Ariegeois.

FCI 20: scenthound used for driving game to waiting guns and for coursing; his medium size and lightness make him a precious auxiliary whether he hunts on his own or in a pack, able to work difficult terrain. Hardworking, shows initiative and enterprise. UKC: a hunting/working scenthound of endurance and staying power regarded highly by French houndsmen; lighter and finer than its Grand Bleu de Gascogne and Grand Gascon-Saintongeois forebears. French Wikipedia: bred for hunting with the gun and on horseback (a tir et a courre); suits plain, forest and especially mountain..

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightdogs null, bitches null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

dogs 20.5 to 23 in · bitches 19.5 to 22 in

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Low and high span FCI (converted from cm) and UKC. No center.

Coat

FCI 20: short, fine and dense; white with jet black markings with well-defined outlines, sometimes mottled; quite pale tan on the cheeks and above the eyes. UKC: close, ample fine coat; white with jet black markings, sometimes mottled, pale tan on cheeks and above the eyes.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Heat tolerance

4 of 5 · Short, fine, dense coat (FCI 20)

DerivedFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Derived from the coat description (short dense = 4). No measured data.

The work

What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.

Role

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).

Primary game

FCI 20: hare hunting is his favourite type of hunting. UKC: excels in hunting hare in the dry, rocky regions of Ariege. French Wikipedia: used above all on hare.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).

Also used on

FCI 20: tracking roe deer or wild boar. French Wikipedia: sometimes wild boar.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).

Search pattern

FCI 20: works alone or in a pack; drives game to the waiting guns; resounding voice and quick in plotting. UKC: good speed, surprisingly deep powerful voice and remarkable scenting ability; works in close proximity with other hounds and handlers, so aggression toward hounds or people is a fault. French Wikipedia: fine nose and a fine voice.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

UKC and FCI describe a hound for pack or single work; no source read separates the voice by situation (cry on line, at check). Editorial views are shown beside the standard, labelled; where they disagree both stand (Chad, Oct 8 2026).

Field trial standard

FCI classification: Group 6, Section 1.2 (medium-sized hounds), 'with working trial'. The trial rules themselves were not read.

Breed clubFederation Cynologique Internationale, 1996

Classification only; no field-trial scoring standard sourced.

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How to read this page

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Also called: Ariege Hound

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