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Pharoah Hound
General Appearance
Medium sized, of noble bearing with clean-cut lines. Graceful yet powerful. Very fast with free easy movement and alert expression.
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Below: < 10 years Average: > 10 years Above: > 15 years |
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Below: Town only Average: Town and Country Above: Country only |
Characteristics
An alert keen hunter, hunting by scent and sight using its ears to a marked degree when working close.
Temperament
Alert, intelligent, friendly, affectionate and playful.
Head and Skull
Skull long, lean and well-chiselled. Foreface slightly longer than skull. Only slight stop. Top of skull parallel with foreface, whole head representing a blunt wedge when viewed in profile and from above.
Eyes
Amber coloured, blending with coat; oval, moderately deep-set, with keen, intelligent expression.
Ears
Medium high set; carried erect when alert, but very mobile; broad at base, fine and large.
Mouth
Powerful jaws with strong teeth. Scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Neck
Long, lean, muscular and slightly arched. Clean throat line.
Forequarters
Shoulders strong, long and well laid back. Forelegs straight and parallel. Elbows well tucked in. Pasterns strong.
Body
Lithe with almost straight topline. Slight slope down from croup to root of tail. Deep brisket extending down to point of elbow. Ribs well sprung. Moderate cut up. Length of body from breast to haunch bone slightly longer than height at withers.
Hindquarters
Strong and muscular. Moderate bend of stifle. Well developed second thigh. Limbs parallel when viewed from behind.
Feet
Strong, well knuckled and firm, turning neither in nor out. Paws well padded. Dewclaws may be removed.
Tail
Medium set – fairly thick at base and tapering (whip-like), reaching just below point of hock in repose. Carried high and curved when dog is in action. Tail should not be tucked between legs. A screw tail undesirable.
Gait
Free and flowing; head held fairly high and dog should cover ground well without any apparent effort. Legs and feet should move in line with body; any tendency to throw feet sideways, or high stepping ‘hackney’ action highly undesirable.
Coat
Short and glossy, ranging from fine and close to slightly harsh; no feathering.
Colour
Tan or rich tan with white markings allowed as follows: White tip on tail strongly desired. White on chest (called ‘The Star’). White on toes. Slim white blaze on centre line of face permissible. Flecking or white other than above undesirable.
Size
dogs: 56-63 cms (22-25 ins); bitches: 53-61 cms (21-24 ins).
Excercise Requirements
Considerable
Grooming Needs
Light
Notes
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
