Comparison: Basset Fauve de Bretagne and Norman Artesien Basset

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

	Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Norman Artesien Basset
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	France	France
Category	Small	Small
Height at withers	32–38 cm	30–36 cm
Weight	–	15–20 kg
Recognition features	Very rough, short, harsh fawn coat from golden wheaten to brick red Small, stocky and quick hound Sociable, affectionate, equable nature	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	Very rough, harsh, fairly short coat, never woolly or curly; fawn (golden wheaten to brick red).	Close, short, smooth coat; fawn with black blanket and white (tricolour) or fawn and white (bicolour).
Purpose	A small basset for hunting rabbit and hare, and an even-tempered companion.	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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