BraQue Bleu D'Auvergne

BRAQUE D’AUVERGNE 

History

There are numerous hypotheses has to the beginnings of the BraQue Bleu Auvergne . One theory is that the dog was developed as a regional breed and came from ancient French pointers. Others believe that the knights of Malta brought the breed to Auvergne. Regardless of the ancient history, it is known that the breed was established as a distinct breed in the late 1700’s. This breed was near extinction during World War II and is still rare today.Also called Braque d'Auvergne. The Braque d’Auvergne is known for being a very enthusiastic field dog. This breed is very intelligent and is very affectionate towards people.

HEAD  The head must be long, the stop not too accentuated, the nose set in the extension of the nasal bridge; the lips rather substantial giving adequate appearance for the flews to shape the square muzzle.
Faults : Head too short, cheeky (frequent fault), too broad; not enough or too much stop; lips too fine or too heavy; nasal bridge too short, bowed. Nose pointed.

NOSE   Always black, quite strong; shiny, reaching a little further than the front of the lips; nostrils well open, set into the extension of the nasal bridge.
Faults : Indecisive shade, markings of depigmentation, pinched, small, set too high and dish-faced; double nose.

LIPS  Quite substantial, well let down shaping a good square muzzle.
Faults  Too fine, too heavy, too short below the nose forming a pointed muzzle.

MUZZLE   Quite long, straight.
Faults  Too short, dish-faced or convex.

SKULL   Oval in the back part; forehead developed without exaggeration, without excess width, linked to the nasal bridge by a marked stop, but not too accentuated; the superciliary arches well marked.
Faults  Narrow, flat, too broad, parietal bones too developed, stop too accentuated or not sufficiently.

EYES    Of good size, well set into the socket, of dark hazel colour with a frank expression; the eyelids must be black, the haw (conjunctiva) not visible.
Faults : Too small or too protruding, too light, too deep set; pink spots on the eyelids, haw visible, white eyelashes.

JAWS The jaws must be fairly strong, of equal length; teeth strong and white.
Faults   Jaws of unequal length, the upper jaw protruding over the lower jaw : overshot; the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper jaw : undershot; teeth badly set and decayed.

LEATHERS    Must be low set at eye level, attached rather back so as to show off the roundness of the skull; the skin supple, light, glossy and satin smooth; slightly curled, quite long, but not excessively so; they appear to be longer than they really are because of their low set, framing the head nicely without being too far from the head.
Faults : Set too high, flat, thick, too short, carried too far back or too close to the head, carried forward and not curled.

NECK   The neck must be rather long, quite strong, especially at its insertion into the shoulders, slightly arched; a slight dewlap is desirable but without exaggeration.
Faults    Too short, thick, too light, with too much dewlap.

SHOULDERS   Rather sloping, well muscled without heaviness, free in their movement.
Faults : Too steep or too sloping, tied in or too thin, overloaded and heavy, too wide apart at withers.

FOREQUARTERS   Must be straight with strong and muscular forearms; elbows well let down without outward deviation; pasterns straight, short and strong; the articulations broad and strong, bone structure well developed.
Faults   Pasterns curved, deviated in or out, or long; out at the elbows; weak bone structure; not standing true.

CHEST    Well let down to at least elbow level, brisket moderately broad and in proportion to its depth; the ribs rounded but not excessively so; withers high.
Faults  Brisket too broad or too narrow, chest not deep enough, hollow below the upper arms, no down to elbow level; ribs flat and false ribs not long enough.

BACK AND LOINS    The back must be short and straight; the loin short; slightly arched, broad and well muscled.
Faults   Back too long, hollow; flat loin, slack, thin or weak.

RUMP    Broad, bony and not too sloping. The point of the buttocks protruding slightly, powerful and well muscled. The flank flat and slightly tucked up.
Faults    Rump too straight, too much falling away, too thin; too wide, not sufficiently muscled, point of buttocks too protruding.

TAIL    Set on almost in the continuation of the topline and carried horizontally, of medium thickness. Docked of about two thirds, the desirable length is between 15 and 20 cm.
Faults   Carried vertically, set on too high or too low, too thick, docked too short; left long (undocked) is not an important fault, but the docked tail is recommended.

HINDQUARTERS   The thighs are very muscular and rather strong, well fleshy; robust bone structure and joints; hocks strong, not too angulated; hindquarters powerful.
Faults   Thighs flat, thin, lacking in muscle; hock long, hockjoints too angulated or too straight, too close, thighs not vertical and stifles turned out when in action.

FEET   The feet must be quite short, between the harefoot and the catfoot, compact; toes close; the nails thick and short; the pads hard and resistant; they must not turn in or out.
Faults    Broad feet, splayed toes, too long, wide apart, too fine, turning in or out when in action.

SKIN   Rather fine, loose without exaggeration, speckled black and white.
Faults  Too thick, too thin, too close fitting.

Coat HAIR  Short, not too fine, never hard yet shiny. Faults    Too fine, too thick, too long. COLOUR   Two coat colours are admitted 1 Light coat *  white with black markings and more or less numerous specks.2) Dark coat  called "charcoal" (blackened) produced by the mixing of white and black; the black more abundant gives the charcoal grey shade to the coat. The desirable colour is the coat with basic white with bluish black markings, black specks rather numerous. The large markings and spots have on all their borders a bluish tint, which is provided by the close mingling of the black and blue hairs with the white. The head must be marked evenly with black so that the eyes are surrounded by black; white or blue blaze. Faults Coat too white, absence of speckling; head marked irregularly and leaving one eye surrounded by white.

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.

Note ***   Male animals should have two apperently normal testicles fully into the scrotum.

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