Comparison: Basset Hound and Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen

Basset Hound and Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Basset Hound
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Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
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Basset HoundGrand Basset Griffon Vendeen
FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originUnited KingdomFrance
CategoryMediumMedium
Height at withers33–38 cm39–44 cm
Weight18–27 kg–
Life span10–12 years–
Recognition features
  • Very long ears, loose skin, low long body
  • Sad expression, deep chest
  • Short smooth coat, tricolour or lemon-and-white
  • Straight forelegs, basset structure, slightly elongated body (must not look like a small Briquet)
  • Hard, not-too-long, flat coat with pronounced eyebrows
  • Passionate, fast hunter, a little stubborn
CoatShort smooth coat; tricolour or lemon-and-white.Hard, not-too-long flat coat; white and black, black and tan, white and orange, tricolour and other combinations.
PurposeDeveloped in England from low French hounds for slow tracking of hares.The fastest of the scent hound bassets, a hunter’s gun-dog assistant in moderate-sized territories, used from rabbit to wild boar.

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