FCI-Standard N° 224 / 05. 05. 2003 / GB
DRENTSCHE PARTRIDGE DOG
(Drentsche Patrijshond)
TRANSLATION :
A.H. van der Snee.
ORIGIN : The Netherlands.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID
STANDARD : 25.03.2003.
UTILIZATION : Pointing Dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :Group 7 Pointing Dogs.
Section 1.2 Continental pointing dog, Spaniel type.
With working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : In the 16th
century the breed originated from the Spioenen (also called Spanjoelen)
which came via France from Spain.
In the Netherlands they were called Partridge dogs.
In the eastern part of the country, especially in the province
Drenthe, these dogs were kept purebred and were not mixed with foreign
breeds as done elsewhere. On
the 15th of May 1943 the breed was officially recognised by the Raad van
Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland.
This was strongly promoted by Baroness Van Hardenbroek, Mr. Van
Heek Jr. and Mr. Quartero.
The breed is related to a.o. the Small Münsterländer and the Epagneul
Français. The 5th of June
1948 the breedclub was founded, the Nederlandse Vereniging « De
Drentsche Patrijshond ».
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
A well proportioned, dryly muscled and cleancut dog, whose body
shows power and also the ability to develop the necessary speed for a
gundog. He has a wedge
shaped muzzle which is a little shorter than the length of the skull and
rather dry, not hanging lips.
His body is slightly longer than his height at the withers, thus
slightly elongated. The coat,
though not really long on the body, looks like a long coat because of
the well coated ears and the somewhat richer coat on neck and chest, the
feathered front- and hind- legs, and the on all sides richly feathered,
bushy tail.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : He is the ideal
dog for hunting in varying
fields. The dog hunts within
range of the gun. Keeping in
touch with the hunter is apparently an innate quality. A characteristic
of many dogs of the breed is that when searching the game, the tail
moves in a circular motion, especially when the dog picks up the scent
of game. When approaching
the game, the dog waits for the hunter
to come near; when this takes a long time, he will look back for
his master. He has the
adaptability which makes him capable of hunting all sorts of game in the
fields and in water. Besides
he is a good retriever and finder of lost game.
These characteristics are innate, therefore he needs little
training. Because of his
gentle character, it is wrong to use forceful training methods.
The dog is loyal and intelligent which makes
him, together with a good upbringing and training, a highly esteemed
family pet dog as well as a valuable companion of the hunter.
HEAD
CRANIAL REGION : The skull is rather broad
and only slightly rounded.
Along the middle line there is a hardly perceptible furrow from the
shallow stop half-way up to the moderately developed occiput.
Stop : Seen in profile and from the front,
the skull is sloping gradually to the foreface, the cheeks tapering
gradually into the foreface.
The superciliary arches are well developed.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : The nose is well developed and brown.
The nostrils are wide open.
Muzzle : The muzzle is wedge shaped and
slightly shorter than the skull,
blunt at the end, without any sign of being cut away under the
eyes. The nasal bridge is
broad and neither hollow nor arched. A very light curve upwards behind
the nose is allowed. Roman
nose is a serious fault.
Lips : The lips are rather thin and tightly
fitting.
Jaws/Teeth : The bite is a strong
and well fitting scissor bite.
Cheeks : Moderately developed.
Eyes : The eyes are wide apart and set in
such a way that they are well protected; neither protruding nor deep
set. They are of moderate
size and oval shaped. The
expression shows kindness as well as the intelligence of the hunting
dog. The desired colour is
amber, therefore neither dark nor the light colour of the eye of the
bird of prey; the eyelids are close fitting.
Ears : Not heavy.
They are set on high; right from the set on hanging close to the
head without any fold. Drawn
forward they should reach as far as 3 fingers’ breadth off the tip of
the nose. They are broad at
the set on, ending in a blunted point.
The outside of the ear covered with abundant and preferably wavy
hair, not curly hair. Hair
is shorter at the tip of the ears; the rim of the inside also richly
feathered.
When the attention of the dog is drawn, the
ears turn forward and are pulled up.
Seen from the front the ear then forms a triangle with the fold
above the middle of the ear lap.
The ears are mobile, expressing different moods.
NECK : Powerful, of medium length, rather
short than long and forming a flowing line between head and body.
A longer than desirable neck, giving a more elegant impression,
but lacking in power, is undesirable.
Dewlap or a throaty neck are untypical for the appearance of this
dryly muscled, cleancut dog and are therefore undesired.
BODY :
Topline : Smooth line from moderate long
neck to the level back and loin, ending in the slightly sloping croup.
Back : Strong, of medium length, not too
short, giving together with the well angulated front- and hindquarters
the impression of being elongated.
Loin : Strongly muscled.
Croup : Broad and long, slightly sloping.
Chest : Deep, reaching to the elbows and
rather broad in front. The
forelegs must not be hindered by too strong spring of the front ribs.
A narrow chest not reaching to the elbows is a very serious fault.
Long drawn ribcage, with the hind ribs also well developed.
Good spring of hind ribs; ribs neither flat nor barrel shaped.
Underline : Only slightly tucked up.
TAIL : Set rather high. The tail reaches the
point of the hock. The first
half carried hanging and the rest in a slight curve upwards.
In action part of the tail is carried horizontally, the last part
in a slight curve upwards.
Never carried over the back.
With the exception of the root, rich feathering on all sides,
diminishing to the end of the tail.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
Shoulders and upper arm : Shoulder blade
long, sloping and well laid back.
Upper arm sloping backwards, forming a good angle with the
shoulder. Seen from the
front and the side the front part of the chest is well enclosed by the
shoulder and upper arm, forming a whole together.
Elbows : Close to the body, neither turned
outwards nor inwards, so that there is no interference with movement.
Forearm : Straight and well muscled.
Carpus (wrist) : Strong, with good bone.
Metacarpus (Pastern) : Neither turning in
nor out, slightly sloping.
Forefeet : Round or oval with tight, arched,
strong toes and solid pads.
HINDQUARTERS : Well developed, broad and
well muscled.
Upper thigh and lower thigh : The pelvic,
upper and lower thigh bones form good angles with respect to each other.
Seen from behind, the hindlegs are neither close nor wide apart,
standing absolutely vertical.
Hock joints : Well let down.
Metatarus (rear pastern) : Short, neither
turned in nor out.
Hind feet : Same as forefeet.
GAIT : Well extended, balanced with good
drive, neither narrow nor wide in trotting, without any swinging
sideways; neither elbows nor hocks turned out, inclined to single
tracking.
COAT
HAIR : Dense, well covering the body.
Not curly-haired. The
coat is not really long, but gives the impression as there is long hair
in different parts. On the
neck and the forechest the hair is longer; on the ears there is long,
preferably wavy hair. The
ears, the backside of fore- and hindlegs, the back of the thighs are
feathered. Preferably wavy
hair on the back including the tail.
Apart from the root the tail is richly covered on all sides with
long hair, gradually shorter to the tip.
COLOUR : White with brown markings, with or
without spots. Less desired
are dogs with a mixture of brown and white hair, with or without
markings. Less desired is a
mantle. Ears are brown, just
like the hair around the eyes
SIZE :
Height at the withers :
Dogs : 58 to 63 cm.
Bitches :
55 to 60 cm.
One or two centimeters more is acceptable if
the dog is well proportioned.
FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing
points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the
fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
Any dog clearly showing physical or
behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals should have two
apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
