Pharaoh Pharaoh Hound Breed Standard
Hound Group

General Appearance
General Appearance is one of grace, power and speed. The Pharaoh Hound is medium sized, of noble bearing with hard clean-cut lines-graceful, well balanced, very fast with free easy movement and alert expression.

The following description is that of the ideal Pharaoh Hound. Any deviation from the below described dog must be penalized to the extent of the deviation.

Size, Proportion, Substance

Height--Dogs 23 inches--25 inches. Bitches 21 inches--24 inches. Allover balance must be maintained. Length of body from breast to haunch bone slightly longer than height of withers to ground. Lithe.

Head
Alert expression. Eyes amber colored, blending with coat; oval, moderately deep set with keen intelligent expression. Ears medium high set, carried erect when alert, but very mobile, broad at the base, fine and large. Skull long, lean and chiseled. Only slight stop. Foreface slightly longer than the skull. Top of the skull parallel with the foreface representing a blunt wedge. Nose flesh colored, blending with the coat. No other color. Powerful jaws with strong teeth. Scissors bite.

Neck, Topline, Body
Neck long, lean and muscular with a slight arch to carry the head on high. Clean throat line. Almost straight topline. Slight slope from croup to root of tail. Body lithe. Deep brisket almost down to point of elbow. Ribs well sprung. Moderate tuck-up. Tail medium set -- fairly thick at the base and tapering whip-like, reaching below the point of hock in repose. Well carried and curved when in action. The tail should not be tucked between the legs. A screw tail is a fault.

Forequarters
Shoulders long and sloping and well laid back. Strong without being loaded. Elbows well tucked in. Forelegs straight and parallel. Pasterns strong. Dewclaws may be removed. Feet neither cat nor hare but strong, well knuckled and firm, turning neither in nor out. Paws well padded.

Hindquarters
Strong and muscular. Limbs parallel. Moderate sweep of stifle. Well developed second thigh. Dewclaws may be removed. Feet as in front.

Coat
Short and glossy, ranging from fine and close to slightly harsh with no feathering. Accident blemishes should not be considered as faults.

Color
Ranging from tan/rich, tan/chestnut with white markings allowed as follows: White tip on tail strongly desired. White on chest (called "the Star"). White on toes and slim white snip on center line of face permissible. Flecking or other white undesirable, except for any solid white spot on the back of neck, shoulder, or any part of the back or sides of the dog, which is a disqualification.

Gait
Free and flowing; the head should be held fairly high and the dog should cover the ground well without any apparent effort. The legs and feet should move in line with the body; any tendency to throw the feet sideways, or a high stepping "hackney" action is a definite fault.

Temperament
Intelligent, friendly, affectionate and playful. Alert and active. Very fast with a marked keenness for hunting, both by sight and scent.

Disqualification
Any solid white spot on the back of neck, shoulder, or any part of the back or sides of the dog.

Approved May 10, 1983
Effective April 3, 1989

 [简介] 整体外观是优雅，有力，速度快。法老王猎犬是一种中型犬，血统高贵，轮廓鲜明，线条优美。动作非常平稳、迅速、舒展、轻松，表情警惕。下面所描述的是一个理想的法老王猎犬。任何背离下面所描述的特征的地方都属于缺陷，并需要根据别离的程度扣分。

[体型] 肩高：雄性约为23~25英寸；雌性约为21~24英寸。必须保证整体的平衡。身体的长度（从前胸骨到臀骨的距离）略大于肩高。身体柔韧。

[头部] 表情警惕。眼睛：琥珀色，与被毛颜色相称，卵形，位置略深，眼神锐利而聪明。耳朵：位置为中等高度，警惕时，耳朵直立，但非常灵活，耳根部宽，耳朵大而细腻。脑袋：长，倾斜，且轮廓分明。止部轻微。前脸的长度略大于脑袋，脑袋的轮廓与口吻平行，头部呈钝楔形。鼻镜：肉色，与被毛颜色相称，没有其他颜色。咬和：有力的颌部，结实的牙齿。呈剪状咬和。 [颈部、背线、身躯] 颈部：长，倾斜，肌肉发达，轻微地圆拱，使头部高高昂起。喉咙线条整洁。背线：差不多是笔直的。从臀部处到尾根处略微倾斜。身躯：柔韧，胸深差不多达到肘部。肋骨支撑良好。适度上提。尾巴：位置适中，根部相当粗，尖端细，象鞭子一样，休息时下垂，延伸到飞节处。运动时，尾巴举起，且弯曲。尾巴不能夹在两腿中间。螺丝状的尾巴属于缺陷。

[前躯] 肩胛：长而向后倾斜。结实但没有抗肩膀。肘部：角度恰当。前腿：直而彼此平行。骹骨结实。狼爪可以被切除。足爪：既不是猫足、也不是兔足，但很结实；关节发达且稳固，既不向内弯，也不向外翻。脚垫厚实。

[后躯] 结实而肌肉发达。后肢彼此平行。膝关节适度后掠，第二节大腿清晰。狼爪可以切除，足爪与前肢相同。

[被毛] 短而有光泽，从细腻而紧贴身体到略显粗糙都可以，没有饰毛。由于事故而形成的疤痕不属于缺陷。 [颜色] 从鲜艳的褐色到栗色都允许，允许出现的白色斑纹如下：白色的尾巴尖是十分理想的。胸前出现白色斑纹（称为“星斑”）。白色足爪或在脸部中间出现白筋是允许的。斑点或其他白色斑纹则不合需要，在颈部背面、肩部、背部或身体两侧的部分区域有纯白色斑块，则属于失格。

[步态] 舒展、流畅；头部保持高高昂起的姿势，步幅相当大，而没有任何吃力的迹象。腿和足爪在与身体行进方相同方向的直线上运动。足爪向侧面甩动或抬腿太高（马步姿势）都属于明确的缺陷。

[气质] 聪明、友善、感情丰富，且顽皮。警惕而活跃，非常忠实而敏锐的猎犬，视觉和嗅觉都很好。

[失格] 在颈部背面、肩部、背部或身体两侧的部分区域有纯白色斑块，则属于失格。

标准通过日期：1983年5月10日

标准执行日期：1989年4月 3日

原作： 酋长 来源：

转译自AKC

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