Chien Français Blanc Et Orange

The Chien Français Blanc et Orange is the rarest of the three French pack hounds — the orange-marked one, and never numerous.

History

It shares the origin of the tricolour and the black-and-white: French hounds crossed with English Foxhounds as the packs were rebuilt in the nineteenth century, then divided by colour. The orange marking was the least common of the three from the start, and the breed has stayed at a few hundred dogs, almost all of them in French packs.

Temperament

The breed is known for being good-natured and gregarious, at ease in a pack and relentless on a line.

Care and training

It needs a very great deal of exercise and secure ground. The short coat is easy and the drop ears want routine checking.

Health

Generally robust, with ear infections the usual complaint and a small population as the standing caution. These are patterns for the breed rather than a forecast for one dog; the measured facts are in the panel.