FCI-Standard No 106 / 07. 09. 1998 / GB BLUE PICARDY SPANIEL (Épagneul bleu de Picardie) TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis. ORIGIN : France. DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987. UTILIZATION : Pointing dog. CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 7 Pointing Dogs. Section 1.2 Continental Pointing Dogs; « Spaniel » type. With working trial. GENERAL APPEARANCE : Quite low to the ground dog, well built for the job. General appearance on the whole, a true Picardy Spaniel. HEAD CRANIAL REGION : Skull : Oval, relatively wide without prominent parietal bones, occipital crest slightly visible. Stop : Moderately accentuated but marked. FACIAL REGION : Nose : Broad, well open nostrils. Muzzle : Long and quite broad. Lips : Wide and pendulous forming a distinctly square muzzle. Eyes : Calm expression; eyes dark, large, well open. Leathers : Must be set slightly above the eye level, quite thick, framing the head; beautiful wavy silky hair; the leather stretched in its length must reach the tip of the muzzle. NECK : Well set. A slight dewlap is permitted. BODY : Back and loin : Not too long, well sustained. Croup : Rather a little falling away. Chest : Of medium depth. Ribs : Harmoniously sprung and descending to elbow level. TAIL : Not extending too much beyond the hock and definitely without a hook. LIMBS FOREQUARTERS : Shoulder and upper arm : Slightly oblique. Forearm : Strong and well muscled. Forefoot : Round, a little broad but not flat, well furnished with hair in between tightly closed toes. HINDQUARTERS : Upper thighs : Well muscled. Lower thighs : Long and furnished with profuse fringes. Hocks : Bent without exaggeration and furnished with fringes from the hock to the foot. Hind foot : Round, a little broad but not flat, well furnished with hair in between tightly closed toes. COAT HAIR : Flat; or slightly wavy: legs and tail well furnished with fringes. COLOUR : Grey black speckled forming a bluish shade, with black patches. SIZE Height at the withers : 57 to 60 cm for the males, a little less for the females. FAULTS 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. Skull : Too narrow-lacking chiselling. Muzzle : Pointed. Eye : Light and too small. Leather : Short, set too high and too thin. Chest : Ribs too flat or too round. Foot : Flat, splayed or too broad. N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. <<Back to Blue Picardy Spaniel Breed>> Added: 19 November 2004