Briquet Griffon Vendeen.

FCI 19: scenthound for hunting with the gun, of large game and also fox and hare, usually working in a small pack. FCI classification: Group 6, Section 1.2 Medium-sized Hounds, with working trial. UKC: used as pack animals on roe deer, wild boar and also small game..

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightdogs null, bitches null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

dogs 19.5 to 21.7 in · bitches 18.9 to 21 in

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 19

Two registry bands; both stand.

Coat

FCI: long without exaggeration, sometimes bushy, harsh to the touch, well-furnished undercoat; skin rather thick but supple. UKC: fairly long, outer coat harsh and sometimes bushy; soft, fine or sparse coat is a fault. Colors: white and black, white and orange, black and tan, tricolor, fawn with black overlay (solid white or solid black disqualify).

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 19

Heat tolerance

3 of 5 · FCI: hair long without exaggeration, sometimes bushy, harsh, undercoat well furnished. UKC: fairly long, harsh, sometimes bushy, good undercoat. Wikipedia: rough double coat.

DerivedFCI-Standard N° 19

Derived from the standard's coat description; no measured data. Medium double coat = 3.

The work

What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.

Role

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 19

Primary game

FCI 19: large game, and also fox and hare. FCI history: a team of Briquets won the Trophy of France on roe deer in 1995, and numerous teams are run on wild boar. UKC: roe deer, wild boar and also small game.

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 19

Search pattern

FCI 19: fine nose, fast, with a pleasant voice; does not refuse bramble; very nimble on rough terrain; hunts rather with nose to the wind. Takes a lot of initiative; must be equally good at working a cold track, starting game and driving it. Usually in a small pack. UKC: stamina and enthusiasm, a passionate hunter, not quick to obey. Wikipedia: bred to work in packs as well as on their own; able to pick up a cold trail as well as a hot one.

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 19

Pack versus single work: FCI says small pack; Wikipedia (secondary, citing the French Société Centrale Canine) adds single work.

Field trial standard

FCI classification lists the breed 'with working trial'. FCI history: a team of Briquets won the Trophy of France on roe deer in 1995. The standard does not print the trial rules.

Breed clubFCI-Standard N° 19

Trial rules sit with the French club (Club du Griffon Vendéen); not read.

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How to read this page

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Also called: Briquet Griffon Vendeen, Briquet

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