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Chien Francais Tricolore

History

The French Hound, descended from ancient French breeds, comes in several varieties that differ in coat color:- The French White and Black Hound, olso Chien Francais Tricolor, 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.

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 Tricolour, with black mantle more or less spread out. Tan preferably bright or even copper-taned. Neither blackend tan on the cheeks and on the lips nor the blue or tan fleckings on the legs and on the body are to be sought after. The grizzled "wolf" colour is admitted.

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 Leathers too flat, too short or set too high.
Undershot or overshot mouth.
Pink spots on the nose.
Light eyes.
Legs badly positioned or thin.
Hocks too straight.
Fat feet.
Any apparent trace of English hound blood, especially in the head. "Smoky" coloured heads which indicate cross-breeding with the White and Black Hound and all other colours other than those above mentioned.

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.