Basset Fauve de Bretagne
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| Basset Fauve de Bretagne | ||
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| 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: | Scenthounds | [? Stds] |
| Notes | ||
| The UKC does not have an official breed standard, it currently uses the FCI standard | ||
The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a breed of dog in the scent hound family.
[edit] Appearance
Bassets Fauve de Bretagne are short legged dogs, 32 to 38cm in height. They have coarse, dense fur which may require stripping. The hair on the ears is shorter, finer and darker than that on the coat. The ears just reach the end of the nose rather than trailing on the ground and should be pleated. They should have dark eyes and nose and ideally no crook on the front legs. The French standard says these are the shortest backed of all the basset breeds so they generally do not appear as exaggerated as the British Basset.
[edit] History
The breed was developed in France as a hunting dog from the larger Grand Fauve de Bretagne, a breed that is now extinct. There was a rumour that the Basset Fauve de Bretagne was also close to extinction after the second world war, and the breed was recreated using the remaining examples of the breed and crossing in Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen and standard wirehaired Dachshunds. However the French club deny this, and say that Basset Fauve numbers were never so low. The middle breed, the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, still exists but it is certainly rarer than the Basset. The breed in the UK is mainly seen as a show dog and family pet, finally coming off the Kennel Club's rare breed register in 2007. It can also be found in other parts of Europe where it is used to scent trail and also as a family pet. They are loving, happy, outgoing dogs and are good with children, but it must be remembered that they are scent hounds and do retain their love of the hunt so may not suit every family. In the UK the breed has no hereditory faults however epilepsy has been indentified in some breeding lines in France and other parts of Europe.
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