FCI Standard 216

FCI-Standard N° 216 / 06. 12. 2004 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

PUDELPOINTER Foto

TRANSLATION : Elke Peper.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Germany.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 09.11.2004.

UTILIZATION : Versatile working gundog with all the aptitudes required for the breed, for all kinds of work in the fields, in the woods and in the water.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 7 Pointing Dogs.

Section 1.1 Continental Pointing Dogs.

With Working Trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Pudelpointer is a rough coated pointing dog that originates genetically from two breeds, the Poodle and the Pointer, and that has come into being completely isolated from other pointing breeds. Although the Poodle has only been used for creating the foundation breeding stock its characteristics have been preserved till today. In combination with the extraordinary abilities of the Pointer in the fields, its fine scent and its far seeking nose, its fast and wide ranging search and its taut pointing, a versatile, genetically sound and healthy working gundog has emerged, corresponding to the requirements for hunting. The country of origin attaches special significance to the state of health of the Pudelpointer with special emphasis on the prevention of hip dysplasia (HD) and epilepsy in the breed.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Ideally the conformation displays a Pointer of heavy type with not too long rough coat of dead leaf or black colour protecting the whole body.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : The length of the body exceeds the height at the withers in a ratio of 10 to 9. The length of the skull from the occiput to the stop is equal to the length of the muzzle from the stop to the nose.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Neither shy nor aggressive. Calm, self-controlled, even temperament with distinct hunting instinct, without game or gun shyness.

HEAD : Of balanced length and width, in proportion to the size and the sex of the dog.

CRANIAL REGION :

Skull : Flat, slightly rounded at the sides only, moderately broad, pronounced superciliary ridges.

Stop : Pronounced.

FACIAL REGION :

Nose : Strongly pigmented corresponding to the coat colour. Nostrils well opened.

Muzzle : In balanced proportion of length and width, neither narrow nor pointed, bridge of nose straight.

Lips : Close-fitting, not overhanging; never slavering.

Jaws / teeth : Large teeth; powerful jaws with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite with the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. 42 Teeth according to the dentition formula.

Eyes : Set at the sides, large, of a dark amber colour, with lively expression. Eyerims well covered with hair, close-fitting to the eyeball.

Ears : Of medium size, set on high, flat lying, not fleshy; well covered with hair, with rounded tips.

NECK : Of medium length, strongly muscled, slightly arched nape, no dewlap.

BODY :

Topline : Straight.

Withers : Pronounced.

Back : Short and straight, firm, strongly muscled.

Loins : Well muscled.

Croup : Of medium length, slightly sloping; well muscled.

Chest : Broad, deep; ribs well arched, but not barrel-shaped.

Underline and belly : Slight tuck-up towards the rear in an elegant curve; slender.

TAIL : Set-on in an even and unbroken line with the croup. Tail straight; should not be carried steeply erected. Covered with rough hair, without fringe.

In accordance with the animal protection law, tail is docked for hunting purposes in such manner to cover the vulva in bitches and the scrotum in males. In countries where docking is prohibited by the law the tail may be left natural. It should reach to the hocks and should be carried straight or somewhat sabre-like slightly above the level of the topline.

LIMBS :

FOREQUARTERS : Viewed from the front, straight and parallel; viewed from the side, straight legs set well under the body. Strong bones and joints.

Shoulders : Tight fitting, well muscled shoulder blades, forming a good angle with the upper arm.

Upper arm : Long, with good lean muscles.

Elbows : Set well under and close to the body, turning neither in nor out.

Forearm : Long, well muscled, lean, perpendicular to the ground. Forming a good angle with the upper arm.

Carpal joint : Strong.

Pasterns : Slightly sloping.

Front feet : Round to oval, well knit; with tough and robust pads; hairs on feet and toes not too long.

HINDQUARTERS : Viewed from behind, legs straight and parallel, well muscled; strong bones.

Upper thigh : Long, broad, well muscled.

Stifle : Strong. Upper and lower thigh forming a good angle.

Lower thigh : Strong, sinewy, muscular.

Hock joint : Strong, very well angulated.

Metatarsus : Short, perpendicular to the ground.

Hind feet : Round to oval, well knit; with tough, robust pads. Hairs on feet and toes not too long.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Harmonious, springy, with good reach and drive; far reaching strides, straight and parallel coming and going; with well upstanding posture.

