Grand Griffon Vendéen
| Grand Griffon Vendéen | |||||||||||||
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 A Grand Griffon Vendéen. | |||||||||||||
| Other names | Large Vendéen Griffon | ||||||||||||
| Origin | France | ||||||||||||
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| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||
A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. It was the first of the Vendée griffons to be bred from the Greffier whose lineage dates back to the 16th Century.[1] There are also several other breeds of Griffons from Vendée, all of them being smaller: the Briquet Griffon Vendéen, and the Grand and Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen. Related Griffon breeds include the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, the Griffon Bleu de Gascogne and the Griffon Nivernais.
