Braque du Bourbonnais
Bourbonnais pointer dog
A race that looks rustic and occasionally born with a short tail, with a coat tickled by the liver or fawn, is the Braque du Bourbonnais.
It was originally described during the Renaissance (Aldrovandi Natural History, National Library, Paris). [Complete quote required] [necessary non-primary source] In 1925, the formation of the first club, in risk of vanishing, flourished again after World War I.
Following World War II, the births of the club fell and became less active until they stopped working. No dogs were registered in the LOF between 1963 and 1973 (French studbook). The cause is presumably a selection from the hunting abilities and general structure of the dog, for the secondary features (color of the coat, short tail), resulting in a Bourbonnais which is less appropriate to hunt than other breeds.
In 1970, Michel Comte started to search for Bourbonnais blood as the last dog. He only identified mixed breeds with some Braque du Bourbonnais traits (size, shape of the head, short tail). He registered in the 1973, 1974, and 1975 LOF (under Titre Initial process) his first Bourbonnais after a more or less inbred litter, from which on many breeders joined him who had established their own breeds and births from those dogs.
Comments
Post a Comment