FCI-Standard N° 80 /
05. 05. 2003 / GB
GRIFFON BRUXELLOIS
FCI-Standard N° 81 /
05. 05. 2003 / GB
GRIFFON BELGE
FCI-Standard N° 82/ 05.
05. 2003 / GB
PETIT BRABANCON
TRANSLATION : Mrs Pamela
Jeans-Brown revised by R. Triquet.
ORIGIN : Belgium.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE
ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 25.03.2003.
UTILIZATION : Small
guardian and companion dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :Group9Companions
and Toy Dogs.
Section3Small
Belgian Dogs.
Without
working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
: The three breeds (Griffon
Bruxellois, Griffon Belge and
Petit Brabanзon) all descend
from a small rough-coated dog
called a “Smousje”, which for
centuries has been found in
the Brussels area.
In the 19th century, bringing
in blood-lines from the Ruby
King Charles Spaniel and the
Pug produced the short black
coat and fixed the current breed
type. These little dogs
are very alert and were bred
to guard carriages and keep
stables free from rodents.
In 1883 the first Griffon
Bruxellois were registered at
L.O.S.H. (The St.Hubert stud
book). They were Topsy
(L.O.S.H. nr.163) and Foxine
(L.O.S.H. nr.164). By
about 1900 they had become very
popular, together with other
breeds, thanks to the royal
interest shown in them by Queen
Marie-Henriette of Belgium.
Many specimens were
exported abroad and helped the
spread and popularity of the
breed.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Small
companion dog; intelligent,
well-balanced, alert, proud,
robust, practically square;
with good bone but at the same
time elegant in its movement
and construction; attracting
attention by its almost human
expression.
The two Griffons are rough-coated
and are distinguished to each
other by colour, whereas the
Petit Brabanзon is short-coated.
IMPORTANT PORPORTIONS : Length
of body, from point of shoulder
to point of buttock should be
as equal as possible to height
at withers.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT :
Well-balanced little dog, alert,
proud, very attached to its
owner, very watchful. Neither
timid nor aggressive.
HEAD : This is the most characteristic
part of the body and the most
striking. The head is
quite large compared with the
body and has an almost human
expression. In the Griffons
the hair is rough, upstanding
and tousled; it is longer above
the eyes, on the foreface, the
cheeks and chin, forming the
head furnishings.
CRANIAL REGION : Broad and
round. The forehead is
well-rounded.
Stop : Very pronounced.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black. The nose
is set at the same level as
the eyes. Nose leather
is broad with wide-open nostrils.
The tip of the nose is
tilted back so that in profile
the chin, the nose and the forehead
are on the same plane.
Muzzle : The foreface including
the nose is very short : it
must not exceed 1.5 cm. For
the Petit Brabanзon a correct
foreface appears longer because
it has no furnishing. A
poor expression is given by
a non-turned-up foreface, just
as it is by a nose whose top
line lies below the line from
the bottom of the eyes and these
are both serious faults.
Lips : Black. The top
and bottom lips are in close
contact and close-fitting. The
upper lip does not form flews
and does not overlap the lower
lip. If it is too loose
it spoils the desired expression.
Jaws/teeth : The lower jaw
is curved upwards, broad, non-pointed
and jutting beyond the upper
jaw; the breed is undershot.
The incisors on each jaw
are expected to be regularly
set and in a straight line,
with upper and lower remaining
really parallel. The mouth
must be tightly closed, showing
neither teeth nor tongue. The
width and prominence of the
chin are extremely important.
Care must be taken to ensure
that no incisors are missing.
Eyes : Well set apart, large
and round, never bulging. Brown,
as dark as possible. The
eye is to be edged with black
and preferably no white of eye
is to be seen. Small,
oval or light coloured eyes
are a fault.
Ears : Small, set high with
enough space between them. Uncropped
ears carried semi-erect and
falling forwards. Ears
which are too big are undesirable,
so are ears falling on the side
of the head. Cropped ears
are pointed and erect. Cropped
and uncropped ears are equally
acceptable.
