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Istrian short haired Scent Hound

Istrian short haired Scent Hound

FCI standard Nº 151
Origin
 Croatia
Translation
 Mrs Pamela Jeans-Brown
Group
 Group 6 Scent Hounds and Related Breeds
Section
 Section 1.2.Medium sized Hounds
Working
 With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Saturday 02 April 1955
Publication of the official valid standard
 Monday 03 November 2014
Last update
 Friday 29 May 2015
En français, cette race se dit
 Chien courant d'Istrie à poil ras
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Kurzhaarige Istrianer Bracke
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sabueso de Istria de pelo corto
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Kortharige Istrische hond met kort haar
In his country of origin, his name is

Istarski Kratkodlaki Gonic

Usage
A scent hound par excellence, particularly fitted for hare and fox hunting. It can also be used as a leash hound. Its constitution is ideally suited to the vast open terrain in Istria.

Brief historical summary
The origin of this breed of hound, native to Istria, is ancient beyond memory, Frescoes (1474, chapel dedicated to St.Mary at Beram, near Pazin), paintings (e.g. Titian, early 18th century) and chronicles (1719, Bishop Bakic of Djakovo) bear witness to the smooth-haired Istrian Hound’s antiquity. Owing to its excellent hunting qualities, it was exported from Istria to neighbouring regions. The first entries in the stud-book date from 1924. FCI accepted the breed in 1949, but it was not until 1973 that the first standard for the breed was published. Today, the short-haired Istrian Hound is frequently encountered in Istria and neighbouring regions, where hunters still appreciate it highly on account of its outstanding qualities.

General appearance
Noble appearance with its snow-white coat broken by lemon markings. Short fine coat. Long narrow clean head. Supple body. Thin tail carried slightly curved like a sabre. Scent hound with a persistent baying, sharp, sonorous tongue.

Important proportions
Body length should be more than 10% greater than height at withers.

Behaviour / temperament
Gentle, docile, calm and very attached to its owner. Lively and enthusiastic when hunting.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Length of head varies from 20 to 24 cm.
Skull
 Seen in profile, the occipital protuberance is pronounced and the frontal bone is slightly rounded. Seen from above, the frontal bone is elongated and rather narrow with an obvious frontal furrow. 
Stop
 Slight, with no abrupt break.

Facial region
Nose
 Black or at least dark brown. Wide-open nostrils.
Muzzle
 Long, broad at its base, tapering progressively towards the nose.
Nasal bridge
 Nasal bridge is straight.
Jaws and teeth
 Strong, regular and complete scissor bite.
Eyes
 Oval, neither sunken into sockets nor prominent. Iris colour as dark as possible. Lids black or brown. Bright eyes, full of expression.
Ears
 Thin, broad set-on, a little above the level of the eyes, narrowing towards the tips. They are considered long if, when drawn forward along the muzzle, they reach the canine teeth. They should be at least semi-long, reaching to the superciliary arches.

Neck
Strong, slightly arched at the nape. The junction with the head is noticeable at the rear of the occipital protuberance. The neck is powerful and set obliquely into the body. From the occipital protuberance to the withers, the neck measures between 15 and 20 cm. Skin taut, without dewlap or wrinkles.

Body
Topline
 The topline slopes gently from the withers to the croup.
Back
 Level, broad and muscled.
Loin
 Short and broad.
Croup
 Long and broad, horizontal or very slightly sloping, longer in females than in males. The hips are hardly perceptible. At the top of the croup the height should be about one finger’s breadth less than at the point of the withers.
Chest
 Well let-down, it reaches at least to the elbows. Usually its circumference is about 12 cm more than the height at the withers. The ribs are well sprung. The chest is well-developed but the point of the sternum is hardly visible.
Underline and belly
 The underline rises gently from the sternum to the groin and so the belly has a slight upsweep.

Tail
Strong at the root, tapering towards the tip. The more slender the tail, the more noble the dog appears. Set on high, of medium length and rarely reaching below the hock joint. The tail is slightly curved upwards.

Limbs

Forequarters
Shoulders
 Shoulder blade long, sloping, muscled and well-attached to the chest.
Elbows
 Close to the body.
Forearm
 Perfectly upright, well-muscled.
Carpal
 Difficult to distinguish from the forearm.
Pastern
 Straight, short. It can be slightly sloping but the angle with the vertical is never more than 10%.
Forefeet
 More like cat feet than hare feet, light with tight toes, pads rounded and firm, solid nails.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Seen from behind, the thigh, the leg, the hock tendon and the metatarsus are all on the same vertical axis.
Upper thigh
 Short, broad and muscled.
Lower thigh
 Long, sloping and well-muscled.
Stifle
 Patella broad and high set.
Metatarsus
 Short, upright or very slightly sloping, forming an angle of 10-12 degrees with the vertical.
Hock
 Strong.
Hind feet
 Similar to front feet but slightly longer.

Gait and movement
Very smooth, even and free.

Skin
Supple, close-fitting over all the body, with no folds and no wrinkles on forehead. Pinkish in colour.

Coat
Hair
 Short, fine, dense and glossy. Sometimes longer on the back of the thighs and on the underside of the tail but this is not sought after.
Colour
 Ground colour snow white. Ears are usually orange, colour which goes beyond the base of the ears and reaches over both sides of the frontal bone as far as the eyes, giving the head its typical mask. A star is mentioned if there is a small or large mark of the same orange colour on the top of the forehead. The ears can also be speckled with orange marks, something which is particularly prized and is seen as an indication of pure breeding. Spots of lemon/orange more or less widespread, in fleckings or in ribbons can be found anywhere on the body but most often in the area at the root of the tail. These spots must never be so numerous as to impinge on the white ground coat. The actual tint of the spots must be pronounced, neither pale nor dark nor even brown, any of which would indicate cross-breeding. The presence of a third colour is unacceptable even if there are only a few hairs of this colour. The coat can also be totally white with no spots at all.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 44-56 cm. Ideal height for males 50 cm, for females 48 cm.
Weight
 c. 18 kg for an adult male.

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
 Partly pink nose or eyelid, nose with too pale a pigmentation.
 Back arched or slightly swayed.
 Croup too sloping.
 Belly too whippety or too full.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggresive or overly shy.
 Disproportion between body length and height at withers.
 Head too short.
 Extensive unpigmented areas or total pink on nose and eyelids.
 Muzzle too short, too pointed or with twisted jaws.
 Undershot or overshot mouth.
 Incorrect bite.
 China eye.
 Very high ear set.
 Tail curled, carried to one side or corkscrew tail; tail too short or docked.
 Out at below.
 Crooked forelegs.
 Metacarpus very oblique.
 Coat too long.
 Any colours present except lemon-orange.
 Greyish or blackish markings highly undesirable.
 Size above or below the limits indicated in the standard.

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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