Braque Francais Strong Hunting Dog

There are two different types of French Pointing Dogs : the large size « Gascogne type » and the
small size « Pyrenean type ». Both types are originally from the South-West of France and the Central Pyrenees where they stayed in pure state. Pointing dog of medium proportions with « Braque » type, noble appearance, powerful but without excessive heaviness, robust with strong bone structure. The females are finer. The skin is supple, quite loose.


Braque Francais


Braque Francais Breeders


 Braque Francais breed Standard

The Small Braque Francais retains the proportions of the bigger hound with dimensions reduced and a lighter structure but with the same general characteristicsas the heavy type. That of a rustic hound, well-muscled though without clumsiness. Braque Francais High from 18-1/2 to 22 inches (47 to 56 cms) (ideal height 19-1/2 to 21-3/4 inches, 50 to 55 cms, the best size for the various types of work). Wight From 38 - 55 lbs. (17 - 25 kilos).

Faults

Head too heavy, cheeks too prominent, skull too wide or too narrow. Snipey muzzle, light eyes, unkind or mean expression. Lack of pigmentation on nose and eye rims. Ears too long or too short, badly set or carried. Shoulders, ribs and thighs flat, loose skin, too light or too heavy construction.

Disqualifications

Black nose, split nose, traces of black in the coat. Dewclaws or traces of dewclaws.

Colour

White with dark brown patches of differing shades, with or without mottling. Or dark brown spotted and mottled or self-coloured, with or without white on head, chest, and legs. White with cinnamon patches and mottling, sometimes self-coloured. Markings of pale tan may appear over the eyes, on cheeks and limbs or in scattered mottling.

BODY

Back : Broad, straight, sometimes a bit long but always well sustained.
Loin : Short, muscled, slightly arched.
Croup : Slightly oblique in relation to the topline.
Chest : Broad seen from the front, long in profile, reaching to the level of the elbow; the ribs are rounded without exaggeration.
Belly : Flat. Belly only slightly tucked up.

TAIL

Generally docked and continuing the convexity of the line of the rump, although the long tail, if well carried, is not a fault, no more than the naturally short tail.

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