The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen

The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen or PBGV, is a breed of dog of the scent hound type, bred to trail hares in bramble-filled terrain of the Vendée district of France.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Basset_Griffon_Vendéen

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America: Judges Study Guide: https://images.akc.org/judges/pbgv.pdf

Country of origin: France

Club du Griffon Vendéen: https://www.club-griffon-vendeen.fr/

There are numerous breed standards. The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

• This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.

  Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen:

  2006-2011

  2011-2016

2. PBGVCA Pedigree Project: https://www.pbgv.org/pedigree/ped-home.shtml

3. FKC Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=67

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. US: PBGVCA Health page: https://pbgv.org/Health/HealthGenetics.shtml
   1. https://www.pbgv.org/tools/basic.shtml   Breeding Strategy information

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

France: Club du Griffon Vendéen: https://www.club-griffon-vendeen.fr/

US: PBGV Club of America: https://www.pbgv.org/

Finland: Suomen Bassetkerho ry: http://suomenbassetkerho.com/?page_id=461

Sweden: Svenska Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Klubben