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Harrier

Harrier

FCI standard Nº 295
Origin
 Great Britain
Translation
 Mrs. Peggy Davis, brought up to day by Dr. Paschoud
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
 Wednesday 27 November 1974
Publication of the official valid standard
 Wednesday 27 November 1974
Last update
 Thursday 05 March 1998
En français, cette race se dit
 Harrier
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Harrier
En español, esta raza se dice
 Harrier
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Harrier

Usage
Scent hound.

General appearance
Strong and light dog, less powerful and more distinguished than the Foxhound.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Expressive, moderately large.
Skull
 Flat, occipital crest slightly marked. 

Facial region
Nose
 Black, well developed.
Muzzle
 Quite long and rather more pointed than square.
Lips
 Covering the lower jaw.
Eyes
 Always dark, never prominent, of medium size, not too round.
Ears
 V shaped, almost flat, slightly turned, quite short and rather set on high.

Neck
Long and free although well tied into the shoulders. Slightly arched in its upper part.

Body
Back
 Straight and muscled.
Loin
 Strong and slightly arched.
Chest
 More developed in depth than in width.
Ribs
 Rather flat than too rounded.
Side
 Must neither be too full nor too tucked up.

Tail
Of medium length, with some longer and coarser, slightly offstanding hairs (like ears of grain) towards the tip; well carried.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Forelegs straight and vertical.
Shoulders
 Sloping and well muscled.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Strong, hip bones quite prominent.
Upper thigh
 Long and well let down.
Hock
 Neither too straight nor too bent.

Feet
Neither too tight nor too round.

Gait and movement
Supple and steady.

Skin
White with black markings.

Coat
Hair
 Smooth, of English style, i.e. flat and not too short.
Colour
 Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange, in France generally tricolour with black mantle covering the upper part of the back.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 From 48 to 55 cm maximum - but rather from 48 to 50 cm preferred.

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
 Aggresive or overly shy.
 Depigmented nose.
 Prognathism.
 Loin long and flabby.
 Thin thighs.
 Discoloration of scrotum.

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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