ARBA announces its new Senior Master Championship today in Cheltenham.
Maryland. In order to earn this championship your dog must already be a Master
Champion and your dog
must earn four group ones over the year..
Current News
KENNEL CLUB USA
Kennel Club USA has officially opened
its doors today. Visit us at our website http://www.kennelclubusa.com or give
us a call at (301) 868-8284.
New Entry Page
The American Rare Breed Association
has a new membership and show entry
page. Click on the following URL to
sign-up for membership and to enter one
of our shows. http://arba.memberlodge.org
American Rare
Breed Association
FCI-Standard N° 324/ 21. 04. 1997 / GB
GREAT ANGLO-FRENCH WHITE AND
ORANGE HOUND
(Grand anglo-français blanc et orange)
TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis, brought up to date by
Dr. J.-M. Paschoud.
ORIGIN : France.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD :
27.01.1983.
UTILIZATION : Scenthound.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 6 Scenthounds and related
breeds. Section 1.1.Large-sized Hounds.
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Quite a strong dog, powerful,
showing more English blood in his head than his
tricolour colleague.
HEAD : Quite short and broad.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Rather broad and flat without occipital
protuberance; superciliary arches not prominent.
Stop : Well marked.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black or orangy brown.
Muzzle : Bridge of nose rather shrot.
Lips : Extending over the lower jaw and giving the
muzzle some squareness.
Eyes : Big, brown and dark.
Ears : Set on quite broadly at eye level line or
slightly above, quite thick, slightly turned in and
rather short.
NECK : Straight; slight dewlap.
BODY :
Back : Broad and muscular.
Loin : Broad, rather short.
Croup : Rather round.
Chest : Quite deep and let down.Ribs long, slightly rounded.
Flank : Well filled out.
TAIL : Quite long, sometimes towards the tip with few
longer and coarser, slightly offstanding hairs (like
ears of grain) around the tail.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Strong, broad and vertical.
Shoulders : Close to the chest but well muscled.
HINDQUARTERS :
Thighs : Muscular and fleshy.
Hocks : Slightly bent and close to the ground.
FEET : Rather ground.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : Easy.
SKIN : White with orange or yellow patches.
COAT
HAIR : Short and not too thick.
COLOUR : White-lemon or white-orange on condition that
the orange is not too dark tending to red.
SIZE :
Height at the withers : 60 cm 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.
Faults of conformation.
Butterfly nose.
Muzzle too thin.
Over-or undershot mouth.
Light eyes.
Excessive dewlap.
Curved tail or deviated to the side.
Colours of coat other than those previously mentioned
(black or red hair).
ELIMINATING FAULTS :
Aggressive or overly shy.
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.
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