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Montenegrin Mountain Hound

Montenegrin Mountain Hound

FCI standard Nº 279
Origin
 Republic of Montenegro
Translation
 Mrs. Peggy Davis
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
 Tuesday 24 June 1969
Publication of the official valid standard
 Friday 19 December 2014
Last update
 Wednesday 28 January 2015
En français, cette race se dit
 Chien courant de montagne du Monténégro
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Montenegrischer Gebirgslaufhund
En español, esta raza se dice
 Sabueso de montaña del Montenegro
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Montenegro berg Hound
In his country of origin, his name is

Crnogorski Planinski Gonic

Usage
Hound.

Brief historical summary
We can say with certainty that this breed is of the same origin as the other Balkan hounds. In the past this dog has sometimes been called « black hound ». The first standard dates 1924. The F.C.I. officially recognized this breed (standard N° 279) on the 8th May 1969 during its meeting in Warsaw.

General appearance
Medium size, solid, agile.

Important proportions
The length of the body (measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttocks) and the perimeter of the chest go beyond by about 10% the height at the withers. The length of the head corresponds to 45% of the height at the withers.

Behaviour / temperament
Well balanced, attached to his master, docile, trustworthy.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Dolichocephalic; the upper lines of the skull and the muzzle are divergent.
Skull
 Longer than the muzzle; in the occipital region, its width is inferior to the distance between the stop and the occipital protuberance. Seen from the front and in profile flat or slightly arched. Its width decreases from the top of the skull down to the stop. The frontal furrow is accentuated, whereas the occipital protuberance is less obvious; the superciliary arches are well developed. 
Stop
 Slightly pronounced.

Facial region
Nose
 Always black, well developed.
Muzzle
 Thick and broad at its base, is shorter than the skull. The desirable relation is of 7,5 : 10. The lateral lines of the muzzle are convergent.
Lips
 Moderately developed, tight, upper lip slightly overlapping the bottom lip; the corner of the lips is firm; the edge of the lips is pigmented black.
Nasal bridge
 The nasal bridge is straight.
Jaws and teeth
 The jaws are strong and show a regular and complete scissor bite; a pincer bite is admitted. The teeth are well developed and regularly implanted.
Cheeks
 Flat.
Eyes
 Oval shape, placed slightly obliquely, of light to dark brown in colour; the rims of the eyelids are black.
Ears
 High set, moderately long, thin to medium thick, pendant without folds and close to the head; their extremity is of a more or less pronounced oval shape.

Neck
Powerful, oblique, forming an angle of 45° to 50° with the horizontal. Its length is approximately equal to that of the head. It is thin, muscled and without dewlap.

Body
Body
 Rectangular, its length going beyond by about 10% the height at the withers.
Withers
 Very pronounced.
Back
 Muscled, broad, moderately long.
Loin
 Muscled, solid, medium length, short coupled.
Croup
 Slightly slanting (20-25° in relation to the horizontal), powerful, well muscled, broad.
Chest
 Strong, deep; its depth corresponds to 45 to 50% of the height at the withers and its perimeter going beyond by about 10% the height at the withers.
Underline and belly
 The xyphoid appendix is prominent; the belly is only slightly tucked up.

Tail
It prolongs the line of the croup and goes on, thinning gradually from its set on to the extremity which reaches the hock; carried sabre fashion below the line of the back; is covered with abundant hair.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Strong, solid, muscled, parallel.
Shoulders
 Shoulder-blade muscled, well attached to the thoracic wall; its length is approximately equal to that of the head; it forms an angle of 40 to 45° with the horizontal.
Elbows
 Solid, close to the body; the distance from the ground up to the elbow corresponds to 50% of the height at the withers.
Forearm
 Straight, strong, muscled.
Carpal
 Solid.
Pastern
 Strong, thin, slightly slanting (up to 15° in relation to the vertical).

Hindquarters
Generality
 Strong, muscled, parallel, of strong bone structure.
Upper thigh
 Strong, muscled, not prominent.
Lower thigh
 Its length corresponds approximately to that of the upper thigh. Muscled.
Stifle
 Solid, parallel to the median plane of the body; the angle of the stifle is of about 120°.
Metatarsus
 Powerful, almost vertical.
Hock
 Solid, pronounced; its angulation is of about 135°-140°.

Feet
Cat feet; solid toes, tight, well arched; the pads are resistant, elastic and black; the nails are always black.

Gait and movement
Regular and elastic stride, with good thrust from the hindquarters; the preferred gait is a lively and even trot.

Skin
Elastic, really tight to the body; shows a dark pigmentation.

Coat
Hair
 Short, dense, rough, not very thick, glossy, flat, smooth. The undercoat is quite well developed.
Colour
 The basic colour is black with tan markings above the eyes, on the muzzle and on the lower parts of the legs. The tan markings above the eyes are the size of a hazelnut, whereas the ones on the lateral parts of the muzzle extend at maximum to the corner of the lips. The colour of the tan markings goes from a light red through a brownish red to a bright red. A white spot on the chest is admitted but not sought after; its diameter must not be more than 3 cm.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 The height at the withers is from 44-54 cm; the ideal size for the males varies between 49-50 cm, and for the females between 48-49 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
 Timid or aggressive dog.
 Over- or undershot mouth; deviated incisor arch.
 Absence of one tooth, the absence of two premolars 1 (PM1) being tolerated.
 Eyes of a very light colour, wall-eyes, eyes of different colour; entropion, ectropion.
 Rolled up tail, carried above the back line or deviated laterally.
 Non authorized colours.
 Any other white marking than that which is tolerated.
 Superior or inferior size than that prescribed 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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