FCI Standard
Original Edition June 24th 1987
Consult the official version on the FCI site
Origin: Great Britain
Utilization: Hound
Classification FCI: 6
Schenthound
Section 1.3 Small-size
Hounds.
With working trial.
General Appearance
Behavior /
Temperament
A merry hound whose essential function is
to hunt, primarily hare, by following a scent. Bold, with great activity,
stamina and determination. Alert, intelligent and of even temperament.
Amiable and
alert, showing no aggression or timidity.
Head
Fair length, powerful without being coarse,
finer in the bitch, free from frown and wrinkle.
Cranial
region
Skull: Slightly domed, moderately
wide, with slight peak.
Stop: Well defined and dividing
length, between occiput and tip of nose, as equally as possible.
Facial
Region
Nose: Broad, preferably black, but
less pigmentation permissible in lighter coloured hounds. Nostrils
wide.
Muzzle: Not snipy.
Lips:
Reasonably well flewed.
Jaws/Teeth: Jaws should be strong,
with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely
overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Eyes:Dark brown or hazel, fairly
large, not deep set or prominent, set well apart with mild, appealing
expression.
Ears: Long, with rounded tip, reaching nearly
to end of nose when drawn out. Set on low, fine in texture and hanging
gracefully close to cheeks.
Neck
Sufficiently long to enable hound to
come down easily to scent, slightly arched and showing little dewlap.
Body
Topline: Straight and
level.
Loin: Short in the couplings but well balanced. Loins
powerful and supple.
Chest: Let down to below elbow.
Ribs well sprung and extending well
back.
Belly: Without excessive tuck-up.
Tail
Sturdy, moderately long. Set on high, carried
gaily but not curled over back or inclined forward from root. Well covered with
hair, especially on underside.
LIMBS
Forequarters
Forelegs straight and upright well under the hound,
good substance, and round in bone, not tapering off to feet.
Shoulders: Well laid back, not loaded.
Elbows: Firm, turning neither in nor out. Height to elbow
about half height at withers.
Pasterns: Short.
Hindquarters
Upper thighs: Muscular.
Stifles: Well bent.
Hocks:
Firm, well let down and parallel to each other.
Feet
Tight and firm. Well knuckled
up and strongly padded. Not hare-footed. Nails short.
Gait/Movement
Back level, firm
with no indication of roll. Stride free, long-reaching in front and straight
without high action; hindlegs showing drive. Should not move close behind nor
paddle nor plait in front.
COAT
Hair
Short, dense and
weatherproof.
Colour
Any recognised hound
colour other than liver. Tip of stern white.
Size
Desirable minimum height at withers: 33 cms
(13 ins).
Desirable maximum height at withers: 40 cms (16
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 and its effect upon the health and welfare of the
dog.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioral abnormalities shall be disqalified.
N.B.
Male animals should have two apparently
normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.