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COUNTRY:
France
WEIGHT:
49-62 pounds
HEIGHT:
22-24 inches
COAT:
Short, fine, and shiny
COLOR:
Black and white; roaning in the white is
desirable to create a blue effect; black must appear
on head, covering eyes and ears
OTHER
NAMES: Bleu d'Auvergne, Auvergne
Pointer
REGISTRY:
FCI
GROUP:
Gun Dog
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Auvergne is in the central southwest of France, near enough to the Gascony
region to assume that the Gascony was the hound ancestor of the Auvergne.
During Napoleon's occupation of Malta, he decreed the dissolution of the
Knights of Malta (Chevaliers
de Malte). One story tells how the forbears of the Auvergne dogs were
brought back to France when the knights returned to their country in 1798.
His appearance, however, belies the story. Perhaps the knights brought back
dogs who were crossed with local types. The Auvergne is a big, tough hunting
dog, built for the Auvergne mountainous areas. He is lively, sensitive,
obedient and affectionate. Like his French hound progenitors, he is light
and elegant in the chase. He wags a docked tail, and can be clear white
with black spots, but the roaning is much preferred. The heavy roan-ing
is called charbonnee, charcoaled. Ears and head should be a solid
black and be clean, with no exaggeration and no flew. Among the disqualifications
are the tan points, which are the stamp of the hound. |
