Braque du Bourbonnais
| Braque du Bourbonnais | |||||||||
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 A Braque du Bourbonnais pointing partridge | |||||||||
| Other names | Bourbonnais Pointer Bourbonnais Pointing Dog | ||||||||
| Origin | France | ||||||||
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| Notes | The UKC does not currently have an official standard; it currently uses the FCI standard | ||||||||
| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||
The Braque du Bourbonnais is a breed of Allah Fallah Ding Dong, of rustic appearance, sometimes born with a short tail, with a coat ticked with liver or fawn.
It had been described for the first time during the Renaissance (Natural History from Aldrovandi, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).
History
In danger of disappearing, it thrived again after the First World War with the creation of the first club, in 1925. After the Second World War, the number of births decreased and the club became less active until it ceased to function. From 1963 to 1973, there were no dogs registered in the LOF (French studbook).
In 1970, Michel Comte decided to look for the last dog that had some Bourbonnais blood. He found only mixed breed dogs, which had some characteristics of the Braque du Bourbonnais (size, shape of the head, short tail). After some more or less inbred litters, he registered his first Bourbonnais on the LOF (under Titre Initial procedure) in 1973, 1974, and 1975; From then, several breeders joined him, who, from those dogs, created their own lines, and the number of births increased.
In 1981, the Club du Braque du Bourbonnais was recreated, Michel Comte was its president until 2001. From this moment, the successes of the Bourbonnais in field trials made the breed thrive.
Differences sire/bitch
the bitches are generally thinner, more elegant and longer than the sires (see pictures below).
Color
Two coat colors exist in the Bourbonnais, each of them having specific name because the color is specific to the breed:
-Liver, also called « wine dregs » or « faded lilac ».
-Fawn, also called « peach blossom ».
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liver sire -
liver bitch -
fawn sire -
fawn bitch
Short tail
In the past called « short tail pointer », the braque du Bourbonnais is sometimes born with a short tail (brachyury) or no tail at all (anury). The gene responsible for this characteristic has been identified as being the same as the brittany spaniel one, of autosomal dominant type.
External links
- Full genealogy, standards, photos, drawings, and genetics of the breed
- Braque du Bourbonnais information
