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Standard
English Foxhound
ŢARA DE ORIGINE: Marea Britanie
STANDARD FCI: 159
DATA PUBLICĂRII STANDARDULUI:
22.07.1997.
UTILIZARE: Copoi pentru
vānatoare īn haită.
CLASIFICARE FCI: Grupa 6
- Copoi şi rase īnrudite, Secţiunea 1.1 : copoi de
talie mare. Cu probă de lucru.
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BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY:
The English Foxhound has been bred along careful lines
for over two hundred years, the stud books published by
the Masters of Foxhounds Association of England dating back before 1800 ;
it is an easy matter for any owner of an English
Foxhound to trace the pedigree back. The breeding of
Foxhounds in England has always been and is still today
in hands of the masters of Foxhounds, who kept the most
careful records of their breeding operations. Lately ,
the English Kennel Club has published an interim
standard for the Foxhound. The FCI has recognized the
breed in 1964. There have been over two hundred and
fifty packs of Foxhounds in Great Britain.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Well
balanced, powerful and clean |
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BEHAVIOUR/ TEMPERAMENT: Stamina
and endurance, natural ability to hunt. Friendly and not
aggressive.
HEAD: Well balanced.
CRANIAL REGION
Skull : Flat, of medium width.
Stop: Slight.
FACIAL REGION
Nose: Large nostrils.
Muzzle: Long and square.
Jaws/Teeth: Moderately
developed.
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Mouth: Jaws strong with a
perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i. e. upper
teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square
to the jaws.
Eyes: Medium size, hazel
or brown. Keen expression.
Leathers: Pendant,
carried close to the head, high set.
NECK: Long, slightly
arched, well developed without being coarse.
BODY
Back: Broad and level.
Loin: Strong.
Chest: Deep, ribs well
sprung.
TAIL: Well set on high.
Carried gaily but never curled over back. |
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LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS: Forelegs long,
straight and well boned down to feet.
Shoulders: Well laid back,
muscular without being loaded.
Pasterns: Strong.
HINDQUARTERS: Powerful and
muscular. Well boned down to feet.
Stifles: Well bent.
Hocks: Well let down.
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FEET: Round, tight and
strong. Well padded. Nails strong. Dewclaws
optional.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Free
striding, tireless with the ability to gallop. Good
drive behind with no indication to roll.
COAT
HAIR: Short and dense.
Weatherproof.
COLOUR: Any recognized
hound colour and markings. |
SIZE: Height at withers approx.
58-64 cm (23-25 ins).
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.
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