Related breedBoxer1880 to 1904 · GermanyPetit Basset Griffon Vendéen at a glance
- Origin
- Vendée, France
- Appeared
- 1898 to 1907 (likely)
- Family
- Scent Hound
- Type
- Scent hound
- Size
- Small
- Life span
- 12 to 14 years
- Recognised by
- FCI, AKC, KC
- Status
- Living
- FCI standard
- No. 67
- DNA clade
- Scent Hound (Parker 2017)
The name. French for "small low rough-coated hound of the Vendée": petit, small; basset, low; griffon, rough-coated.
Same familyBullmastiff1860 to 1924 · United KingdomFamily and relatives
Descends from
Sister breeds
Briquet Griffon Vendéen, Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen, Kromfohrländer
Same family: Scent Hound
American Foxhound, Basset Hound, Beagle, Bloodhound, Dachshund, English Foxhound
Same time, same continent
Airedale Terrier, Basset Hound, Boxer, Brittany, Bull Terrier, Bullmastiff
Close by DNAChihuahua1850 to 1904 · MexicoClosest relatives by shared DNA
- English Foxhound21.0 Mb
- Otterhound20.4 Mb
- Bloodhound15.4 Mb
- Beagle14.7 Mb
- Redbone Coonhound12.0 Mb
Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.
Same eraDobermann1880 to 1900 · GermanyPlace in time
The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen appears 1898 to 1907 (likely), in the Victorian Breed Boom, when 94 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.






