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Encyclopedia > Briquet Griffon Vendeen

A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of dog. There is also a smaller variation of this breed, known as Briquet Griffon Vendéen a hunting dog originating in France. First bred before World War I, Briquet Griffon Vendéen has a short head, low-set ears and a bushy coat. Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Dog is a canine carnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for at least 14,000 years and perhaps for as long as 150,000 years based on recent evidence. ... A hunting dog refers to any dog who assists humans in hunting, or whose breed was originally developed to do so. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...


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Briquet Griffon Vendéen Standard (553 words)
It is a harmonious and improved reduction of the Grand Griffon Vendéen, distinguished, rather stocky in its construction.
At present one finds numerous subjects of quality; a team of Briquets won the trophy of France on roe deer in 1995 and numerous teams are unleashed on wild boar.
The Briquet is a passionate hunter; it is up to his master to make him obey.
* Briquet - (Dog): Definition (162 words)
The Briquet Griffon Vendéen has a short head and low-set ears, a dense, bushy double coat, in solid or mixed colors.
Bugle was living with a family that had intended to use her as a hunting dog.
There are four varieties of the Griffon Vendéen - the Grand Griffon Vendéen, the Briquet, the Grand Basset and, the smallest of the four, the Petit Basset...
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