Ariège Pointer
A French pointer revived from near extinction after the World Wars.
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The Ariège Pointer, also called the Ariège Pointing Dog or Braque de l'Ariège, is a French hunting breed from the Ariège region in southwestern France. Hunters there used dogs descended from crosses between the Perdiguero de Burgos and the Bracco Italiano.
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- The population decreased over World War I and World War II.
- In 1990, a team of breeders led by Alain Deteix devoted themselves to the breed's survival.
- The coat is speckled with larger patches of orange, liver, or chestnut on the head and ears.
- The breed is well suited to hunting wild hare and partridge.
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