Base colour
White with jet black markings with well defined outlines
- sometimes mottled.
- Presence of quite pale tan on the cheeks and above the eyes
Medium-sized, elegant French scenthound with distinctive tricolor coat, lean body, long ears, and light limbs. Bred for pack-hunting hare and deer, known for keen nose, stamina, and scent-tracking abilities.
Developed in the Ariège region of southern France in the early 20th century by crossing local briquet hounds with Grand Bleu de Gascogne and Grand Gascon-Saintongeois to create a versatile and durable pack hound for hunting hare
“Behaviour: From his origins he is hardworking dog being at the same time very good at driving game to the waiting guns and showing proof of much initiative and enterprise. He has a resounding voice and is quick in his plotting. Character: Happy and sociable; easy to train”
Quoted from FCI standard n°20. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources, not opinion: FCI breed standard. An empty column means we hold nothing for that side, not that there is nothing to say.
The Ariegeois standard is published by the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the international federation of pedigree-dog clubs, and it is what show judges apply. This section sums up what it says about coat and colour and size. It does not assess any one animal: use it to know what to ask the breeder.
Short, fine and dense
Base colour
White with jet black markings with well defined outlines
Shortened from FCI standard n°20 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
The colours and patterns the standard admits, and what it prefers, discourages or disqualifies in each. An accepted colour says nothing about health.
Height at the withers (cm)
The same scale for every breed: no source defines size categories by height.
The standard's words
“Height at the withers: males: 52 to 58 cm. females: 50 to 56 cm”
Quoted from FCI standard n°20.
An adult's measurements, per the standard. It does not say how big this puppy will be. Quotations from the FCI are in English, as the standard publishes them; the headings are ours.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Ariegeois in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Ariegeois on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.