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TRANSLATION : John Miller and Raymond Triquet. Official language (FR).
ORIGIN : France.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD : 25.03.2003.
UTILISATION : Scent hound used for hunting rabbit, hare, fox, roe deer and wild boar.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION : Group 6 Scent hounds and related breeds. Section 1.3 Small-sized hounds. With working trial. BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : This little basset has the same qualities as the breed from which it is derived: the griffon fauve de Bretagne. Very popular in its region of origin in the XIX century, it earned a national reputation in the course of the last 30 years of the XX century. Its exceptional aptitude for hunting has allowed it to win the French Cup hunting trophy on rabbit a number of times and it has become very popular. GENERAL APPEARANCE : The basset fauve de Bretagne, is a small, stocky hound, lively, rapid for its size. It benefits from enormous energy coupled with excellent hardiness. BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : The bassets fauves de Bretagne are impassioned hunters but are also excellent companions of man, sociable, affectionate and equable. They adapt themselves easily to all terrains, even the most difficult, and to all quarry. When hunting they reveal themselves to be courageous, wily, and obstinate, which makes them very successful.
FCI-St. N° 36 / 05.05.2003
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