A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting

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originating in

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. It was the first of the Vendée griffons to be bred from the Greffier whose lineage dates back to the 16th Century.FCI breed standard
/ref> There are also several other breeds of Griffons from Vendée, all of them being smaller: the Briquet Griffon Vendéen, and the

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and

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen 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. The breed is known in the United States as "Petit" or "PBGV," in Engl ...

. Related Griffon breeds include the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, the

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and the Griffon Nivernais. Rosa Bonheur - Barbaro after the Hunt

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Club du Griffon Vendéen - In French
Dog breeds originating in France FCI breeds Scent hounds {{dog-stub

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