Comparison: Ariégeois and Gascon Saintongeois

Ariégeois and Gascon Saintongeois are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Ariégeois
Photo: Bautt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gascon Saintongeois
Photo: Jérôme BARDIAU, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
AriégeoisGascon Saintongeois
FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originFranceFrance
CategoryMediumLarge
Height at withers50–58 cm54–72 cm
Recognition features
  • White coat with sharply outlined jet-black markings, sometimes mottled
  • Pale tan markings on cheeks and above the eyes
  • Light, elegant hound with a short, fine, dense coat and a resounding voice
  • White coat with black patches, pale tan cheeks and tan spots above the eyes (a "four-eyed" look)
  • Two varieties: great (62–72 cm) and small (54–62 cm)
  • Short, tight coat and a sonorous voice
CoatShort, fine, dense coat; white with black markings, with pale tan on the cheeks and above the eyes.Short, tight coat; white ground with black patches, pale tan on cheeks and above the eyes.
PurposeMedium-sized scent hound used to drive game to waiting guns and for coursing, preferably hare but also roe deer and wild boar.Hound for hunting big game and hare with the gun, in a pack or alone as a tracking hound; exists in a great and a small variety.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.