| Grand Griffon Vendéen | ||||
| Other names | Large Vendeen Griffon | |||
| Country of origin | France | |||
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A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It existed as early as the 16th Century,[1] and was the first of the Vendee 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. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a short legged hunting breed of Dog of the Scent hound type originally from Brittany
There are also several other breeds of Griffons from Vendee, all of them smaller: the Briquet Griffon Vendéen, and the Grand and Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen. Griffon is a type of Dog, a collection of Breeds of originally hunting dogs Related Griffon breeds include the Basset Fauve de Bretagne, the Griffon Bleu de Gascogne and the Griffon Nivernais. The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a short legged hunting breed of Dog of the Scent hound type originally from Brittany
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References
- "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. Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI ( English, World Canine Organisation) is an international Kennel Club based in Thuin, Belgium 180;
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