{"data":{"slug":"grand-griffon-vendeen","name":"Grand Griffon Vendéen","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/grand-griffon-vendeen","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/grand-griffon-vendeen","also_known_as":[],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"scenthound","label":"Scent Hound","fci_group":6,"fci_group_name":"Scent Hounds and Related Breeds"},"size":"Large","origin":"France","countries":["France"],"height_cm":{"min":60.0,"max":68.0},"weight_kg":{"min":30.0,"max":35.0},"life_expectancy_years":{"min":10,"max":13},"temperament":["Independent","Bold","Vigorous","Friendly","Hardy"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":1699,"summary":"The largest of the Vendée griffons, a rough-coated French pack hound with a bushy moustache, built for hunting hare, deer and boar across tough country.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/grand-griffon-vendeen-434df15874-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/grand-griffon-vendeen-434df15874-640.webp","width":496,"height":497,"author":"Canarian","license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_griffon_vend%C3%A9en_aka_Large_Vend%C3%A9en_Griffon.JPG"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:49:46Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":5,"grooming":3,"shedding":3,"trainability":2,"barking":4,"kids":4,"other_dogs":4},"coat":"Long, harsh and wiry with dense undercoat","colors":["White and orange","Fawn","Black with tan","Grizzle","Hare colour","Wolf colour","Wild boar colour","Badger colour"],"fun_fact":"Traditional coat colours are named after wild animals: hare, wolf, wild boar and badger.","sections":{"overview":"The Grand Griffon Vendéen is a big, rough-coated scenthound from western France, descended from the old Greffier lineage. It is the oldest and largest of the Vendée griffons and was built to hunt in packs across rugged, brushy terrain.\n\nIt is a hardy, independent worker with a keen nose and a lot of stamina, and it is happiest with space and a purpose.","history":"The breed traces to the Greffier, a hound line going back to the 16th century. It was the first of the Vendée griffons developed from that stock, and smaller relatives such as the Briquet and the Basset Griffons were later bred from it.\n\nIt was used to hunt hare, roe deer and wild boar in packs, and it remains mostly a hunter's hound.","appearance":"A large, rangy hound standing about 62 to 68 cm in males and 60 to 65 cm in females. The head is well domed with a moustache and eyebrows, and the coat is long, harsh and shaggy over a dense undercoat. Colours include white and orange, fawn, black and tan, and grizzle shades traditionally named for hare, wolf, boar and badger.","personality":"Bold, friendly and independent, with the single-mindedness of a pack hound. It is usually good with people and other dogs, but it follows scent first and obedience second.","care":"Needs lots of exercise and room to run, ideally with scent work or hunting. Brush the rough coat weekly and tidy the beard and ears. A secure fence matters because it will follow a trail.","health":"Generally hardy. Like other large hounds with drop ears, it can be prone to ear infections and, as a deep-chested breed, to bloat."},"recognition":{"fci_number":282,"fci_standard_url":"https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/282.html","akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Griffon_Vend%C3%A9en","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37941","wikipedia_revision":1378773961},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}