Billy

FCI 25 - Large-sized Hounds

The Billy, It is a dog from France created at the end of the 19th century from the junction of three races that are now extinct: the Larye, the Céris and the Montembœuf. In the cross, great care was taken to highlight characteristics such as: good smell, resistance and fast reflexes.

Billy, Historically, was used for the hunting hares horse, wild boar and roe deer. In the news, There are few copies and is appreciated, it is not very common to see them.

The Billy has the exact appearance of the famous white dogs that were part of the packs of the French aristocracy (16th centuries, 17TH and 17TH). History tells that King Charles IX of France (1550-1574) he had a white female he loved more than his own life. When the dog died, He forced the Court to go into mourning.

He was the Lord of Montembœuf who, fixed a race which took its name (one of the ancestors of the Billy). Successively Hublot du Rivault formed a large pack of Céris dogs, created by namesake Mr Céris, crossing small dogs from Switzerland - coated white and orange- with the King's surviving white dogs. Last, the own Hublot du Rivault crossing a Poitevin-Larye male with some Céris females and then crossing, the resulting copies with a Stallion Montaimboeuf, He got dogs with white and orange layer, that is the parent of the current Billy. Towards the end of the 19th century, the race was definitely fixed bearing these dogs in France, a rapid dissemination, to the point of forming quite numerous packs

Billy is a trace of relatively large size dog, smooth-coated, exceptional Hunter, endowed with great smell, optimal resistance and good speed, It is used in hunting to horse of the Hare, of the roe deer and the wild boar.

Its main characteristic is in the layer of smooth hair, hard to the touch, often thick, It can be completely white, Blanco-Café milk, White with spots, with a saddle or “capita” on the back, Orange, more or less intense.

It is a dog of solid structure, at the same time elegant and powerful, Billy is a dog (long-lined with a thin head and well-developed nose, lively eyes, open and dark and slightly elongated trunk with solid topline.

The height in males is of 61 to 67 cm., and in females in 58 to 62 cm.. The weight is between 25 and 30 kg. They have dark eyes, with black or brown palpebral edges, dog is a muscular and powerful. The tail is relatively long, and takes high.

It is a fundamental condition for a good performance at work, that this dog arrives at the day of the hunt in optimal physical conditions, He obtained with a rational diet and appropriate training. A preparation “athletic” convenient can prevent mishaps on certain occasions, even serious, as the heart failure. Some owners are used to protect fur of Billy's atmospheric weather conditions, before the game, massaging the body with medicinal oil or lanolin.

Billy is a usual hunting dog live outdoors, to open spaces, are generally not adapted to life in the city, to an apartment and it is a breed that will only last as long as the packs exist. Although robust, Billys should not be exposed to extreme cold, since they would run the risk of contracting a disease of the bronchi.

It is not usually kept as a companion dog.

Coexistence is important that you have with your new friend. Before considering the acquisition of a dog of the breed "Billy" you know certain factors. Not all breeds of dogs are apt to live in an apartment, you must take into account his character, their need for exercise, their interaction with other pets, their care and if you have small children, their level of tolerance towards them.

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• FCI CLASSIFICATION: 25
• Group 6: Scent hounds, and related breeds
• Section 1.1: Large-sized Hounds. With working trial.

Federations:

FCI ⓘ, UKC ⓘ

FCI - Billy

1. Billy (English).
2. Billy (French).
3. Billy (German).
4. Billy (Portuguese).
5. Billy (español).