Dogs

Basset Fauve de Bretagne

Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Alternative names
Fawn Brittany Basset
Country of origin
France
Common nicknames
Classification and breed standards
FCI:	Group 6 Section 1 #36
ANKC:	Group 4 (Hounds)
KC (UK):	Hound
UKC:	Scenthound Breeds
Not recognized by any major kennel club
This breed of dog is extinct
Notes

The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a breed of dog in the hound family.

Appearance

Bassets Fauves de Bretagne are short legged dogs, 32 to 38cm in height. They have coarse, dense fur.

History

The 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.

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