Artois Hound (Artois Hound Dog)

Artois Hound (Artois Hound Dog)

The Artois Hound is a Briquet (small type), nowadays especially used in hunting with the gun. He drives the game closer taking advantage of their faults with cleverness, and his speed is average but maintained.This breed, formerly named Picard, was much appreciated in ancient hunting at the time of Henri IV and Louis XIII and much sought after. Selincourt already made much of it, wondering and amazed to see these dogs pulling in a hare which had passed by one hour ago in dry weather.

Le Couteulx de Canteleu, in Manuel de Vénerie Française (1890), (Manual of French Hunting (1890)), praises also the Artois Hound . He reports that the artesien breed of his time was crossbred and difficult to find pure but, in spite of that, it still remained one of the best breeds for hare hunting. He has taken care, however, of placing representatives of the breed in the big kennel of the Jardin d’Acclimatation, so that it would be know by the general public. At the end of the XIXth century and at the beginning of our century, M. Levoir in Picardy has attempted the re-establishment of the old Artois Hound type without really succeeding. During that period and until the beginning of the First World War, it was another Picard breeder, M. Mallard, who dominated the raising of the breed. But if he produced very pretty dogs, as witnessed by his numerous awards in canine shows, they were not always in the type conformed with the description given by the old authors. 

After the second World War, it was believed that the Artois Hound was one of the breeds lost for ever. But at the beginning of the 1970s M. Audrechy, of Buigny les Gamaches in the Somme, has fixed as a task to reconstitue the kennel. It is thanks to his efforts and those of Mme Pilat that this breed regains its place amongst the scenthounds. This very old, medium-sized pack hound was nearly extinct by the early twentieth century. It has made a comeback, but is still rare. It was first mentioned in the fifteenth century and is believed to have been used by royalty for deer hunting. The result of crosses between scenthounds and pointers, the Artois Hound was also popular throughout the centuries as a hare-hunting dog. His ancestor is the Great Artois Hound, himself descended from the Saint Hubert. A splash of English blood modified the breed.

Hardy, robust, and courageous, the Artois Hound has great stamina and is even-tempered and calm. This medium-sized hound combines the qualities of pointers and scenthounds: a strong sense of direction, a very keen nose, precise pointing, speed, and drive. A hare hunter, he is also used on deer, wild boar, and fox. He needs a firm owner.

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