Hallo!



Also mir gefällt die Beschreibung der BX auf dem von Christel genannten Link vom *** wesentlich besser! Schade, dass nicht dieser Text verwendet wurde.

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LG Simone

Hier ein Auszug aus dem offiziellen Standard von ´95:


F.C.I. Standard No 116 dated 30/06/95


Adopted in Australia Oct. 1995


Translation by: Tim Taylor & Raymond Triquet


Country of Origin: France.



Note: Words contained in brackets (.....) are part of the actual
Standard.
Words contained in square brackets [.....] are explanations of words
not in common usage in English language Breed Standards. Mrs A. Mitchell,
A.N.K.C. Breed Standards Co-Ordinator.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY - The Dogue de Bordeaux is one of the most
ancient French breeds, probably a descendant of the Alans and, in
particular, the Alan Vautre of which Gaston Phebus (or Febus), Count of
Foix, said in the 14th Century in his Livre de Chasse, that "he holds his
bite stronger than three sighthounds". The word "dogue" first appeared at
the end of the 14th Century. In the middle of the 19th Century these
ancient dogues were hardly known outside the region of Aquitaine. They
were used for hunting large animals such as boar, for fighting (often
codified [to rules]), for the guarding of houses and cattle and in the
service of butchers. In 1863 the first French dog show took place in Paris
in the Jardin d'Acclimation. The Dogues de Bordeaux were entered under
their present name. There have been different types - the Toulouse type,
the Paris type and the Bordeaux type, which is the origin of today's dogue.
The breed, which had suffered greatly during the two world wars, to
the point of being threatened with extinction after the second world war,
got off to a fresh start in the 1960's.
1st Standard (Caractere des vrais dogues) in Piere Magnin's "Le Dogue
de Bordeaux" 1986.
2nd Standard in J. Kuntsler's "Etude critique du Dogue de Bordeaux"
1971.
3rd Standard by Raymond Triquet, with the collaboration of Vet. Dr.
Maurice Luquet, 1971.
4th Standard reformulated according to Jerusalem model (F.C.I.) by
Raymond Triquet, with the collaboration of Philippe Serouil, President of
the French Dogue de Bordeaux Club and its Committee 1993.


Man beachte hierbei die Übersetzer! Einer der Übersetzer, Triquet, ist
maßgeblich an der Entstehung dieses Standards beteiligt und ist allgemein
als der BX Papst anerkannt.

Hier noch ein paar Links:



http://www.ankc.aust.com/dogue.html

http://www.hundund.de/rassen/bordeauxdogge/

http://www.thebreedsofdogs.com/DOGUE_DE_BORDEAUX.htm

http://petsunlimited.com/breedinfo/b...0Bordeaux.html


http://www.bulldoginformation.com/ev...e-bulldog.html

http://www.molosser-info.de/die_dogg...frankreich.htm

http://www.molosserdogs.com/modules....owpage&pid=127
THE DOGUE DE BORDEAUX.

The Dogue de Bordeaux was in 1895, in the year that Mr. John Proctor judged
the breed at Bordeaux Show, a dog of an average height of 25 ½ inches and of
an average weight of about 120 lbs. He had a very big wrinkled skull, a
broad, deep, and powerful muzzle, very pendulous flews, and underjaw, which
projected slightly, large nostrils. He also had small and deep-set eyes of a
light color of a wicked expression, a deep furrow up the skull, a thick
neck, muscular shoulders, a wide and deep chest and powerful limbs. The
color, which was preferred, was a reddish-fawn, with light eye, a
liver-colored nose, and a red mask without dark shadings.

These dogs were for a great many years, from the English occupation of
Bordeaux onwards, bred for encounters in the arena, being pitted against
each other or against the bull, the bear, or the ass, and even as late as
1906 these encounters occasionally took place. Matador du Midi, a young fawn
dog which Mr. H.C. Brooke imported in 1895, was of the old fighting strain,
and amongst his ancestors were; Caporal (for seven years champion of the
Pyrenees), Megre (a Bitch which had been pitted against bear, wolf, and
Hyena) and Hercules (which was finally killed by a jaguar in a terrific
battle in San Francisco).

When it was 18 months old Mr. Brooke gave Matador du Midi a ``jump" against
a big Russian bear, and the dog showed great science in keeping his body as
much sideways as possible, to avoid the bear's hug, and threw the bear
fairly and squarely on the grass times. The average skull circumference of
Dogue De Bordeaux measured 26 ½ inches, although his average height was only
25 ½ inches, and from the corner of the eye to the tip of the nose the
average measurement was 3 inches.

http://www.dogue-de-bordeaux-french-...x-pictures.htm

Basic characteristics of the Molossus were carried on in the Tibetan
Mastiff. This breed is thought to be the ancestor of many Mastiff-like dogs,
the Dogue de Bordeaux included. In the middle centuries, the Dogue de
Bordeaux was used as a hinting companion. Its undershot bite allowed for a
strong grip, whereas courage and agility let it successfully fight the wild
boar, wolf, and even the bear. It goes without saying that the breed was
owned mostly by the nobility. It is the nobility that made use of the Dogue
de Bordeaux's guarding qualities. The breed was valued highly for its
natural protectiveness and devotion to a master.

Dogue De Bordeaux - In Fight
It is interesting to know that the Dogue de Bordeaux was used also in
bull-baiting and other related entertainment. Those cruel fights were
carried out according to some rules. For example, Dogue de Bordeaux were
supposed to bite through a copper bowl found on muzzled bears.
When fighting each other, Dogue de Bordeaux had to be of the same weight and
color patterns. Owners and the public were not allowed to encourage a dog
with shouting and other actions. Needless to say, only the strongest
survived. Thus, a famous Dogue de Bordeaux named Caporal went down in
history. It weighed about 108 pounds and was nicknamed "unconquerable."

Ich muss mir nicht unbedingt antun die Übersetzungen über die dunkleren Kapitel in der Vergangenheit unserer Hunde nachzulesen. Sie sind uns allen hinlänglich bekannt. Nur sei angemerkt, es war der Mensch, der die Tiere missbrauchte und wir wissen ja, dass sich eben manche Menschen offensichtlich nicht weiterentwickelt haben, sondern in der Zeit stehengeblieben sind.
Ich fand die Rassebeschreibungen auch etwas merkwürdig, gelinde gesagt, auch die Farbschläge beim Mastiff, wie z. B. ,,silberbraun" und was es da sonst noch angeblich für Farben gibt. Es wäre sicher besser gewesen, Kurzbeschreibungen unserer Rassen den Rassestandards zu entnehmen.