{"data":{"slug":"petit-bleu-de-gascogne","name":"Petit Bleu de Gascogne","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/petit-bleu-de-gascogne","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/petit-bleu-de-gascogne","also_known_as":["Small Blue Gascony Hound","Petit Bleu"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"scenthound","label":"Scent Hound","fci_group":6,"fci_group_name":"Scent Hounds and Related Breeds"},"size":"Medium","origin":"France","countries":["France"],"height_cm":{"min":52.0,"max":58.0},"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Calm","Easy to Handle","Pack-Minded","Hardy"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":700,"summary":"A blue-mottled French pack hound, a smaller descendant of the Grand Bleu de Gascogne, bred for small game and noted for working calmly with others.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/petit-bleu-de-gascogne-7f712ae91f-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/petit-bleu-de-gascogne-7f712ae91f-640.webp","width":738,"height":492,"author":"Katarzyna Bujko","license":"CC BY 3.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma%C5%82y_go%C5%84czy_gasko%C5%84ski_Cita_z_Beckova_Cb5.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:46:48Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":5,"grooming":1,"shedding":3,"trainability":2,"barking":4,"kids":3,"other_dogs":5},"coat":"Short, mottled","colors":["White mottled with black","Black patches with tan markings"],"fun_fact":"Despite petit meaning small, it stands 52 to 58 cm at the shoulder.","sections":{"overview":"The Petit Bleu de Gascogne is a French scenthound used for hunting in packs. Despite the name it is not a small dog, because petit refers to the small game it hunts.\n\nIt is calm and easy to handle in a pack.","history":"It descends from the Grand Bleu de Gascogne, an ancient hound type used on wolves, bears and boar. Smaller examples were chosen for hare and other small game and eventually became a separate breed.\n\nIts ancestors lived alongside the St. Hubert Hounds hunted by the Comte de Foix in the 14th century.","appearance":"A medium-large hound standing 52 to 58 cm, females slightly smaller. The coat is white mottled with black, giving a slate blue look, with black patches on each side of the head and tan marks over the eyes that create a four-eyed effect.","personality":"It works well in a pack and is calm and easy to handle. Pack hunting dogs generally do not make good pets.","care":"It needs lots of exercise and company, and is best in a working pack or a very active home with space. The short coat needs little grooming.","health":"No unusual health problems have been documented."},"recognition":{"fci_number":31,"fci_standard_url":"https://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/31.html","akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Bleu_de_Gascogne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38176","wikipedia_revision":1051377032},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}