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144 GUIDE T O BREED S

BRIQUET GRIFFON VENDÉEN

SHAGGY AND COARSE-HAIRED, THIS IS A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY SCENT HOUND FCI

Height range Briquet means “medium sized”—an apt description for this
19–22 in (48–55 cm) well-proportioned hound. A handsome and determined chaser
Weight range of wild boar and roe deer, it is a scaled-down version of
35–53 lb (16–24 kg) Long, pendant
the Grand Griffon Vendéen (see p.142), from which it ears set below
Life span 12 years was bred. This hound hunts in a pack but eye level
Origin France can adapt to urban life if introduced
to it early on.
Bushy eyebrows
noticeable but not
covering the eye
Other colors
Brown
nose
Fawn with Black and tan Long, white
black overlay and orange
hair

White and Black, tan, and
black white

BASSET HOUND

THIS LOW-SLUNG, FLOPPY-EARED DOG IS GENTLE-NATURED AND A SUPERB TRACKER AKC

Height range Equally happy by the fireside or in the field, the Basset Hound was bred by
13–15 in (33–38 cm) French monks to hunt in heavy cover. Unlike its depiction as a buffoon in some
Weight range cartoons, this consummate sniffer dog is very intelligent and extremely
40–60 lb (18–27 kg) Eyes soft,
tenacious. As a family pet, the Basset Hound is placid and affectionate.
sad-looking, and
Life span 10–13 years slightly sunken
Origin France
Long, deep body—
Broad and heaviest-boned of all
level back dogs for its height
Other colors
Dark nose
with large,
Variety of wide-open
colors nostrils
Any recognized
hound color.
Short,
tricolor coat
Body low but allows
free movement over
all types of terrain

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