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

https://www.fci.be/

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