Breed standard
FCI Standard No 33 dated 14 February 2001
Adopted in Australia 5 August 2009
Group: |
Group 4 (Hounds) |
General Appearance: |
Slightly elongated overall, it has straight forelegs, the structure of a basset, and must not resemble a small Briquet. It is balanced and elegant. |
Characteristics: |
It is the perfect assistant for the hunter with a gun in territories of moderate size. Fastest of all scenthound bassets, tenacious, courageous, and a little stubborn. It must, from an early age, be accustomed to obeying; its training implies will and punishment, for which he will bear no grudge. |
Temperament: |
Behaviour: Fast, well voiced, a passionate hunter, courageous, loves bramble and scrub. |
Head And Skull: |
Skull: Without heaviness, convex, elongated and not too wide, well chiselled below the eyes. Occipital bone well developed. |
Eyes: |
Of oval shape, large, dark, not showing white; friendly and intelligent expression. The conjunctiva must not be apparent. |
Ears: |
Supple, narrow and fine, covered with long hair and ending in an elongated oval, well turned inwards. Low set, below the eye. They must be able to reach beyond the end of the nose. |
Mouth: |
Jaws strongly developed, scissor bite. |
Neck: |
Long, robust and well muscled. Strong at set-on. Without dewlap. |
Forequarters: |
Bone structure developed but lean. It should be understood that bone quality is not a question of volume but density. |
Body: |
Really that of a basset but avoiding an exaggerated length. |
Hindquarters: |
Solid and well directed in the axis of the body. |
Feet: |
Strong and tight with hard pads and solid nails. Good pigmentation of pads and nails is desirable. |
Tail: |
Thick at the base, tapering progressively, set quite high, carried sabre fashion or slightly curved but never on the back or bent at the tip. Rather long. |
Gait/Movement: |
The dog in action must give an impression of resistance and ease; the movement must be free and harmonious. |
Coat: |
Hard, not too long and flat, never silky or woolly. The fringes should not be too abundant, the belly and inside of the thighs must not be bare. Eyebrows well pronounced but not covering the eye. |
Colour: |
Black with white spotting (white and black). Black with tan markings (black and tan). Black with light tan markings. Fawn with white spotting (white and orange). Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour). Fawn with black overlay. Pale fawn with black overlay and white spotting. Pale fawn with black overlay. Traditional names: hare colour, wolf badger, badger colour or wild boar colour. |
Sizes: |
Height at withers: |
Faults: |
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which that fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog. |
Notes: |
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. |
The GBGV Breed Standard adpoted in Australia and New Zealand in 2009 is avaiable on the ANKC website. You can go direct to this site from the 'Useful links' page.