NECK : Medium length; blends
harmoniously into the shoulders.
BODY : The length of the
body practically equals the
height at the withers. The
overall impression is of small
square powerful dog.
Withers : Slightly raised.
Back : Straight, short, strong.
Loins : Short and muscled,
very slightly arched.
Croup : Broad and flat or
only very slightly sloping.
Chest : Broad, well let down
to elbows. The breastbone
is well defined, which gives
a slightly jutting chest in
profile. Ribs well-sprung
but not barrel nor too flat.
Underline : Belly slightly
tucked up; flanks clearly defined.
TAIL : Set high and carried
quite high. A docked tail
is shortened y 2/3 of its length.
A non-docked tail is carried
upwards with the tip towards
the back without ever reaching
it or being curled. A
naturally short or broken or
curly tail is a severe fault.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
Overview : Front legs parallel
with good bone, set sufficiently
wide apart.
Shoulders : Normal shoulder
angulation.
Elbows : Close to body.
Wrists : Strong.
Feet : Small, round, neither
turning out nor in. Tight
fitting toes; fused toes are
undesirable. Thick pads as dark
as possible. Nails preferably
black, as dark as possible.
HINDQUARTERS :
Overview : Hind legs with
good bone, really parallel,
angulated to balance with front
legs.
Stifles : Sufficient angulation.
Hocks : Well let down, neither
close nor open.
Feet : See forequarters.
Dewclaws not sought after.
GAIT/MOVEMENT : Powerful,
parallel movement of limbs with
good rear drive. High-stepping
front movement and ambling are
faults.
COAT
HAIR :
Quality of coat : The Griffon
Bruxellois and the Griffon Belge
are rough-coated with undercoat.
The hair is naturally
harsh, slightly wavy, not curly,
it is trimmed. The hair
must be long enough for its
structure to be appreciated.
Hair which is too long
destroys the outline and is
not sought after. A silky
or woolly coat is a serious
fault. The Petit Brabanзon
is short-coated. The hair
is harsh, flat and gleaming,
and at most 2 cm long.
Head furnishing : With the
Griffons the furnishing (beard
and moustache) begin under the
nose-eye axis and goes from
one ear to the other, covering
the muzzle and the cheeks with
thick hair which is longer than
on the rest of the body. Above
the eyes, the hair must be longer
than on the rest of the skull,
forming eye-brows.
COLOUR :
Griffon Bruxellois : Red,
reddish; a little black is allowed
on the head furnishing.
Griffon Belge : Black, black
and tan. The tan markings
must be pure and of a sustained
colour. They are situated
on the front legs, from foot
to wrist, on the hind legs from
foot to hock. They go
up the inside of the legs. They
are also situated on the chest,
on the cheeks, on the chin,
above the eyes, inside the ears,
below the tail and around the
anus. The black can be
mixed with red-brown, which
is allowed although pure black
and black and tan are preferred.
Petit Brabanзon : The same
colours are accepted as for
the Griffons. It has a
dark mask. Grey or frosting
in the mask for older dogs should
not be penalised.
In all three breeds, a few
white hairs on the chest are
tolerated but not sought after.
WEIGHT :
Varies from 3,5 to 6 kg.
FAULTS : Any departure from
the foregoing points should
be considered a fault and the
seriousness with which the fault
should be regarded should be
in exact proportion to its degree.
ELIMINATING FAULTS :
Temperament : Aggressive
or overly shy.
Nose lacking pigment or other
than black.
Tongue permanently visible,
the mouth being closed.
Wry lower jaw.
Upper jaw protruding beyond
lower jaw.
Any other colours than those
laid down in the standard, such
as grey, blue and tan, brown
and tan, liver colour.
Any white patch.
Any dog clearly showing physical
or behavioural abnormalities
shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals should
have two apparently normal testicles
fully descended into the scrotum.
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