SKIN : Tight, close-fitting, without folds.

COAT :

HAIR : Close, flat lying, hard rough coat of medium length with dense undercoat. Length of the top coat at the withers 4 - 6 cm. The head shows a beard and a wood shaving like forelock. The coat on the belly is close and dense. By its harshness and density the coat should provide as good a protection as possible against weather and injuries as possible.

COLOUR : Wholecoloured.

• Brown.

• Dead leaf colour.

• Black.

Small white markings are permitted.

SIZE : Height at withers: Dogs: 60 to 68 cm.

Bitches: 55 to 63 cm.

FAULTS : Any departure of the foregoing points must be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

Especially :

• Swayback or roach back.

• Elbows turning in or out.

• Barrel-legged, cow hocked or close behind in stance and/or in movement.

• Stiff or mincing gait.

• Coat too long, too thin; lack of undercoat.

ELIMINATING FAULTS

• Any kind of weak temperament; especially gun or game shyness, nervousness, aggressiveness; fear biter.

• Over- or undershot bite, wry mouth; the canines being set too narrow; missing teeth other than P1.

• Entropion, ectropion of any degree.

• Upper eyelids without lashes, hairless eyelids.

• Short coat.

• Lack of beard.

• Any other colour or markings of different colour than specified in the standard.

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

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

FCI-Standard N° 217 / 16. 09. 1996 (Dutch / Ned. standaard)

BAVARIAN MOUNTAIN SCENTHOUND (Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund) Foto

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : All Liam Hounds (Leithunde) and Leashhounds (Schweisshunde) are descended from the original hunting dogs, the “Bracken”. All pure “Bracken” have the finest nose for following ground scent and trail; they are firm on scent, have a strongly developed will to follow a trail and are readily giving tongue on scent.

Only the most reliable and perseverant Bracken were chosen from the pack to be used on the leash to search for the lost trail of the hunted game. From those most calm and biddable Bracken, the Liam Hounds (Leithunde, working only on natural, cold scent) and the “Scent Hounds” (Schweisshunde, the so called “spoilt Liam Hounds”, working the trial of wounded game) were later bred.

Through crossing of genetically fairly close breeds at the end of the 18^th and beginning of the 19^th century, the present day Hanoverian Scenthound evolved.

After the Revolution in 1848, in fact, after the break up of the large hunting estates and the replacement of the previous hunting methods by stalking and hiding (waiting for the game) and at the same time with the improvement of the firearms, the dog was needed “after the shot”. Specialized in firmly working on the leash, one could not dispense with the loud chase, perseverance and keenness, especially in mountain regions. There the Hanovarian Scenthound proved too heavy. To achieve the desired accomplishments, even in difficult mountain territory, Baron Karg-Bebenburg, Reichenhall, bred the racy and ennobled lighter Mountain Scenthound after 1870, by crossing Hanovarian Scenthounds and red Mountain Scenthounds. More and more these dogs ousted other breeds from the mountain regions so that the Bavarian Mountain Scenthound is, today, the classical companion for the professional hunter and game keeper.

In 1912 the Club for Bavarian Mountain Scenthounds was founded with its seat in Munich. It is the only recognized Club for Bavarian Mountain Scenthounds in Germany.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : An altogether balanced, lightish, very mobile and muscular, medium size dog. The body is slightly longer than high, slightly higher at rear, standing on not too long legs. Head carried level or slightly upwards, tail level or slanting downwards.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Calm and balanced, devoted to his owner, reserved with strangers. Required is a sound, self assured, unafraid, biddable dog, neither shy nor aggressive.

Skull : Relatively broad, flatly arched. Clear rise to forehead. Superciliary arches well developed; occiput not pronounced.

Muzzle : Somewhat off-set from eyes, slightly shorter than skull, sufficiently broad, never pointed. Nasal bridge slightly convex or straight.

Jaws/Teeth : Strong jaws with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite in which the upper incisors overlap the lower incisors without any gap and with the teeth set vertical to the jaw. 42 Healthy teeth, according to tooth formula. Pincer bite permitted.

Eyes : Clear, alert expression. Not too large or too round. Dark brown or slightly lighter. Well fitting, pigmented lids.

Leathers : Somewhat over medium length but at most reaching to nose. Heavy, set on high and broad, rounded at tips. Hanging close to head without any twist.

