Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Rabbit and hare in the dense thorn of western France produced the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, a small, low, rough-coated pack hound built to keep going through cover that would…
About the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Rabbit and hare in the dense thorn of western France produced the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, a small, low, rough-coated pack hound built to keep going through cover that would stop a smarter-looking dog. The breed name is a description rather than a title: small, low to the ground, rough-coated, from the Vendee.
Standing about 34 to 38 cm, it is longer than it is tall, with a harsh untidy coat, a pronounced beard and moustache and long eyebrows that do not obscure the eye. White with any combination of lemon, orange, black, tricolour or grizzle markings is usual. The character is famously cheerful and stubborn in equal measure. A stud should be sound and moderate in length of body, with a hard, natural coat that has not been sculpted for the ring.
Eye testing is the priority. Ask for a current eye certificate and about the DNA test for primary open-angle glaucoma that the breed clubs have promoted here, as well as gonioscopy where the club advises it. Hip scores are a fair request. Ask directly about epilepsy and about the meningitis-like pain syndrome that has been described in the breed, since neither shows on a certificate, and ask what the club recommends this year rather than what it recommended a decade ago.
Health & breeding
We check every hip, elbow, eye and DNA result you give us against the Royal Kennel Club’s public records by hand, and we record who checked it and when. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Breed Right’s summary — under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard
Health tests for the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
This panel is Breed Right’s summary of the testing that matters for the breed under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard. The Health Standard is the Royal Kennel Club’s guidance for breeders, not a registration rule. It describes tests to ask about — it is not a report on any individual dog. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Good Practice — the Royal Kennel Club’s minimum before breeding
The tests the Royal Kennel Club says breeders should, at a minimum, complete before breeding.
| Test | Type | Scheme | What’s involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNA test — POAG (Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, breed-specific variant) | DNA test | Laboratory | The result printed on the laboratory certificate. |
| Eye testing (BVA/KC/ISDS) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC/ISDS | Result printed on the eye certificate. |
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