Fawn Brittany Griffon Breed description: Character & Co

The Griffon Fauve de Bretagne is a very rare running dog from the north of France.

The origin of the Fawn Brittany Griffon

Running dogs were traditionally used to hunt game over long distances. Normally, running dogs rush together with conspecifics in a pack. The French King Charles IX is said to have established the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne for wolf hunting around 1570.

It is ironic that the Fawn Brittany Griffon almost disappeared from the scene with the wolves. By the early 20th century, there were only a few left. A fancier of the breed named Marcel Pambrun founded the Club de Fauve de Bretagne (http://www.clubdufauvedebretagne.fr/adhesion.html) in 1949. This association still takes care of the preservation of the animals and formulates the standards.

The breed characteristics of the Fawn Brittany Griffon

In France, these primitive dogs are still quite numerous as hunting, family or farm dogs. "Fauve" means light yellow or deer colored. The coat has remained his trademark and the standard only provides for animals in shades between yellow and reddish brown.

This type of dog is a hunting and working dog through and through. Besides the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, at least six other, regionally different, Griffon types existed.

The Fawn Brittany Griffon is recognized by the FCI as an independent breed. It is listed under Standard 66, Group 6, Section 1/1.2 Medium-sized Hounds.

• Hunting and running dog from Brittany
• has great passion for hunting and should "work
• with us only rarely