Chest : Moderately broad, well developed forechest, oval ribcage, deep and long, with ribs reaching far back.

Lower profile and Belly : Gradually rising towards rear. Belly slightly tucked up.

TAIL : Medium length, reaching, at most, to hocks. Set on high, carried horizontal or slightly slanting downwards.

General : Legs seen from the front, straight and parallel; seen from the side, standing well under the body. Good angulations.

Front feet : Spoon shaped with well arched, tight toes as well as sufficiently cushioned, coarse, resistant and well pigmented pads. Feet move parallel; in stance and movement turning neither in nor out.

Hind feet : Spoon shaped, with well arched, tight toes as well as sufficiently cushioned, coarse resistant and well pigmented pads. Feet move parallel; in stance and movement turning neither in nor out. Nails black or horn colour.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Ground covering, with good reach in front and strong drive from the rear. Fore- and hindlegs straight and parallel; lightly springy gait.

HAIR : Dense, close fitting, moderately harsh with little gloss. Finer on head and leathers, harsher and longer on belly, legs and tail.

COLOUR : Deep red, deer red, reddish brown, tan, also clear fawn to biscuit colour, reddish gray as the winter coat of a deer, also brindled or interspersed with black hairs. The basic colour on the back is generally more intense, muzzle and leathers dark. Tail, mostly, interspersed with dark hair. Small light-coloured patch on chest (“Bracken Star”) permitted.

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.

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

TRANSLATION : C. Seidler. Revised by R. Triquet (amendments to the standard).

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The Chihuahua is regarded as the smallest pedigree dog in the world and carries the name of the largest state of the Mexican Republic (Chihuahua). One assumes that these dogs used to live in the wild and, at the time of the Toltec civilization, were captured and domesticated by the natives. Representations of a Toy dog called « Techichi » which lived in Tula, were used as decorations on town architecture. These statues are very similar to the present day Chihuahua.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : This dog has a compact body. Of great importance is the fact that his skull is apple-shaped and that he carries his moderately long tail very high, either curved or forming the shape of a semicircle with the tip pointing towards the loin region.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : Length of body slightly greater than height at withers. Desired, however, is an almost square body, especially in males. In bitches, because of the function of reproduction, a slightly longer body is permitted.

Skull : Well rounded apple head (a characteristic of the breed) preferably without a fontanel although a small one is allowed.

Stop : Well marked, deep and broad as the forehead is bulging over the set-on of muzzle.

Muzzle : Short, straight seen from side, broad at set-on, tapering towards the tip.

Jaws/Teeth : Scissor or pincer bite. Overshot, undershot, as well as any other anomaly in position of upper or lower jaw must be strictly penalized.

Eyes : Large, roundish in shape, very expressive, not protruding, perfectly dark. Light eyes permissible, but not desired.

Ears : Large, upright, widely open, broad at set-on, gradually tapering towards their slightly rounded point. In repose inclined laterally forming an angle of 45°.

Skin : Without dewlap. In the long-haired variety, the presence of a neck-ruff with longer hair is highly desirable.

Chest : Ribcage broad and deep, ribs well sprung. Seen from front, roomy but not exaggerated. Seen from side, reaching to elbows. Not barrel shaped.

Lower Line : Formed by a clearly tucked up belly. Slack belly is permitted but not desired.

TAIL : Set on high, flat in appearance, of moderate length; broad at root, tapering gradually towards the tip. Tail carriage is an important characteristic of the breed: when the dog is moving it is carried either high in a curve or in a semicircle with tip towards the loin region, which gives balance to the body, it should never be carried between the hindlegs nor curled below the backline. The hair on the tail depends on the variety and is in harmony with the body coat. In the long haired variety, the tail coat forms a plume. Tail is pendant in repose and forms a slight hook.

FOREQUARTERS : Forelegs straight and of good length; seen from the front, they form a straight line with the elbows. Seen from the side, they are upright.

Shoulders : Clean and moderately muscled. Good angulation between shoulder-blade and upper arm.

HINDQUARTERS : Hindlegs well muscled with long bones, vertical and parallel to each other with good angulation at hip, knee and hock joints, in harmony with angulation of forequarters.

Hocks : Short with well developed Achilles’ tendons; seen from rear, they are well apart straight and vertical.

FEET : Very small and oval with toes well apart but not splayed (neither hare- nor cat-foot). Nails particularly well arched and moderately long. Pads well developed and very elastic. Dewclaws must be removed except in countries where this practice is forbidden by law.

