Dogue De Bordeaux — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Dogue De Bordeaux — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed comes from France and is FCI standard N° 116, Group 2.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height at the withers is 60–68 cm for males and 58–66 cm for females (tolerating 1 cm under and 2 cm over); the chest girth exceeds the height by 25–35 cm, with minimum weights of 50 kg (dogs) and 45 kg (bitches).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is fine, short and soft to the touch.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Eye colour runs from hazel to dark brown in black-masked dogs, with lighter shades allowed in brown-masked or unmasked animals.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The standard pictures an ancient guardian breed, vigilant and very courageous but not aggressive.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifying faults include aggression or shyness, a long narrow head, a muzzle parallel to or downfaced from the skull, blue or bulging eyes, a screw/kinked/atrophied tail, a fiddle front or inverted hock, and any coat colour other than fawn (including brindle or chocolate) or white on the head/body.