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Basset Fauve De Bretagne
Basset Fauve de Bretagne  Basset Fauve de Bretagne Alternative names Fawn Brittany Basset Country of origin France Classification and breed standards FCI: Group 6 Section 1 #36 Stds ANKC: Group 4 (Hounds) Stds KC (UK): Hound Stds UKC: Scenthound Breeds ? Stds] Notes The UKC does not have an official bred standard. The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a breed of dog in the scent hound family. AppearanceBassets Fauves de Bretagne are short legged dogs, 32 to 38cm in height. They have coarse, dense fur. HistoryThe breed was developed in France as a hunting dog from the larger Grand Fauve de Bretagne, a breed that is now extinct. The Basset Fauve de Bretagne was also close to extinction after the second world war, but the breed was recreated using the remaining examples of the breed and crossing in Petite Bassets Griffons Vendeen and standard wirehaired Dachshunds. |