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FCI BREED STANDARD
DOGUE DE BORDEAX
General Appearance
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Typical concave lined brachycephalic molossoid. The Dogue de
Bordeaux is a very powerful dog, with a very muscular body yet retaining a
harmonious general outline. He is built rather close to the ground, the
distance sternum-ground being slightly less than the depth of the chest.
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Stocky, athletic, imposing, he has a very dissuasive aspect.
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Important Proportions :
Behaviour / Temperament :
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An ancient fighting dog, the Dogue de Bordeaux is gifted for
guarding, which he assumes with vigilance and great courage but without
aggressiveness. A good companion, very attached to his master and very
affectionate. Calm, balanced with a high stimulus threshold.
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The male normally has a dominant character.
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Head :
- Voluminous, angular, broad, rather short, trapezoid when
viewed from above and in front.
Cranial Region :
Facial Region :
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Nose
: Broad, well opened nostrils,
well pigmented according to the mask. Upturned nose (snubbed) permissible
but not if it is set back towards the face.
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Muzzle
: Powerful, broad, thick, but
not fleshy below the eyes, rather short, upper profile very slightly
concave, with moderately obvious folds. Its width hardly decreasing
towards the tip to the muzzle, when viewed from above it has the general
shape of a square. In relation to the upper region of the skull, the line
of the muzzle forms a very obtuse angle upwards. When the head is held
horizontally the tip of the muzzle, truncated, thick and broad at the
base, is in front of a vertical tangent to the anterior face of the nose.
Its perimeter is almost two thirds of that of the head. Its length varies
between one third and one quarter of the total length of the head, from
the nose to the occipital crest. The limits stated (maximum one third and
minimum one quarter of the total length of the head) are permissible but
not sought after, the ideal length of the muzzle being between these two
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Jaws :
Very powerful, broad.
Undershot (the undershot condition being a characteristic of the breed).
The back of the lower incisors is in front of and not in
contact with the front face of the upper incisors.
The lower jaw curves upwards. The chin is well marked and
must neither overlap the upper lip exaggeratedly nor be covered by it.
Teeth :
Strong, particularly the
canines. Lower canines set wide apart and slightly curved. Incisors well
aligned especially in the lower jaw where they form an apparently straight
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Upper lip
: Thick, moderately pendulous,
retractile. When viewed in profile it shows a rounded lower line. It
covers the lower jaw on the sides. In front the edge of the upper lip is
in contact with the lower lip, then drops on either side thus forming a
reversed wide V.
Cheeks :
Prominent, due to the very
strong development of the muscles.
Eyes :
Oval, set wide apart. The
space between the two inner angles of the eyelids is equal to about twice
the length of the eye (eye opening). Frank expression. The haw must not be
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Colour :
hazel to dark brown for a dog
with a black mask, lighter colour tolerated but not sought after in dogs
with either a brown mask or without a mask.
Ears :
Relatively small, of a
slightly darker colour than the coat. At its set on the front of the base
of the ear is slightly raised. They must fall back, but not hang limply,
the front edge being close to the cheek when the dog is attentive. The tip
of the ear is slightly rounded ; it must not reach beyond the eye. Set
rather high, at the level of the upper line of the skull, thus appearing
to accentuate its width even more.
Neck :
Very strong, muscular, almost
cylindrical. The skin is supple, ample and loose. The average
circumference almost equals that of the head. It is separated from the
head by a slightly accentuated transversal furrow, slightly curved. Its
upper edge is slightly convex. The well defined dewlap starts at the level
of the throat forming folds down to the chest, without hanging
exaggeratedly. The neck, very broad at its base, merges smoothly with the
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Body :
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Topline
: Solid with a broad and
muscular back, withers well marked, broad loin, rather short and solid.
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Croup :
Moderately sloping down to the
root of the tail.
Chest
: Powerful, long, deep, broad,
let down lower than the elbows. Broad and powerful breast whose lower line
(inter-axillae) is convex towards the bottom. Ribs well let down and well
sprung but not barrel shaped. The circumference of the chest must be
between 0,25 to 0,30 m greater than the height at the withers.
Underline :
Curved, from the deep brisket
to the rather tucked up, firm abdomen, being neither pendulous nor
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Tail :
Very thick at the base. Its
tip preferably reaching the hock and not below. Carried low, it is neither
broken nor kinked but supple. Hanging when the dog is in repose, generally
rising by 90 to 120 from that position when the dog is in action, without
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Limbs :
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Forequarters :
Strong bone structure, legs
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Shoulders :
Powerful, prominent muscles.
Slant of shoulder-blade medium (about 45 to the horizontal), angle of the
scapular-humeral articulation a little more than 90.
Arms :
Very muscular.
Elbows :
In the axis of the body,
neither too close to the thoracic wall nor turned out.
Forearms :
Viewed from the front,
straight or inclining slightly inwards thus getting closer to the median
plane, especially in dogs with a very broad chest. Viewed in profile,
vertical. | |
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Metacarpal region
: Powerful. Viewed in profile,
slightly sloping. Viewed from the front sometimes slightly outwards thus
compensating for the slight inclination of the forearm inwards.
Feet :
Strong. Toes tight, nails
curved and strong, pads well developed and supple : the dogue is well up
on his toes despite his weight.
Hindquarters
: Robust legs with strong bone
structure ; well angulated. When viewed from behind the hindquarters are
parallel and vertical thus giving an impression of power even though the
hindquarters are not quite as broad as the forequarters.
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Thigh
: Very developed and thick with
visible muscles.
Stifle
: In a parallel plane to the
median plane or slightly out.
Second Thigh :
Relatively short, muscled,
descending low.
Hock :
Short, sinewy, angle of the
hock joint moderately open.
Metatarsus :
Robust, no dewclaws.
Hind feet
: Slightly longer than the
front feet, toes tight.
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Movement :
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Quite supple for a molossoid. When walking the movement is
free, supple, close to the ground. Good drive from the hindquarters, good
extension of the forelegs, especially when trotting, which is the
preferred gait. When the trot quickens, the head tends to drop, the
topline inclines towards the front, and the front feet get closer to the
median plane while striding out with a long reaching movement of the front
legs. Short gallop with vertical movement rather important. Capable of
great speed over short distances by bolting along close to the ground.
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Skin :
Thick and sufficiently loose
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Coat :
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Hair :
Fine, short and soft to the
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Colour :
Self-coloured, in all shades
of fawn, from mahogany to isabella. A good pigmentation is desirable.
Limited white patches are permissible on the chest and the extremities of
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Mask
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Size :
Weight :
Faults
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- 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.
Serious faults :
Disqualifying faults :
Note : Male
animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the
scrotum.
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