- Entirely mottled (black and white) giving a slate blue colouring effect
- either marked or not with more or less extended black patches.
- Two black patches are generally placed at either side of the head, covering the leathers, surrounding the eyes and stopping at the cheeks.
- They do not meet up on the top of the skull
- they leave a white interval in the middle of which there is often a small black oval spot, typical of the breed.
- Two more or less bright tan markings are placed above the superciliary arches giving a « quatreoeillé » appearance to the eyes.
- There are also traces of tan on the cheeks, lips, inner face of the leathers, on the legs and under the tail
About the Great Gascony Blue
Origin: FranceGreat Gascony Blue
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- France
- Also called
- Gran Sabueso Azul de Gascuna
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Scenthound used for hunting with the gun and sometimes for coursing big game, but also hare hunting, generally in a pack or individually as a tracking hound
- Behaviour and temperament
“Very fine nose; endowed with a sonorous howling voice, with deep tones. Very intent in his way of hunting. Instinctively a pack hound. Temperament calm; obeys orders easily”
Quoted from FCI standard n°22. 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: “Scenthound used for hunting with the gun and sometimes for coursing big game, but also hare hunting, generally in a pack or individually as a tracking hound” 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
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- Amount of shedding
- 5 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 2 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Great Gascony Blue
What you get with the Great Gascony Blue
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Scenthound used for hunting with the gun and sometimes for coursing big game, but also hare hunting, generally in a pack or individually as a…”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Very fine nose; endowed with a sonorous howling voice, with deep tones. Very intent in his way of hunting.…”
- Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “Short, quite thick; very dense”
What you are taking on
- Expect a lot of shedding — “Short, quite thick; very dense”
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 · Great Gascony Blue
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Short, quite thick
very dense
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°22 — 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 standard penalises
What a judge marks the Great Gascony Blue 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.
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- Lack of type.
- Visible disabling (invalidating) defect.
- Serious anatomical malformation.
- Over- or undershot mouth.
- Light eye.
- Any coat other than that indicated in the standard
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Great Gascony Blue in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Great Gascony Blue
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Great Gascony Blue 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
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Great Gascony Blue 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.