Český fousek

Český Fousek

Other names

Bohemian Wire-haired Pointing Griffon
Rough-coated Bohemian Pointer
Barbu tchèque

Origin

Classification / standards
FCI	Group 7, Section 1.3 Continental Pointing Dogs: Griffon type #245	standard
NZKC	Gundog	standard
UKC	Gun Dog	[? standard]

Notes

The UKC does not have its own standard; it currently uses the FCI standard

Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

The Český Fousek is a Czech breed of versatile gun dog. They are wirehaired, and have the beard and moustache ("facial furnishings") common to the wirehaired breeds. There is a dramatic difference in size between the bitches and dogs of this breed.

Český Fousek have almond-shaped, amber-coloured eyes

The Český Fousek is thought to be an ancient breed, although written standards were first established in the nineteenth century. The breed nearly became extinct in the 1920s, and was saved by breeding with Stichelhaars.

The Český Fousek was used in the creation of the foundation stock of the Slovak Rough-haired Pointer.

Size

Mid-sized dog. Males height 60–66 centimetres (24–26 in), females 58–62 centimetres (23–24 in). Weight for males 28–34 kilograms (62–75 lb), females 22–28 kilograms (49–62 lb).

Temperament

Hunting dog able to adapt to any sort of terrain and type of hunting. Can be used for upland and waterfowl hunting, as well as tracking large game. Fantastic family dog as well as excellent hunting dog.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Český fousek.

Website of Klub Chovatelů Českých Fousků, the main breeding organization of the breed
Bohemian Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Club of America represents the breed in the U.S.

Gundogs
Pointers	Burgalese Pointer English Setter Gordon Setter Irish Red and White Setter Irish Setter Pointer
Versatile gundogs	Ariege Pointer Blue Picardy Spaniel Bracco Italiano Braque du Bourbonnais Braque d'Auvergne Braque Français Braque Saint-Germain Brittany Ca Mè Mallorquí Cesky Fousek Drentsche Patrijshond French Spaniel German Longhaired Pointer German Shorthaired Pointer German Wirehaired Pointer Large Münsterländer Old Danish Pointer Pachón Navarro Perdigueiro Galego Picardy Spaniel Portuguese Pointer Pudelpointer Saint-Usuge Spaniel Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer Small Münsterländer Spinone Italiano Stabyhoun Vizsla Weimaraner Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Retrievers	Chesapeake Bay Retriever Curly Coated Retriever Flat-Coated Retriever Golden Retriever Labrador Retriever Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Spaniels	American Cocker Spaniel Boykin Spaniel Clumber Spaniel English Cocker Spaniel English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel German Spaniel Kooikerhondje Pont-Audemer Spaniel Russian Spaniel Sussex Spaniel Welsh Springer Spaniel
Water dogs	American Water Spaniel Barbet Cantabrian Water Dog Irish Water Spaniel Lagotto Romagnolo Poodle Portuguese Water Dog Spanish Water Dog Wetterhoun
Extinct	Alpine Spaniel Braque du Puy English Water Spaniel Norfolk Spaniel Old Spanish Pointer Tweed Water Spaniel

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