Related breedBichon Frisé1300 to 1933 · Belgium, FranceGrand Bleu de Gascogne at a glance
- Origin
- Gascony, France
- Appeared
- 1300 to 1900 (likely)
- Family
- Scent Hound
- Type
- Scent hound
- Size
- Large
- Life span
- 12 to 14 years
- Recognised by
- FCI, KC
- Status
- Living
- FCI standard
- No. 22
The name. "Great blue (hound) of Gascony".
Same familyGerman Spitz1400 to 1899 · GermanyFamily and relatives
Descends from
Gave rise to
Basset Bleu de Gascogne, Griffon Bleu de Gascogne, American Foxhound, Bluetick Coonhound, Petit Bleu de Gascogne, Gascon Saintongeois, Ariégeois, Dumfriesshire Hound
Sister breeds
Norman Hound, Sleuth Hound, King's White Hound, Saintongeois, St. Hubert Jura Hound, Gascon Saintongeois, Ariégeois
Same family: Scent Hound
American Foxhound, Basset Hound, Beagle, Bloodhound, Dachshund, English Foxhound
Same time, same continent
Beagle, Bichon Frisé, Bolognese, Borzoi, Bracco Italiano, Briard
Same eraPoodle1400 to 1874 · FrancePlace in time
The Grand Bleu de Gascogne appears 1300 to 1900 (likely), in the Late Middle Ages, when 53 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Grand Bleu de Gascogne is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.
