Comparison: Porcelaine and Small Blue Gascony

Porcelaine and Small Blue Gascony are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Porcelaine	Small Blue Gascony
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	France	France
Category	Large	Medium
Height at withers	53–58 cm	50–58 cm
Recognition features	Very white, smooth, shiny coat with round orange spots, never a mantle Orange ticking on the ears is highly characteristic Lean, finely sculptured head and fine skin marbled with black pigment spots	Slate-blue mottling (black and white) with black head patches Medium-sized, well-proportioned, distinguished hound Calm, affectionate temperament and a beautiful voice
Coat	Smooth, thin, close-lying and shiny coat; very white with roundish orange spots.	Short, semi-thick, dense coat; black-and-white mottled (slate blue) with black patches.
Purpose	Hound for small game (driving it to waiting guns), of very distinguished French type.	Multipurpose hound used for hunting with the gun, sometimes for coursing; hare is its favourite game but it also hunts big game well.

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