TRANSLATION :
Mrs Peggy Davis.
ORIGIN :
France.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 18.05.1988.
UTILIZATION : Scenthound.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 6 Scenthounds
and related
breeds.
Section 1.2 Medium-sized Hounds.
With
working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
Dog of medium proportions, balanced distinguished, agile and vigorous.
HEAD : Moderately strong.
CRANIAL
REGION :
Skull : Rather broad and quite voluminous. Occipital protuberance hardly
marked.
Stop : Not pronounced.
FACIAL
REGION :
Nose
: Developed,
black.
Muzzle : Its length is roughly equal to that of the skull. Never square, but in profile tapering without
being pointed. Nasal bridge rather
straight, never arched.
Lips : Covering the lower jaw.
Eyes : Well open, dark in colour, of a frank, lively and intelligent
expression.
Leathers : Quite short and medium-broad; they are set at eye level; they are
slightly rounded in their medium part; they come down flat against the skull to
turn slightly in their lower part in a slight oval.
NECK : Free although well attached to the shoulders,
slightly arched in profile in its upper part.
BODY :
Back : Short, well sustained and muscled.
Loin : Strong and muscled; can be slightly arched.
Chest
: Well set down, but ribs never too flat, which could
reduce the thoracic cage too much.
Sternum well extended to the rear.
The false ribs, without being cylindrical, must nevertheless be long and
sufficiently well sprung so as to provide an ample thoracic cage.
Belly : Never very tucked up, rather filled out.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Strong, straight and parallel.
Shoulders : Long, oblique and muscled.
HINDQUARTERS :
Hips : Well detached, oblique and strong.
Upper
thigh : Well let down, fleshy and muscular.
Hocks : Close to the ground and vertical.
FEET : Neither too long nor slim, but tight with thick and hard pads.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Supple, lively and sure.
COAT
HAIR : Rather thick, not too short but flat.
COLOUR : Tri-colour (fawn with black blanket, and white); not too much
importance should be given to the blanket, with markings more or less bright
tan, or pale, or with black overlay.
Because there exist grey Harrier, the grey tri-colours or the
white-greys would not be either disqualified or penalised only because of their
colour.
SIZE :
Height at withers : From 45 cm to 50 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.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural
abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals
should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.