ORIGIN : France.
UTILIZATION : Pointing Dog.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
CLASSIFICATION FCI : Group 7 Pointing Dogs
Section 1.2 Continental pointing dogs; "Spaniel" type
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE AND APTITUDES : Quite low to the ground dog, well built for the job. General appearance on the whole, a true Picardy Spaniel.
HEAD :
Nose : Broad and well open nostrils.
Muzzle : Long and quite broad.
Lips : Wide and drooping (well let down) forming a distinctly square muzzle.
Stop : Moderately accentuated but marked.
Skull : Oval, relatively wide without prominent parietal bones, occipital crest slightly visible.
Eyes : Calm expression; eyes dark, large, well open.
Leathers : Must be set slightly above the eye level, quite thick, framing the head, beautiful wavy silky hair; the leather stretched in its length must reach the tip of the muzzle.
Neck : Well set. A slight dewlap is permitted.
FOREQUARTERS :
Shoulder and upperarm : Slightly sloping (oblique).
Forearm : Strong and well muscled.
Foot : Round, a little broad but not flat, well furnished with hair in between tightly closed toes.
BODY :
Chest : Of good average depth.
Ribs : Harmoniously shaped and descending to elbow level.
Back and loin : Not too long, well sustained.
Rump : Rather a little falling away.
HINDQUARTERS :
Thighs : Well muscled.
Legs : Long and furnished with profuse fringes.
Hocks : Bent without exaggeration and furnished with fringes from the hock to the foot.
Foot : Round, a little broad but not flat, well furnished with hair in between tightly closed toes.
Tail : Not extending too much beyond the hock and defenitely without a hook.
COAT :
Hair : Flat or slightly wavy; legs and tail well furnished with fringes.
Colour : Grey black speckled forming a bluish shade, with black markings.
SIZE : At the withers 57 to 60 cm for the males, a little less for the females.
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.
Skull : Too narrow - lacking chiselling.
Muzzle : Pointed.
Eye : Light and too small.
Leather : Short, set too high and too thin.
Foot : Flat, splayed or too broad.
Chest : Ribs too flat or too round.
N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.