- Brief Description
The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen or PBGV, is a breed of dog of the scent hound type, bred to trail hares in bramble-filled terrain of the Vendée district of France.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Basset_Griffon_Vendéen
- Links to Breed Descriptions
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Club of America: Judges Study Guide: https://images.akc.org/judges/pbgv.pdf
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: France
Club du Griffon Vendéen: https://www.club-griffon-vendeen.fr/
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards. The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
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This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen: 2006-2011 2011-2016
2. PBGVCA Pedigree Project: https://www.pbgv.org/pedigree/ped-home.shtml
3. FKC Database: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=67
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This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
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US: PBGVCA Health page: https://pbgv.org/Health/HealthGenetics.shtml
- https://www.pbgv.org/tools/basic.shtml Breeding Strategy information
- Breed-Specific DNA Tests
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
France: Club du Griffon Vendéen: https://www.club-griffon-vendeen.fr/
US: PBGV Club of America: https://www.pbgv.org/
Finland: Suomen Bassetkerho ry: http://suomenbassetkerho.com/?page_id=461
Sweden: Svenska Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Klubben
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