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UKC Sighthound & Pariah · FCI standard 333

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FCI 333 utilization: hunting dog not only for hare, fox, roe-deer and bustard but also for the wolf; Group 10 Section 3, without working trial. UKC: historically used for hare, fox, roe-deer, bustard and wolf; a fast, skillful, untiring hunter. FCI temperament: self-assured, reserved, brave; in action reacts quickly and brutally. Wikipedia: originally bred to hunt great bustards and wolves; favorite of the Polish nobility..

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

60–70LBWeight, all linesbreed 60 to 70 lb.

The body

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

Height at the shoulder

dogs 27 to 32 in · bitches 26 to 30 in

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 333

Span covers FCI, UKC and Wikipedia.

Weight

60 to 70 lb

EditorialWikipedia

Uncited Wikipedia figure; no registry weight.

Coat

FCI: springy, rather harsh, not wire-haired and not silky; variable length, longer on the withers, shortest on sternum and legs, finer on the abdomen, longest at the buttocks and underside of the tail (modest breeches and a brush). UKC: same. Color: FCI and UKC allow all colors; FCI wants dark or matching nose and eyelid rims (blue or beige coats take blue or beige).

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 333

FCI and UKC agree.

Heat tolerance

4 of 5 · FCI: coat springy, rather harsh, not wire-haired but not silky, of variable length (longer on the withers, buttocks and underside of the tail, shortest on sternum and legs). Wikipedia: double-coated with a rough undercoat that thickens in winter (marked there as needing a citation).

DerivedFCI-Standard N° 333

Derived from the standard (short to medium harsh coat = 4); Wikipedia's undercoat claim is uncited and is not scored.

The work

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

Role

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 333

FCI, UKC and Wikipedia agree.

Primary game

Hare, fox, roe-deer, great bustard and wolf (FCI, UKC). Wikipedia: bustards and wolves.

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 333

FCI and UKC list the same quarry; the order does not rank them.

Also used on

Not stated beyond the quarry list. Wikipedia: kept as a protective, territorial companion, reserved with strangers.

EditorialWikipedia

Companion use is editorial.

Search pattern

Sight hunting. FCI: when hunting fast, very skilful and untiring; movement flowing, energetic, long ground-covering stride. UKC: head carried slightly lower at rest than the Greyhound; a stronger, heavier-boned hound built for the difficult Polish climate and country. Voice, single or brace work: not stated.

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 333

Behavior from standards; no trial rule read.

Field trial standard

FCI: Group 10 Section 3, without working trial. Not on the AKC lure coursing eligible-breeds list. Polish coursing rules not read.

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 333

Standards only.

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Also called: Polish Greyhound, Polish Sighthound

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