- Entirely mottled (black and white) giving a slate blue colouring effect
- 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 is frequently found a small black oval shaped spot, typical of the breed.
- Two, more or less bright tan markings are placed above the superciliary arches giving the eyes a “quatreoeuillé” effect.
- There are also traces of tan on the cheeks, the lips, the inner face of the leathers, on the legs and under the tail
About the Small Blue Gascony
Origin: FranceSmall Blue Gascony
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Scent hounds and related breeds
- Origin
- France
- Also called
- Pequeno Sabueso Azul de Gascuna
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Multipurpose hound used for hunting with the gun, sometimes for coursing. His favourite game is the hare, but he is also successfully well adapted for big game hunting
- Behaviour and temperament
“Fine nose, intent in his way of hunting, endowed with a beautiful voice; works well in a pack. Character calm and affectionate. Obeys orders easily”
Quoted from FCI standard n°31. 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: “Multipurpose hound used for hunting with the gun, sometimes for coursing. His favourite game is the hare, but he is also successfully well adapted for big game hunting” 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
- —
- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
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- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
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- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Small Blue Gascony
What you get with the Small Blue Gascony
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Multipurpose hound used for hunting with the gun, sometimes for coursing”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Fine nose, intent in his way of hunting, endowed with a beautiful voice”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “Short, semi-thick; dense (profuse)”
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 · Small Blue Gascony
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Short, semi-thick
dense (profuse)
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°31 — 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 Small Blue Gascony 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.
- Any dog clearly abnormalities.
- Lack of type.
- Visible disabling defect.
- Serious anatomical malformation.
- Over-or undershot mouth.
- Light eyes.
- Any other coat than that indicated in the standard
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Small Blue Gascony in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Small Blue Gascony
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Small Blue Gascony 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 Small Blue Gascony owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Small Blue Gascony 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.