Normand Poitevin  

GENERAL APPEARANCE

 A very distinguished hound presenting, to a high degree of perfection, strength, elegance and lightness, with a range of the most fascinating colours. HEAD : Long but not exaggerated, not very wide, the bones prominent with a slight occipital protuberance. CRANIAL REGION : Skull : Rather flat, sloping very gently to the foreface.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose   Strong, wide and prominent.

Muzzle  Slightly convex, long without exaggeration.

Lips  Upper lip covering the lower, muzzle tapering.

Eyes : Large, round, surrounded with black. Lovely expression.

Leathers  Of medium width, fine leather, set on a little low, medium length and slightly turned inwards.  NECK : Long, slim, without dewlap.

BODY

Back  Well muscled and very well coupled.

Loin : Muscular.

Flank Slight tuck-up but sufficiently spacious for the intestines.

Brisket Very deep, proportionately more so than wide.

Ribs : Long.TAIL  Medium length, fine, smooth, never with longer and coarser slightly offstanding hairs (like ears of grain) towards the tip; elegantly carried in a slight curve.

LIMBS

FOREQUARTERS  Straight, very muscular, lean and strong, flat and broad.

Shoulders  Long, flat and sloping, close to the chest.

Forefeet  the “wolf-foot”, rather long, very resistant.

HINDQUARTERS :

Hip  Somewhat sloping, well developed and of good length.

Thighs : Very muscular.

Hockjoint : Low to the ground, slightly bent. Hocks vertical.

Hind feet : As forefeet.

GAIT / MOVEMENT   Free mover; gallops easily, bounding lightly and passing well through undergrowth.

SKIN  Black nose. Testicles varying from white to black.

COAT

HAIR  Short and glossy.

COLOUR : Tricolour with black saddle, or tricolour with large black patches; sometimes white and orange (bicolour); wolf-coloured hair is quite frequent. SIZE   Dogs 62 to 72 cm, bitches 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.

ELIMINATING FAULTS  

Black and white hounds.  Aggressive or overly shy.

Dewlap.Hounds with slightly overshot mouth not to be disqualified, but all things being equal, the hound with correct jaw is to be preferred.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

N.B.  Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

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