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Segugio Maremmano

Segugio Maremmano

FCI standard Nº 361
Origin
 Italy
Translation
 Dr. S.P.Marelli, Dr F. Asnaghi
Official language (EN)
Group
 Group 6 : Scent hounds and related breeds
Section
 Section 1.2 : Scent hounds, Medium-sized Hounds
Working
 With work trial
Acceptance on a provisional basis by the FCI
 Thursday 01 March 2018
Publication of the official valid standard
 Wednesday 12 September 2018
Last update
 Friday 12 October 2018
En français, cette race se dit
 Segugio Maremmano
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Segugio Maremmano
En español, esta raza se dice
 Segugio Maremmano
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Segugio Maremmano

Usage
Scenthound mostly used in wild boar hunting. Thisbreed is also good to hunt hare and other mammals.

Brief historical summary
Segugio Maremmano originated from unregistered hunting dog population located in Maremma Toscana (southern part of Tuscany region, Central Italy). The breed is present in the original diffusion area since 1930s, the attempt of an official recognition by dog lovers and specialized club members traces back to those years. Thank to Dr Bosio, Veterinary and President of the specialized club for scenthounds in Italy, and to many people interested in Segugio Maremmano breed, and official standard was officially recognized. Tuscan wild board hunters created this Italian breed adapted to wild boar hunting and to the biotope of that southern area of Tuscany.

General appearance
A breed without excess, easy, with a natural look, easy mover, rectangular in body, head with quite large skull, skull/foreface upper axes slightly divergent, high set ears, expressive and fierce eye. Dark iris and attentive and smart expression.

Important proportions
Muzzle length/ Skull length: 11/12.
Body length/height at withers: 11/10.
Height at the elbow is 50% of height at withers.

Behaviour / temperament
Scenthound specialized in wild boar hunting. Characterized by high hunting drive and strong temperament, pleasing voice well differentiated in accordance to hunting phases, self-confident and easy going near the prey, excellent, careful and self-confident barker when the prey is found, strong chaser. It’s an excellent hunter, either alone or as pack member.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Total head length is 4/10 of height at withers, upper skull/foreface axes slightly divergent, tolerated when parallel, head always well chiselled in every part, it should not present any wrinkle: the skin should always be tight.
Skull
 Tight skin well chiselled, slightly convex profile, wide at parietals with well-developed frontal sinuses and zygomatic bones, length skull longer or rarely of the same length of the muzzle. 
Stop
 Slightly defined.

Facial region
Nose
 On the same line of the upper profile of the muzzle, wide with well opened nostrils, always wet and fresh, black or liver in colour.
Muzzle
 Slightly shorter than the skull length. Foreface upper profile is slightly convex or rectilinear.
Lips
 Thin.
Jaws and teeth
 Strong, complete dentition, scissor bite, a level bite is tolerated.
Cheeks
 Flat.
Eyes
 Semi lateral setting, slightly oval shaped, dark colour, lively attentive expression, tight eyelids, well pigmented, brown or liver in colour.
Ears
 Set over eyes line, flat and well adherent to cheeks, should be long enough to cover the eye when stretched, triangle shaped, slightly rounded tips.

Neck
Truncated-cone shaped, well connected to the body, slightly shorter than total head length, with tight skin, well-muscled, without dewlap.

Body
Body
 1/10 longer than height at withers. Strong and well balanced.
Topline
 Level.
Withers
 Well pronounced. Tips of the shoulder blades are close.
Loin
 Strong and muscled.
Croup
 Well developed, sloping.
Chest
 Well developed in the three dimensions, quietly rounded chest.
Underline and belly
 Slightly ascending line from sternum to abdomen which is never tucked up.

Tail
An extension of the croup line, slightly tapered, never fringed, saber shape carriage, anurism tolerated. Docked tail: slightly less than half length, in countries where it is not forbidden by the law.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality
 Long muscled, easy moving.
Shoulders
 Shoulder-blade well layed back: scapulo-humerus angle: 105°.
Elbows
 Tight.
Forearm
 Clearly perpendicular to ground.
Carpal
 Strong.
Pastern
 Slightly oblique.
Forefeet
 Oval shaped, compact fingers and strong pads. Strong nails preferably pigmented (black or liver) and curved. Articulation of the feet should not be too high or too weak. Spurs, when present, are tolerated.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Well angulated.
Upper thigh
 Well developed.
Lower thigh
 Well developed, tight.
Stifle
 Well angulated.
Metatarsus
 Perpendicular to the ground, dewclaws are tolerated.
Hock
 Strong.
Hind feet
 Slightly less oval than forefeet, with the same requisites. Muscled.

Gait and movement
Always sound and easy, lively, a galloper: when hunting he uses walk and trot gaits.

Skin
Good texture, tight in every part of the body.

Coat
Hair
 Two coat varieties:
Short-haired: harsh texture, dense, uniform distribution on body and limbs, undercoat often present, some rough hair (1.0-1.5 cm long) could be present on muzzle and limbs.
Rough-haired: rough texture when touched, about 3-4 cm long, uniform distribution on body and limbs.
Colour
 Fawn: from light to dark rich tan, black and tan, and brindle. White markings can be present.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Males: 48-54 cm. Females: 46-52 cm. A tolerance of ± 2 cm in excellent specimens is accepted.
Weight
 Males: 16-23 kg. Females: 13-20 kg.

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.
 Lack of type.
 Over or under standard sizes and weights tolerances.
 Convergent skull/foreface axes.
 Blue eye.
 Overshot and undershot.
 Uprising nose.
 All the colours not included in the standard description.

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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