- The ground colour is white with black patches and sometimes speckled but not excessively.
- Two black patches are generally placed at either side of the head, covering the ears, surrounding the eyes and stopping at the cheeks.
- The cheeks are tan, preferably pale.
- Two tan markings placed above the superciliary arches give the eyes a “quatroeillé” (four-eyed) appearance.
- Traces of tan are also found on the inner side of the ears and in speckles along the legs.
- Some fawn hairs may appear on the upper part of the ear but without giving the head a tricolour appearance.
- Sometimes at the base of the upper thigh there is a typical dead-leaf marking called “roe buck mark”
About the Gascon Saintongeois
Origin: France
- Typical life span
- 11-13 years
- Size
- Large — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 30-35 kg
- Female
- 26-30 kg
- Height
- Male
- 65-71 cm
- Female
- 61-67 cm
- FCI status
- Reconhecida pela FCI
- FCI groupFCI divides this breed into varieties, and our sources don’t record which one a breeder works. Ask them which variety their line is.
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- France
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Gascon Saintongeois?
Large, noble and powerfully built French scenthound with distinctive tricolor coat and elegant appearance. Known for its superb nose, melodious voice, and pack-hunting endurance, this athletic breed was developed for hunting large game in southwestern France.
Gascon Saintongeois history and origins
Developed in the mid-19th century by Comte Joseph de Carayon-Latour, who crossed the last remaining Saintonge Hounds with the Grand Bleu de Gascogne. Originally used for hunting wolves, now used for hunting deer and wild boar. FCI recognized.
Gascon Saintongeois appearance and size
Males typically weigh 30-35 kg and stand 65-71 cm at the shoulder; females 26-30 kg and 61-67 cm.
O que diz o padrão da raça
- Criado para
- Great Gascon Saintongeois: Dog used for shooting and sometimes hunting big game but also hare; generally with the pack or alone as a sleuth. Small Gascon Saintongeois: Versatile dog used for shooting. Its origins make it a hare specialist but also a good hunter of big game
- Comportamento e temperamento
“Pack hound par excellence, fine-nosed, wide-casting and endowed with a very sonorous voice. Joins the pack instinctively. Calm, affectionate and amenable to orders”
Quoted from FCI standard n°21. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Referência da raça de The Dog API.
Pros & cons
Prós e contras da raça Gascon Saintongeois
O que ganha com a raça Gascon Saintongeois
- Função declarada no padrão: «Great Gascon Saintongeois: Dog used for shooting and sometimes hunting big game but also hare»
- O padrão descreve a raça assim: «Pack hound par excellence, fine-nosed, wide-casting and endowed with a very sonorous voice»
O que tem de assumir
Ninguém escreveu ainda este lado. É um juízo e não dados, por isso espera por uma pessoa — não por uma fonte que falte.
Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.
Characteristics
Padrão da FCI · Gascon Saintongeois
Pelo e cor
Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão.
Coat
Short and tight
Cor
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.
Medido aos 15+ meses · Height at the withers (cm)
Classificação de tamanho
Height at withers, with a tolerance of +/- 1 cm.
505560657075
- Grand65–72 Male, Males: 65 to 72 cm62–68 Female, Females: 62 to 68 cm
- Small56–62 Male, Males: 56 to 62 cm54–59 Female, Females: 54 to 59 cm
- Male
- Female
Height at the withers in cm. Transcribed from FCI standard n°21, read 2026-08-31.
Resumido de FCI standard n°21 — cada etiqueta está nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.
FCI varieties
FCI divides the Gascon Saintongeois into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.
- Great
- Small
Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Gascon Saintongeois em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Gascon Saintongeois
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Gascon Saintongeois 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.
Gallery
Ainda sem fotografias
É aqui que vão aparecer as fotografias dos próprios donos de Gascon Saintongeois, a partir dos perfis dos animais que mantêm aqui. Ninguém acrescentou ainda nenhuma a uma página pública.
Uma fotografia num perfil de animal fica privada do seu dono. Não colocamos nenhuma aqui sem que nos peçam.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Gascon Saintongeois breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.