TRANSLATION : Mrs. Kincaid, brought up to date by Dr. Paschoud.
ORIGIN France.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD 17.11.1978.
UTILIZATION Hound.
FCI CLASSIFICATION Group 6 Scent Hounds and related breeds
Section 1.1 Large size hounds With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE A very distinguished hound presenting a high degree of perfection, strength, elegance and lightness, with a range of the most fascinating colors.
HEAD Long but not exaggerated, not very wide, occiput prominent.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull Rather flat, sloping without marked stop 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.
Ears Of medium size and length, fine leather, set on low, slightly folded inwards.
NECK Long, slim, without dewlap.
BODY:
Back Well muscled and coupled.
Loin : Muscular.
Flank Slight tuck-up but sufficiently powerful.
Brisket : Very deep, deeper than wide.
Ribs Long ribs.
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, well boned and strong, rather flat than round.
Shoulders Long, flat and sloping, close to the chest.
Forefeet : The "wolf-foot", rather long, strong.
HINDQUARTERS
Hip : Somewhat sloping, well developed and of good length.
Thighs : Very muscular.
Hockjoint Low to the ground, slightly bent. Hocks vertical.
Hindfeet : As forefeet.
GAIT Easy mover, gallops and bounds lightly through covert.
SKIN : Black nose. Testicles varying from white to black.
COAT
HAIR : Short and glossy.
COLOR Tricolor with black saddle, tricolor with large black patches, sometimes white and orange, also badger-pied.
HEIGHT 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. Dewlap. Hounds with slightly undershot mouths not to be disqualified, but all things being equal, the hound with correct jaws is to be preferred.
N.B. Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.