Plate 174 · Continental Europe
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
迷你贝吉格里芬凡丁犬
“A rough-coated little hound from the Vendée.”
- Origin
- France
- Vendée, western France
- Region of origin
- From the Vendée; the marker is the department's reference point.
- The point marks the region the breed comes from, not an exact birthplace.
- Era
- Selected in the early 20th century
- Today
- Companion · Hunting dog
Under editorial review — sources listed below.
History
01 · Origin
Vendée, western France
A small, rough-coated, short-legged French hound from the brambly Vendée, with a beard and eyebrows.
02 · Historical role
What it was bred for
Trailing hare and rabbit through rocks and thorny cover.
03 · Breed development
How it changed
One of four Griffon Vendéen breeds. In the early 20th century Paul Dézamy, president of the new breed club, drew up a standard covering both the Grand and the Petit; a 1909 standard set two sizes, and the Petit received its own standard in the 1950s. Petits and Grands could be interbred until 1975, when the club's president Hubert Dézamy ended it.
04 · Today
Companion · Hunting dog
A merry companion and hunting hound.
Personality
- Alert
- Happy
- Vivacious
- Stubborn
General breed tendencies, not guarantees — individual dogs vary with genetics, training and environment. Ratings: the AKC’s trait scores as its breed page gives them (the AKC’s 1–5 guidance for owners, not a measurement). Other profiles here use editorial ratings, a different source, so compare across them with care.
- Exercise
- Very active and curious; exercise on lead or in a fenced area.
- Grooming
- A complete brush-out at least weekly.
- Training
- Intelligent but has a mind of its own; start early.
Living with one
- Size
- Medium
- Lifespan
- 14–16 years
- Coat
- Harsh, thick, goat-like coat; white with lemon, orange, black, tricolour or grizzle
Field note
Its name says it all: small, low, rough-coated, from the Vendée.
Recognition & today
- AKC
- Hound Group
- Also recognized by
- FCI (Group 6, standard 67)
- Popular in
- No reliable data
AKC: Hound Group, recognized 1990.
AKC registrations: ranked 161 among breeds in 2025.
Sources3 references
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen — breed information — American Kennel Club
https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/petit-basset-griffon-vendeen/
Registry · accessed 2026-10-14 · Registry status, group, size, life expectancy and registration rank; history as the AKC tells it. Ratings: the AKC's own 1–5 owner-guidance trait scores as the page gives them (energy level, trainability, barking level, openness to strangers, good with other dogs), not measurements.
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen — Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Basset_Griffon_Vend%C3%A9en
Encyclopedia · accessed 2026-10-14 · French scent hound for hare in the Vendée, one of four Griffon Vendéen breeds.
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen — FCI breed nomenclature — Fédération Cynologique Internationale
https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/PETIT-BASSET-GRIFFON-VENDEEN-67.html
Kennel club · accessed 2026-10-14 · Country of origin France; Group 6, section "Scent hounds"; accepted 1976.
Text is written by World Breeds from the references above; it does not reproduce registry descriptions. Location note: From the Vendée; the marker is the department's reference point.
