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Friesian Pointing Dog - Stabijhoun
Stabyhoun, Chien d'arrêt Frison, Friesischer Vorstehhund, Perdiguero Frisón, El Perdiguero Frisón
One of the top five rarest dog breeds in the world.
FCI Group Pointing Dogs
AKC Group Foundation Stock Service
TKC Group Not Recognized
Country of Origin NL

Brief Description

The name Stabijhoun translates roughly to "stand by [me] dog". The dog is considered a Dutch national treasure. Today, there are only a few thousand Stabyhouns worldwide.

Breed Standards

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) standard

Health Strategies and other information on the breed

Research Projects and publications

Doekes 2016. Stamboomanalyse en optimalisatie voor het fokprogramma van het Markiesje en de Stabijhoun

van Duinen 2020. Samenvatting van het onderzoek naar de Gezondheidsstatus van deFriese Stabijhoun

Windig & Hoving 2024. Fokken van gezonde rashonden

Parent Breed Club

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stabij- en Wetterhounen

Other Resources

Swedish Kennel Club Breeding Data (Avelsdata; in Swedish). Find the breed in the link 'Raser' on left.

Finnish Kennel Club Breeding Database - Stabijhoun

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We are constantly adding and updating the breed information - please contact us if you have updates, links, or other information to add!

Health Testing Requirements by Country
Skeletal and Muscular
Ataxia, Locomotor, and Epilepsy
Eye Conditions and Blindness
Autoimmune and Allergies
Neurological and Neuromuscular
Other Genetic Testing
Genetic Material and Diversity
Test Relevances
4
Cerebral Dysfunction; Friesian Stabyhoun
Moderate Relevance
3
Von Willebrand Disease I
Some Relevance
2
Coat Colour Dilution, dilution, MLPH-related
No Evidence
2
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
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