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09.08.1999/EN_______________________________________________________________

FCI-Standard N° 248
PHARAOH HOUND

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ORIGIN: MaltaPATRONAGE: Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
STANDARD: 24.06.1987
UTILIZATION: An alert keen hunter, hunting by scent and sight,
using his ears to a marked degree when working close.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION:

Group 5

Spitz and primitivetypes.
Section 6
Primitive type.
Without working trial.

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Medium sized, of noble bearing withclean-cut lines. Graceful yet powerful. Very fast with free easy
movement and alert expression.
BEHAVIOUR /TEMPERAMENT: Alert, intelligent, friendly,
affectionate and playful.
HEAD: Foreface slightly longer than skull. Top of skull parallelwith foreface, whole head representing a blunt wedge when viewed
in profile and from above.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Long, lean and well-chiselled.
Stop: Only slight.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Flesh coloured only, blending with coat.
Jaws/Teeth: Powerful jaws with strong teeth. Scissor bite, i.e. theupper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to thejaws.
EYES: Amber coloured, blending with coat; oval, moderately deepset, with keen, intelligent expression.
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3EARS: Medium high set; carried erect when alert, but very mobile;
broad at base, fine and large.
NECK: Long, lean, muscular and slightly arched. Clean throat line.
BODY: Lithe with almost straight topline. Length of body frombreast to haunch bone slightly longer than height at withers.
Croup: Slight slope down from croup to root of tail.
Chest: Deep, extending down to point of elbow. Ribs well sprung.
Underline and belly: Moderate cut up.
TAIL: Medium set, fairly thick at base and tapering (whip-like),
reaching just below point of hock in repose. Carried high and curved
when dog is in action. Tail should not be tucked between legs. Ascrew tail undesirable.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:General appearance: Forelegs straight and parallel.
Shoulder: Strong, long and well laid back.
Elbow: Well tucked in.
Pastern: Strong
Forefeet: Strong, well knuckled and firm, turning neither in nor out.
Paws well padded. Dewclaws may be removed.
HINDQUARTERS:General appearance: Strong and muscular. Limbs parallel whenviewed from behind.
Stifle: Moderate bend of stifle.
Second thigh: Well developed.
Hind feet: Strong, well knuckled and firm, turning neither in nor out.
Paws well padded. Dewclaws may be removed.
GAIT/MOVEMENT: Free and flowing; head held fairly high anddog should cover ground well without any apparent effort. Legs andfeet should move in line with body; any tendency to throw feetsideways, or high stepping « hackney » action highly undesirable.
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COAT
Hair: Short and glossy, ranging from fine and close to slightly harsh;
no feathering.
Colour: Tan or rich tan with white markings allowed as follows:
White tip on tail strongly desired. White on chest (called « thestar »). White on toes. Slim white blaze on center line of facepermissible. Flecking or white other than above undesirable.
HEIGHT: Dogs
bitches: ideally 56 cm (22-25 ins = 56-63,5 cm),
: ideally 53 cm (21-24 ins = 53-61 cm).

FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should beconsidered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should beregarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effectupon the health and welfare of the dog.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS:• Aggressive or overly shy dogs.
• Any dog clearly showing physical of behavioural abnormalities.
N.B.:• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed
typical conformation should be used for breeding.

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