Grand Griffon Vendéen

Infobox Dogbreed
name= Grand Griffon Vendéen


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altname= Large Vendéen Griffon
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country= France
fcigroup= 6
fcisection= 1
fcinum= 282
fcistd= http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/282gb2000_en.doc
note= | A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. It existed as early as the 16th Century, [ [http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/282gb2000_en.doc "Grand Griffon Vendéen" FCI-Standard N° 282, 18 February 2000] ;] and was the first of the Vendée griffons to be bred. It is a descendant of the Canis Segusius used by the Gauls, through the so-called King's whites and the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, which is also an ancestor of the Basset Fauve de Bretagne.

There are also several other breeds of Griffons from Vendée, all of them smaller: the Briquet Griffon Vendéen, and the Grand and Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen. Related Griffon breeds include the Basset Fauve de Bretagne, the Griffon Bleu de Gascogne and the Griffon Nivernais.

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References

* [http://www.fci.be/uploaded_files/282gb2000_en.doc "Grand Griffon Vendéen" FCI-Standard N° 282, 18 February 2000] Fédération Cynologique Internationale (World Canine Federation) standard;
*Choron, Sandra and Choron, Harry (2005) "Planet Dog: A Doglopedia" Houghton Mifflin Books, Boston, ISBN 0618517529 p. 180;

External links

* [http://www.dogfacts.org/Grand-Griffon-Vendéen-dog-pictures.htm Grand Griffon Vendéen photos]