GAIT / MOVEMENT : Steps are long, springy, energetic and active with good reach and drive. Seen from rear, hind legs should move almost parallel to each other, so that the foot prints of the hind feet fit directly into those of the front feet. With increasing speed, the limbs show a tendency to converge towards the centre point of gravity (single track). Movement remains free and springy without visible effort, head raised and back firm.

· Smooth-haired : Coat is short, lying close all over body. If there is an undercoat, the hair is somewhat longer; sparse coat on throat and belly permissible; slightly longer on neck and tail, short on face and ears. Coat is glossy and its texture is soft. Hairless dogs are not tolerated.

· Longed-haired : Coat should be fine and silky, smooth or slightly wavy. Not too thick undercoat desired. Coat is longer, forming feathering on ears, neck, rear of front and hind legs, on feet and on tail. Dogs with long billowing coat will not be accepted.

WEIGHT : In this breed only the weight is taken into consideration, not the height.

However, dogs between 500 gr and 1,5 kg are accepted. Subjects weighing more than 3 kg shall be disqualified.

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.

· Deer type dogs (dogs with an atypical or extremely stylized structure: refined head, long neck, slender body, long limbs).

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.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 6       Scent hounds and related breeds.
                                              Section 1.1 Large sized Hounds.
                                              With working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Large pack hound, elegant, sufficiently well boned and muscled.

HEAD : Not too imposing, but quite elongated; occipital protuberance marked.

Skull : Very slightly domed, skull quite developed and the stop more accentuated than in the Pointevin.

Leathers : Broader than those of the Poitevin, set at eye level, slightly curled, not too supple, preferably extending to the set-on of the nose or within two fingers of it.

CHEST : Deep and well let down, at least as far down as the point of the elbows.

COLOUR : Tricolour, with black mantle more or less spread out. Tan preferably bright or even copper-taned. Neither blackend tan on the cheeks and on the lips nor the blue or tan fleckings on the legs and on the body are to be sought after. The grizzled "wolf" colour is admitted.

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.

- Leathers too flat, too short or set too high.
- Undershot or overshot mouth.
- Pink spots on the nose.
- Light eyes.
- Legs badly positioned or thin.
- Hocks too straight.
- Fat feet.
- Any apparent trace of English hound blood, especially in the head.
- "Smoky" coloured heads which indicate cross-breeding with the White and Black Hound and all other colours other than those above mentioned.

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

GENERAL APPEARANCE : Large pack hound of distinguished quality, but powerfully built, giving thus an impression of balance.

HEAD : Rather imposing and fairly long, in hamony with the whole of the dog without ever being either heavy or coarse, but expressive and well carried.

Nose : Black, nostrils well open.
Muzzle : Preferably a little arched. Stop slightly marked.

Skull : Slightly domed, rather narrow without exaggeration. Occipital protuberance apparent without excess, but sufficient to avoid the skull to appear too flat. The superciliary arches can be slightly prominent (reminiscent of Levesque blood).

Leathers : Set at eye level, slightly curled; preferably they extend to the set-on of the nose and must come to at least 2 fingers of it.

CHEST : Higher than it is broad and let down at least to the point of the elbows.

HIPS : Oblique, in any case extending by a good length to the point of the buttocks.

COLOUR : Obligatory white and black, with a large black mantle (saddle) or with more or less extended black markings, with black or bluish speckling, or even speckles of tan colour, but these permitted only on the legs. A pale marking above each eye as well as pale tan on the cheeks, below the eyes, below the leathers and at the base of the tail. As in the Gascon-Saintongeois, the "roebuck mark" is quite frequently on the thigh.

SKIN : White under white hair, black under black hair with sometimes sub-cutaneous patches on the belly and inner thighs of blue colour or not so dark.

SIZE : Large sized hounds from 65 to 72 cm for the males and from 62 to 68 cm 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 broad, too round or too flat; stop too accentuated; superciliary arches too prominent. Eyes and nose light, any trace of pink, wherever it may be. Flat leathers, too short or badly set. Overshot or undershot mouth. Excessive dewlap. Legs thin or badly positioned. Fat feet. Tricolour coat, tan too bright, black on the cheeks extending to the lips. Any apparent trace of English hound blood in the head and Poitevin aspect of the head under the colours white and black. Timid dogs.

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