Comparison: Artois Hound and Norman Artesien Basset

Artois Hound and Norman Artesien Basset are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Artois Hound	Norman Artesien Basset
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	France	France
Category	Large	Small
Height at withers	53–58 cm	30–36 cm
Weight	28–30 kg	15–20 kg
Recognition features	Dark fawn tricolour coat with mantle or large patches, like that of a hare or badger Short, thick, fairly flat coat Muscular, not overly long dog with a domed skull	Long in relation to its height, balanced and compact Close, short, smooth coat, fawn with black blanket and white (tricolour) or fawn and white Head recalls the noble Norman hound
Coat	Short, thick, fairly flat coat; dark fawn tricolour.	Close, short, smooth coat; fawn with black blanket and white (tricolour) or fawn and white (bicolour).
Purpose	A small-type Briquet used mainly for hunting with the gun, especially hare; drives game steadily at moderate speed.	Small-game basset used for hunting with the gun, alone or in a pack, preferably rabbit but also hare and roe deer.

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