Ariégeois
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The Ariégeois is a French breed of medium-sized scent hound from the département of Ariège in the Midi-Pyrenées region of southern France. It may have derived from cross-breeding of pack-hunting hounds such as the Grand Bleu de Gascogne or Grand Gascon-Saintongeois with local Briquet dogs.Template:R It hunts either alone or in a pack, and is used both as a courser and for driving game to waiting guns. While most successful with hares, it is also used for hunting deer and boar.Template:R It does not adapt well to urban life,Template:R and is not usually kept as a companion dog.Template:R
History
The Ariégeois is a traditional breed of the Midi-Pyrenées, and particularly of the Ariège. It may have derived from cross-breeding of pack-hunting hounds such as the Grand Bleu de Gascogne or Grand Gascon-Saintongeois with local Briquet dogs.Template:R It was officially recognised in France in 1912,Template:R and was definitively accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1954.Template:R
Characteristics
The Ariégeois is similar in appearance to the Grand Bleu de Gascogne and Grand Gascon-Saintongeois, but is lighter in build and not as tall.Template:R The usual weight is approximately 25–27 kg.Template:R Dogs stand some 52–58 cm, bitches about two centimetres less.Template:R The skin is close-fitting and without wrinkles; the mucosa are black. The coat is dense, smooth and short, white or mottled white with clearly-defined black markings; there are tan markings to the face, and tan points over the eyes.Template:R The ears are soft and just long enough to reach the nose. The neck is slender and arched slightly. The feet are of long oval shape, like those of a hare, with black pads and claws; there are no dewclaws. The tail is slightly curved.Template:R
Use
The Ariégeois is a scent hound. It may hunt either alone or in a pack, and is used both as a courser and for driving game to waiting guns. While most successful with hares, it is also used to track deer and wild boar.Template:R It is light and tough, and can work on difficult terrain and in even the thickest brush, but is not particularly fast.Template:R It bays while tracking.Template:R
It does not adapt well to urban life,Template:R and is not usually kept as a companion dog.Template:R
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