Great anglo-french tricolour hound

		Great anglo-french tricolour hound
		FCI standard Nº 322

Origin		France
Group		Group 6 Scenthounds and related breeds
Section		Section 1.1 Large-sized Hounds
Working		With working trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI		Thursday 27 January 1983
Publication of the official valid standard		Thursday 27 January 1983
Last update		Tuesday 18 June 1996
En français, cette race se dit		Grand anglo-français tricolore
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar		Grosser Anglo-französischer Dreifarbiger Laufhund
En español, esta raza se dice		Gran sabueso anglo-francés tricolor
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd		Grote tricolor Anglo-Franse

Usage

Scenthound.

General appearance

Solid dog with French predominance, with a certain distinction, expressing at different degrees the Foxhound origin.

Head
Cranial region
Skull		Moderately broad, rather flat with the occipital protuberance slightly apparent and the superciliary arches slightly prominent.
Stop		Marked.

Facial region
Muzzle		Of medium length about equal to that of the skull. Bridge of nose generally straight, well chiselled below the eyes.
Lips		Quite developed, with a certain squareness, never snipey.
Eyes		Big, brown, rimmed with black.
Ears		Of medium length, broadly set at eye level, flat then slightly curled.

Neck

Rather long and strong, without pronounced dewlap.

Body
Back		Straight and supported.
Loin		Broad, muscled, straight, quite short.
Croup		Sloping and of a good length.
Chest		Well let down and quite broad. Ribs long and rounded; never flat.
Side		Very slightly tucked up and rather full.

Tail

Of good length, carried elegantly, well furnished with hair.

Limbs

Forequarters
Generality		Perfectly straight and strong.
Shoulders		Long and flat.

Hindquarters
Upper thigh		Muscled, let down and rather fleshy.
Hock		Broad, well let down, slightly bent.

Feet

Lean and rather round.

Gait and movement

Easy with an impression of solidity.

Skin

White and black.

Coat
Hair		Short, more or less strong.
Colour		Tricolour more often with black blanket or with more or less spread out black patches. Bright or copper tan without black overlay. Mixed hair called « louvard » is not excluded. The excess mottling is not desirable.

Size and weight
Height at withers		60 to 70 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.

General faults

Faults of conformation which could be detrimental to a good utilisation.

Undershot or overshot mouth.

Light eyes.

Bad tail, deviated or curved.

Depigmentation.

Washed out tan.

Any other coat than the above mentioned.

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

https://www.fci.be/

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Great anglo-french tricolour hound