Comparison: Blue Gascony Griffon and Grand Griffon Vendéen

Blue Gascony Griffon and Grand Griffon Vendéen are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Blue Gascony Griffon
Photo: Alephalpha, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Grand Griffon Vendéen
Photo: Canarian ; image editing Anka Friedrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Blue Gascony GriffonGrand Griffon Vendéen
FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originFranceFrance
CategoryMediumLarge
Height at withers48–57 cm60–68 cm
Recognition features
  • Hard, rough, shaggy coat with slate-blue mottling
  • Bushy eyebrows that do not cover the eyes, short flat ears
  • Rustic griffon, alert to the point of agitation yet affectionate
  • Long, sometimes bushy and harsh coat with dense undercoat and pronounced eyebrows
  • Colours: white and black, black and tan, white and orange, tricolour, fawn with black overlay
  • Very old, distinguished, robust but not heavy hound
CoatHard, rough, shaggy coat, much shorter on the ears; black-and-white mottled (slate blue).Long, sometimes bushy and harsh coat, dense undercoat; white and black, black and tan, white and orange, tricolour and others.
PurposeMultipurpose hound for hunting hare with the gun and a precious assistant in tracking wild boar.Scent hound used on big game (stag, roe deer, wild boar, fox) by hunters with or without guns, in a pack or individually as a limer on a lead.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.