Medium-sized Anglo-French hound

FCI standard Nº 325

Origin
France
Translation
Mrs. Peggy Davis
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 26 January 1983
Publication of the official valid standard
Wednesday 26 January 1983
Last update
Monday 28 April 1997
En français, cette race se dit
Anglo-Français de petite vénerie
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
Mittelgrosser Anglo-Französischer laufhund
En español, esta raza se dice
Sabueso Anglo-Francés de tamaño mediano
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
Middelgrote Anglo-Franse jachthond

Usage

Scenthound for hunting small game.

General appearance

Balanced and solidly built dog, but without heaviness. Seen in profile, his outline must lean towards that of a well established French hound.

Head

Cranial region

Head
Elongated, not too broad, occipital crest not too accentuated.
Skull
Slightly convex, without being domed. 
Stop
Barely marked.

Facial region

Nose
Well pigmented, nostrils well open.
Muzzle
Moderately elongated, appearence a little pointed.
Lips
The upper lip covers the lower lip.
Nasal bridge
Bridge of the nose straight or slightly arched.
Eyes
Big, brown, with a soft but lively expression.
Ears
Finely attached below the eye level line, flexible, slightly turned, of medium width and reaching at least by two fingers the border of the nose.

Neck

Clean, without dewlap.

Body

Back
Firm and straight.
Loin
Quite short and muscled.
Croup
Slightly inclined and quite long.
Chest
Let down, reaching at least the point of the elbow, well developed.
Ribs
Ribs long and moderately rounded.
Side
Quite full, a little tucked up but without a whippety look.

Tail

Of medium length, quite fine, well set in the extension of the loin line, with thick hair, but without some longer and coarser, slightly offstanding hairs (like ears of grain) towards the tip.

Limbs

Forequarters

Generality
Sufficiently strong, broad and straight.
Shoulders
Shoulder blade long, flat and sloping, well attached to the chest.

Hindquarters

Upper thigh
Muscular and deep.
Hock
Slightly bent and quite close to the ground.

Feet

Lean and tight.

Skin

Fine, without folds, firm tissues.

Coat

Hair
Short, dense and smooth.
Colour
• Tricolour : white and black with bright tan markings, black nose.
• White and black with pale tan markings, black nose.
• Bicolour : white and orange, brown (tobacco) nose.

Size and weight

Height at withers
48 - 56 cm, with a minimal and maximum tolerance of 2 cm for the exceptional subjects.

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

 In general, all the faults common to scenthounds.
 Head too short or too large.
 Rounded skull.
 Butterfly nose.
 Muzzle square.
 Over-or undershot mouth.
 Flews too accentued.
 Prominent eyes, light eyes.
 Leathers set high, broad, short or too flat.
 Neck too short; dewlap.
 Cylindrical body.
 Loaded shoulders.
 Tail coarse, short; with round the tail some coarser and longer, slightly offstanding hairs (like ears of grain) towards the tip.
 Loose tissues of the skin.

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

http://www.fci.be/

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