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The Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen is a breed of hunting dog originating from the Vendée region of France.
Vendeen is an area characterized by rough terrain, thick underbush and lots of brambles.
The larger dog of this breed was referred to as the grandbassetgriffonvendeen and little effort was made to separate the petit and grand versions until the late 1800s.
By the early 1900s, separate breed standards were developed but it was not until 1950 that the grandbassetgriffonvendeen was considered a separate breed from the petit bassetgriffonvendeen.