CHIEN FRANCAIS BLANC ET NOIR    

 

 

History

The Chien francais Blanc et Noir, descended from ancient French breeds, comes in several varieties that differ in coat color * The French White and Black Hound, descended from two breeds from southern France, the Saintongeois and the Blue Gascony Hound, with a splash of Foxhound blood. The variety was officially recognized in 1957 * The French Tricolor Hound, a recent creation (1957) produced by crossing the Anglo-French Tricolor Hound with the French Hound. Crosses were made with the Poitevin, the Billy, and possibly the Blue Gascony Hound. The French Tricolor Hound is sturdier and not quite as fast as the Poitevin. The standard for this variety was officially recognized in 1965; and- The French White and Orange Hound, very rare, was developed in 1978 through crosses with the Billy.

 
GENERAL APPEARANCE   Large pack hound, elegant, sufficiently well boned and muscled. Large pack hound of distinguished quality, but powerfully built, giving thus an impression of balance.

HEAD *Not too imposing, but quite elongated; occipital protuberance marked.

NOSE * Black; open nostrils.

 

MUZZLE   Straight, rather long and sometimes slightly arched.

LIPS * More substantial than in the Pointevin, i.e. very slightly large.

SKULL * Very slightly domed, skull quite developed and the stop more accentuated than in the Pointevin

 

 

 
EYES  Big and brown, sometimes circled with black. Intelligent expression.

LEATHERS * Broader than those of the Poitevin, set at eye level, slightly curled, not too supple, preferably extending to the set-on of the nose or within two fingers of it.

NECK * Long, rather strong and sometimes with a slight trace of dewlap.

 

 
SHOULDERS   Long and close to the chest.

FOREQUARTERS * Well positioned, broad and straight.

FEET * Lean.

 

 

 
CHEST Deep and well let down, at least as far down as the point of the elbows.

RIBS * Long and not too flat.

BACK * Sustained and solid.

FLANK * Very slightly tucked up.

 

 

 
TAIL Quite long, carried high and with elegance.

HIPS * Well laid, in harmony with the forequarters.

THIGHS * Long, sufficiently muscled.

HOCKS * Rather broad, low set, slightly bent.

 

COLOUR Obligatory white and black, with a large black mantle (saddle) or with more or less extended black markings, with black or bluish speckling, or even speckles of tan colour, but these permitted only on the legs. A pale marking above each eye as well as pale tan on the cheeks, below the eyes, below the leathers and at the base of the tail. As in the Gascon-Saintongeois, the "roebuck mark" is quite frequently on the thigh.

 

 
HAIR Short and rather fine.

SKIN * Quite fine.

SIZE * From 62 to 72 cm for the males and from 60 to 68 cm for the females.

MOVEMENT/GAIT *  Easy and light.

 

 
FAULTS    Skull too broad, too round or too flat; stop too accentuated; superciliary arches too prominent. Eyes and nose light, any trace of pink, wherever it may be. Flat leathers, too short or badly set. Overshot or undershot mouth. Excessive dewlap. Legs thin or badly positioned. Fat feet. Tricolour coat, tan too bright, black on the cheeks extending to the lips. Any apparent trace of English hound blood in the head and Poitevin aspect of the head under the colours white and black. Timid dogs.

 

 

Faults  Any deparure 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 apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

 

 

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