Bloodhound — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Bloodhound — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Belgium.
• FCI-St. N° 84 / 12.07.2002
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 6 Scent hound and related breeds.
• Weight: The mean average weight of adult dogs, in fair condition, is 90 pounds, and of adult bitches 80 pounds.
• COAT Hair: On the body, the close-lying hair is short, dense, quite harsh and weatherproof.
• Color: The colors are black and tan, liver and tan, and red; the darker colors being sometimes interspersed with lighter or badger-colored hair, and sometimes flecked
• Temperament: In temperament he is extremely affectionate, neither quarrelsome with companions nor with other dogs.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• CHIEN DE SAINT-HUBERT
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID
• IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT:
• HEAD:
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: