nose bridge may be slightly arched.
Lips
 The flews are slightly square; the upper lip just overlaps the lower lip.
Eyes
 Dark, intelligent and trusting expression.
Ears
 Set at eye level, slightly curled. When pulled forward, they should reach, at least, the base of the nose leather.

Neck
Quite long and strong, with sometimes a slight trace of dewlap.

Body
Back
 Rather long but well sustained.
Loin
 Muscled and attached.
Croup
 Slightly sloping.
Chest
 More deep than broad and reaching the point of the elbow. Ribs long and more flat than round.
Underline and belly
 Slightly tucked up.

Tail
Quite thick at its root; carried relatively high.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 In line with the body; strong and rather flat.
Shoulders
 Long, lean and oblique.
Elbows
 Close to the body.
Forearm
 Upright.
Pastern
 Very slightly sloping, seen from the side.
Forefeet
 Rather long, lean and resistant.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Parallel, seen from behind.
Upper thigh
 Long and sufficiently muscled.
Hock
 Well let down, wide, powerful and slightly bent.
Hind feet
 Rather long, lean and resistant.

Gait and movement
Effortless. Preferred gait: supple and extended gallop.

Skin
White under white hair, black under black hair with sometimes sub-cutaneous patches on the belly and inner thighs of blue or pale blue colour.

Coat
Hair
 Short, quite strong and dense.
Colour
 Obligatory white and black, with a black mantle or with more or less widely spread black markings and possible black or bluish speckling, or even tan freckles but the latter only permitted on the limbs. A pale tan dot above each eye as well as a pale tan on the cheeks, below the eyes, below the ears and at the base of the tail. The “roebuck mark” is quite frequent on the thigh.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males: 65 to 72 cm. Females: 62 to 68 cm. With tolerance of +/- 1 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
 Head : Any indication of English Foxhound blood in the head (skull too voluminous, muzzle short and not sufficiently square at the end when seen from the side).
 Nose : Important lack of pigmentation.
 Jaws : Overshot or undershot.
 Eyes : Too light in colour.
 Ears : Short and flat.
 Dewlap : Excessive.
 Colour : On the cheeks, black extending to the lips.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
 Limbs : Frail.
 Severe deviation of limbs.
 Feet : Round.
 Colour : Tricolour coat.

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
http://www.fci.be/
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