Ariège Pointer
{{Short description|French breed of dog}}
{{about|the pointer dog of the Ariège|the scent hound of the Ariège|Ariégeois}}
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{{Infobox dog breed
| image = Pointer of Ariege from 1915.JPG
| image_caption = Pointer of Ariège circa 1915
| name = Ariège Pointer
| altname = Braque de l'Ariège
| country = France
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| kc_name = Société Centrale Canine
| kc_std = https://www.centrale-canine.fr/le-chien-de-race/braque-de-l-ariege
| fcistd = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/177g07-en.pdf
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The Ariège Pointer is a French breed of hunting dog of pointer type. It originates in the Ariège département of Occitanie, in south-western France. The breed name may be rendered in English as Ariège Pointing Dog or Braque de l'Ariège.
Overview
The dog type used by hunters in the Ariège département of Occitanie was said to be descended from dogs that were crosses of the Perdiguero de Burgos and the Bracco Italiano.{{cite book | last = Clark | first = Anne Rogers | author-link = Anne Rogers Clark | title = The International Encyclopedia of Dogs | publisher = Howell Book House |author2= Andrew H. Brace | year = 1995 | page = 144 | isbn = 0-87605-624-9}}
The population decreased over World War I and II,{{cite web |date=7 August 1998 |title=ARIEGE POINTING DOG, Breed standard |url=https://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/177g07-en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622012014/http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/177gb98_en.doc |archive-date=22 June 2007 |access-date=24 June 2007 |publisher=Fédération Cynologique Internationale |format=DOC}} and in 1990 a team of breeders decided to devote themselves to the Braque de l'Ariège's survival, in particular Alain Deteix. He headed that team of breeders and devoted himself to the revival of the breed.{{cite book| last = Arthus-Bertrand| first = Yann| author-link = Yann Arthus-Bertrand| title = Dogs | publisher = Cassel & Co| year = 1993| page = 270| isbn = 0-304-35630-1 }}
Appearance
The Braque de l'Ariège is a normally proportioned dog with drop ears. The tail is traditionally docked. The coat is short and primarily white, speckled with larger patches of colours described as orange, liver, or chestnut on the head and ears. Size is about {{convert|60|-|67|cm|in}} in height at the withers. Dogs of the breed should appear powerful but without excessive heaviness, robust and of strong. It is quick, energetic, and very independent, and so needs regular training and activity.
See also
References
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