Billy

Dog of French sign of relatively great size, with layer of smooth hair, hunting exceptional, equipped with great sense of smell, optimal resistance and good speed, is used in the hunting straddling the hare, of corzo and the wild boar. Its main characteristic is in the layer of smooth hair, it last to the tact, frequently heavy, that can completely be white, target-coffee with milk, target with spots, a chair to mount or ?capita? on the back, of orange color, more or less intense.
The east origin dog must look for later between the white Dogs of the King, so appreciated by Luis XIV and dispersed by its successor Luis XV.
He was the Mr. of Montaimboeuf that, using the few rest, fixed a race that took its name. Successively Hublot du Rivault formed a numerous pack of Céris dogs, created by homónimo Mr. of Céris crossing small originating dogs of Switzerland - the white and orange layer with the surviving white dogs of the King. Finally, later, the own Hublot du Rivault crossing a male of Poitevin-Larye some Céris females and later crossing these products a stallion Montaimboeuf, obtained dogs with white and orange the layer, that constitute the ancestors of the present Billy. Towards end of century XIX, the race was definitively fixed having these dogs to France, a fast diffusion, until the point to form quite numerous packs.

Of solid structure, powerful and at the same time elegant, the Billy is a dog (of long line with thin head and trufa developed, to eyes bivouacs, opened and dark well and the trunk slightly extended with the solid superior line.

Raised to the cross. Males of 61 to 67 cm, females of 58 to 62 cm.

Head. Quite fine and lean, of average length. Relatively square snout. Developed, black Trufa or or brown-orange intense. Long, straight and wide enough cane nasal. Little lips: the superior lip covers a little to the inferior one. Noticeable Stop. In front slightly convex a little wide. Occipital protuberance

Eyes. Dark, with black or brown palpebrales edges.

Ears. Of average length, of a little high insertion, relatively flat and finishing with a small scroll.

Neck. Of average length, of form a little cleared and hard, with slight papada.

Previous extremities. Quite long shoulders and relatively adhered to the flanks. Flat, straight strong arms.

Body. Thorax very fallen and something narrow. Flat ribs. Relatively wide back, strong and a little convex. Wide kidneys, slightly been nauseated. Quite long flanks and, sometimes, a little reserved. Inclined Grupa.

Later extremities. Moderately muscular thighs. Corvejones little angulados, wide and strong.

Feet. Constructed, closed, round enough well.

Tail. Relatively long, the dog takes discharge to it.

Coat. Smooth, it last to the tact, sometimes a little heavy. Color: completely white, or target-coffee with milk, sometimes with spots fire or orange-clear plates or yellow-lemon.

FEEDING. The necessities in Kcal. Daily like ration of maintenance, they have been calculated, for this bloodhound who is used mainly for the hunting of corzo, in 1.500-1.550. In the units that develop certain physical activity, the necessities as much in Kcal as in vitamins and mineral salts, they are increased remarkably.

DAILY CARES. It is fundamental condition for a good yield in the work, that this dog arrives at the day of the hunting in optimal physical training conditionses, that obtain with a rational feeding and a suitable training. Advisable ?an athletic? preparation can prevent mishaps in certain occasions, even serious, like the insufficiency cardiac. Some proprietors are used to protecting the coat of the Billy of the atmospheric elements, before the hunting, masajeando all the body with medicinal or lanolina oil.

WITH THE VETERINARIAN. In the units provided with spurs, he comes himself, immediately after the birth, to his amputation

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