Comparison: Briquet Griffon Vendéen and Griffon Nivernais

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

Briquet Griffon Vendéen
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Griffon Nivernais
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Briquet Griffon VendéenGriffon Nivernais
FCI group6. Scent hounds and related breeds6. Scent hounds and related breeds
Country of originFranceFrance
CategoryMediumLarge
Height at withers48–55 cm53–62 cm
Recognition features
  • Medium-sized, rather stocky griffon with a harsh coat and pronounced eyebrows
  • Colours: white and black, white and orange, tricolour, black and tan, or fawn with black overlay
  • The only breed that kept the name "Briquet" (medium-sized dog)
  • Hard, tousled, shaggy coat, always "darkened" (hair tips darker than the base)
  • Fawn to grey shades (including wild-boar grey), often with tan on eyebrows and legs
  • Dry, lean build made for stamina rather than speed; slightly sad expression
CoatLong, harsh coat, sometimes bushy, with a well-furnished undercoat; white and black, black and tan, white and orange, tricolour or fawn with black overlay.Long, harsh, shaggy coat (never woolly or curly); fawn or grey, always with a black overlay.
PurposeMedium-sized scent hound for hunting with the gun, used on roe deer and wild boar as well as hare and fox, usually in a small pack.Scent hound used mainly for wild boar, worked in a pack or individually.

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