Small, rough-coated French scent hound with sturdy build, distinctive beard and mustache, built low to the ground for hunting rabbit and hare through dense underbrush. Known for their happy demeanor and lively personality.
Developed in the 16th century Vendée region of France from larger Grand Griffon Vendéen hounds, bred specifically for hunting rabbit and hare in dense brush. The name describes the breed: Petit (small), Basset (low to the ground), Griffon (rough-coated), and Vendéen (from Vendée). First officially recognized in late 19th century.
Typically 11-18 kg and 33-38 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
“Behaviour: Passionate hunter, courageous, likes the bramble and scrub. Temperament: Docile but wilful and passionate”
Quoted from FCI standard n°67. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
FCI standard · Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Harsh but not too long, never silky or woolly
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Base colour
Black with white spotting (white and black)
Shortened from FCI standard n°67 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Quoted from FCI standard n°67. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
What a judge marks the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
This is where Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
No Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.
