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This ranks among the oldest hound breeds in France. White hounds from Franche-Comte were already kept by monks and members of the nobility during the eighteenth century at least. Numbers collapsed following the Revolution, leaving the breed close to vanishing, but dedicated supporters rebuilt the Porcelaine during the following century and restored it as a recognised French hunting hound.
Porcelaines are gentle, capable and notably refined among hounds, with the scent hound family's home sweetness in an elegant key. Porcelaines are gentle, capable and notably refined among hounds, with the scent hound family's home sweetness in an elegant key.
Questions multiply once the dog arrives, and most of them are answered somewhere in this breed's section: the profile, its other question pages and the tools linked below.
The temperament record reads: Calm, sociable, musical and single minded on a trail. With energy at 4 out of 5, an unexercised Porcelaine invents its own work; the official bill is 60 to 90 minutes, every single day.
The record in one place: 21 to 24 inches at the shoulder, 55 to 62 lb, a lifespan of 12 to 13 years and 60 to 90 minutes of daily exercise. Most questions about this breed become easier once those four numbers are in view.
For the record's growth table: the Porcelaine passes 8 weeks at about 8 to 9 lb, 4 months at about 18 to 20 lb, 18 months at about 55 to 62 lb, and tops out at 55 to 62 lb and 21 to 24 inches. In the record's grouping the Porcelaine is a Non-Sporting breed, and its home ground is France.
Measured against a lifespan of 12 to 13 years, none of this is a short experiment. Owners who accept the terms upfront call the Porcelaine easy; owners who discover them call the same numbers a burden. Everything behind these answers, from growth tables to the health list, is laid out on the full Porcelaine breed profile.
The individual dog still matters more than any general answer: lines, socialisation and the home it lands in bend every breed average, which is why breeder choice carries so much weight.
The record summarises it as Calm, sociable, musical and single minded on a trail, with energy at 4/5 and trainability at 3/5. The personality section of the Porcelaine profile expands that summary into daily life, including its records with children (Good with children) and strangers (Friendly with strangers). Write down your household's non negotiables before visiting puppies; a Porcelaine at eight weeks old is engineered by nature to overrule lists made afterwards.
It depends on the dog's prey drive and upbringing more than on the breed label. The Porcelaine's record with dogs reads Good with dogs; cats it is raised with are usually accepted, while strange small animals outdoors are a different question for most dogs. The full record behind these answers sits on the Porcelaine profile, including the growth and health tables.
Food alone runs about $37 a month for a typical adult of 58 lb, with insurance at $35 to $62 on top before routine vet care and grooming. The Porcelaine has its own full cost question page, linked from the profile, with year one worked out separately.
What a Porcelaine costs to keep, line by line, from the first puppy year to the lifetime figure.
Family life with a Porcelaine examined: the rating, the routine and the honest bottom line.
Two breeds, one decision: the honest differences that matter day to day.
Last updated: November 6, 2026