Comparison: Basset Hound and Norman Artesien Basset

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

	Basset Hound	Norman Artesien Basset
FCI group	6. Scent hounds and related breeds	6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of origin	United Kingdom	France
Category	Medium	Small
Height at withers	33–38 cm	30–36 cm
Weight	18–27 kg	15–20 kg
Life span	10–12 years	–
Recognition features	Very long ears, loose skin, low long body Sad expression, deep chest Short smooth coat, tricolour or lemon-and-white	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 smooth coat; tricolour or lemon-and-white.	Close, short, smooth coat; fawn with black blanket and white (tricolour) or fawn and white (bicolour).
Purpose	Developed in England from low French hounds for slow tracking of hares.	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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