- 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
- Reconocida por la 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.
Lo que dice el estándar de la raza
- 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
- Comportamiento y 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.
Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.
Pros & cons
Pros y contras de la raza Gascon Saintongeois
Lo que obtienes con la raza Gascon Saintongeois
- Función declarada en el estándar: «Great Gascon Saintongeois: Dog used for shooting and sometimes hunting big game but also hare»
- El estándar describe la raza así: «Pack hound par excellence, fine-nosed, wide-casting and endowed with a very sonorous voice»
Lo que asumes
Nadie ha escrito todavía este lado. Es un juicio y no datos, así que espera a una persona — no a una fuente que falte.
Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.
Characteristics
Estándar de la FCI · Gascon Saintongeois
Pelo y color
Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.
Coat
Short and tight
Color
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.
Medido a los 15+ meses · Height at the withers (cm)
Clasificación de tamaño
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 en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.
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
Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Gascon Saintongeois en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.
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
Todavía sin fotografías
Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Gascon Saintongeois, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.
Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.
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.