Comparison: French White and Orange Hound and Spanish Hound

French White and Orange Hound and Spanish Hound are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	French White and Orange Hound	Spanish Hound
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	France	Spain
Category	Large	Medium
Height at withers	62–72 cm	48–57 cm
Recognition features	White-lemon or white-and-orange coat (the orange must not be too dark or red) Short, fine coat Typical French hound, distinguished yet rustic-looking	White and orange in irregular, well-defined patches without ticking Remarkably deep chest and body much longer than the height at the withers Long ears, soft sad gaze, pronounced sexual dimorphism
Coat	Short and fine coat; white-lemon or white and orange.	Dense, short, fine, smooth coat; white and orange (from lemon to deep russet).
Purpose	–	Hound for small game that is not averse to big game (boar, stag, fox, wolf, bear); the hunter reads the course of the hunt from the dog’s voice.

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