- The white patching is very invasive, with fine brown ticking (formerly called “wine dregs”) or fawn flecking (formerly called “peach blossom”) and all variants.
- The ear is generally the same colour as the ground colour and more or less ticked.
- An intimate mix of white and coloured hairs, giving an overall roan colour
- On the head, as for the body, coloured patches in small numbers and sizes
About the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog
Origin: FranceBourbonnais Pointing Dog
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Pointing Dogs
- Origin
- France
- Also called
- Braco del Borbonesado
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Pointing Dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“In the home he is kind and affectionate. When hunting, his passion and intelligence allow him to easily adapt to the most varied terrains and game. When searching, he naturally carries the head high to find the scent, proving his aptitude for useful and precise pointing”
Quoted from FCI standard n°179. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
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- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Pointing Dog” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 4 of 5
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- —
- Grooming needs
- 2 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog
What you get with the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Pointing Dog”
- The standard describes the breed as: “In the home he is kind and affectionate”
- Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “Fine, dense and short; a little coarser, and sometimes longer, on the back.”
What you are taking on
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 rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Bourbonnais Pointing Dog
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Fine, dense and short
a little coarser, and sometimes longer, on the back.
On the head and ears, the hair must be finer and shorter
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°179 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Height at the withers: Dogs: 51 – 57 cm 48 – 55 cm Bitches: Tolerance of +/- 1cm”
- FCI states a tolerance around the figure.
Quoted from FCI standard n°179. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Severe faults
Marked heavily against a specimen in the ring.
- Overall build, too heavy or light boned. Stocky appearance.
- Head disproportioned in comparison to the body.
- Muzzle pointed and pinched. Lips too important, forming a square muzzle.
- Eyes too light.
- Coat with too large patches of colour. Overwhelming patches on the head.
- Height over or below standard (+/- 2 cm)
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Bourbonnais Pointing Dog
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Bourbonnais Pointing Dog 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
No photographs yet
This is where Bourbonnais Pointing Dog owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Bourbonnais Pointing Dog 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.