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Halden Hound |
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FCI standard Nº 267 |
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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 |
Thursday 07 October 1965 | |
Publication of the official valid standard |
Monday 09 August 1999 | |
Last update |
Monday 09 August 1999 | |
En français, cette race se dit |
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Chien courant de Halden |
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar |
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Halden Bracke |
En español, esta raza se dice |
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Sabueso Halden |
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd |
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Haldenstøver |
Usage |
| Scenthound. |
General appearance |
| Rectangular build, proud, strong, but not heavy. |
Head |
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Cranial region |
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Head |
Clean, of medium size and well balanced. | |
Skull |
Slightly domed seen from the front and from the side, the occipital protuberance scarcely perceptible. | |
Stop |
Not abrupt. | |
Facial region |
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Nose |
Black with open nostrils. | |
Muzzle |
Not too short, bridge of nose straight. | |
Lips |
Not too pendulous. | |
Jaws and teeth |
Scissor bite. Complete dentition. | |
Cheeks |
Relatively flat. | |
Eyes |
Dark brown, medium-sized, tranquil expression. | |
Ears |
Set neither too high nor too low; should reach to the middle of the muzzle when pulled forward. | |
Neck |
| Rather long, strong, clean and without any dewlap. |
Body |
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Topline |
Straight. | |
Back |
Strong. | |
Loin |
Broad and muscular. | |
Croup |
Slightly sloping. | |
Chest |
Deep, with well-sprung ribs, but not barrel-shaped. The back ribs should be particularly well developed. | |
Underline and belly |
Very slightly tucked up. | |
Tail |
| Set-on neither too high nor too low, rather thick, reaching approximately to the hocks. Carried rather low. |
Limbs |
Forequarters |
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Generality |
Legs straight and lean with strong bone. | |
Shoulders |
Shoulder blade long and oblique, muscular. Tips not protruding over topline. | |
Forearm |
Straight and lean. | |
Pastern |
Slightly sloping. | |
Forefeet |
Oval in shape, well arched, preferably well-knit, well covered with hair between the toes. | |
Hindquarters |
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Upper thigh |
Broad and muscular. | |
Lower thigh |
Long. | |
Stifle |
Well angulated. | |
Hock |
Lean and broad, turned neither in nor out. Well angulated. | |
Hind feet |
Oval in shape, well arched, preferably close together, well covered with hair between the toes. Dewclaws acceptable, but not desirable. | |
Gait and movement |
| Light, covering ground, parallel. |
Coat |
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Hair |
Harsh, very dense and straight with dense undercoat. | |
Colour |
White with black patches, tan shadings on head and legs and sometimes between the white and the black patches. Black must not predominate, small black or tan spots are regarded as mismarked. | |
Size and weight |
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Height at withers |
Males 52-60 cm, ideal 56 cm. Females 50-58 cm, ideal 54 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/ |
Additional information from visitors |
| By crossing their local hunting dogs with the imported English Foxhound, the hunters in the Halden region of southern Norway created an exceptinal hare hound, used as a single hunter, rather than in packs. Dedicated selection of best specimens followed and by the middle of the 20th century type and standard were fully established. However, the Haldenstovare remains rare outside its native country. Sweet-natured, calm and friendly, this breed makes an excellent family pet, although it requires early socialization and proper handling. The Halden Hound is a healthy and agile dog, but needs protection from the cold. The coat is short, smooth and flat, always white with black and tan patches. Average height is around 23 inches. |
English (United Kingdom)