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Great anglo-french tricolour hound |
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FCI standard Nº 322 |
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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 |
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Grand anglo-français tricolore |
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar |
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Grosser Anglo-französischer Dreifarbiger Laufhund |
En español, esta raza se dice |
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Gran sabueso anglo-francés tricolor |
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd |
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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 |
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Cranial region |
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Skull |
Moderately broad, rather flat with the occipital protuberance slightly apparent and the superciliary arches slightly prominent. | |
Stop |
Marked. | |
Facial region |
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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 |
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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 |
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Generality |
Perfectly straight and strong. | |
Shoulders |
Long and flat. | |
Hindquarters |
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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 |
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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 |
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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/ |
English (United Kingdom)