The breed name may be rendered in English as Ariège Pointing Dog or Braque de l'Ariège.

[1] The population decreased over World War I and II,[2] and in 1990 a team of breeders decided to devote themselves to the Braque de l'Ariège's survival, in particular Alain Deteix.

[3] The Braque de l'Ariège is a normally proportioned dog with drop ears.

The coat is short and primarily white, speckled with larger patches of colours described as orange, liver, or chestnut on the head and ears.

Dogs of the breed should appear powerful but without excessive heaviness, robust and of strong.