Basset Fauve de Bretagne Totally Explained

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The Basset Fauve de Bretagne is a breed of dog in the scent hound family.

Appearance

Bassets Fauve de Bretagne are short legged dogs, 32 to 38cm (+2 cm) in height. They have coarse, dense fur which may require stripping. The hair on the ears is shorter, finer and darker than that on the coat. The ears just reach the end of the nose rather than trailing on the ground and should be pleated. They should have dark eyes and nose and ideally no crook on the front legs. The French standard says these are the shortest backed of all the basset breeds so they generally don't appear as exaggerated as the British Basset.

Health

There is apparently only one completed health survey of Basset Fauve de Bretagnes, a 2004 UK Kennel Club survey with a small sample size. The French Basset Fauve de Bretagne kennel club, Club du Fauve de Bretagne (http://fauvedebretagne.free.fr/ - in French), is currently (as of July 15, 2007) conducting a health survey, but the questionnaire asks owners about all of their dogs collectively (rather than each individual dog) and doesn't ask about longevity.

Mortality

Based on a small sample size of 15 deceased dogs, Basset Fauve de Bretagnes in the 2004 UK Kennel Club survey had a median longevity of 10.4 years (maximum 13.9 years). Most common causes of death were road traffic accidents, cancer, heart failure, and kidney failure. The high incidence of road traffic accidents may be perhaps blamed on this dog's love of the scent. Many pet Fauves go AWOL when they find a scent and this character trait is something an owner must never forget, Fauves can be trained very well in a controlled environment but training is rapidly forgotten once a fresh rabbit trail is found.

Morbidity

Among 84 live dogs in the 2004 UKC survey, the most common health issues noted by owners were reproductive, aural (otitis media and otitis externa), and ocular (corneal ulcers and cataracts).

History

The breed was developed in France as a hunting dog from the larger Grand Fauve de Bretagne, a breed that's now extinct. There was a rumour that the Basset Fauve de Bretagne was also close to extinction after the second world war, and the breed was recreated using the remaining examples of the breed and crossing in Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen and standard wirehaired Dachshunds. However the French club deny this, and say that Basset Fauve numbers were never so low. The middle breed, the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, still exists but it's certainly rarer than the Basset. The breed in the UK is mainly seen as a show dog and family pet, finally coming off the Kennel Club's rare breed register in 2007. It can also be found in other parts of Europe where it's used to scent trail and also as a family pet. They are loving, happy, outgoing dogs and are good with children, but it must be remembered that they're scent hounds and do retain their love of the hunt so may not suit every family. In the UK the breed has no hereditary faults however epilepsy has been indentified in some breeding lines in France and other parts of Europe. Some Fauves are born with black in the coat, this may or may not go with maturity, it's less common to see them with white patches but when they do occur it's generally confined to the chest and top of the head. However even though the black ticking and white patches are not accepted colours of course it doesn't interfere with their hunting ability which is their prime job and so these colour Fauves are still seen and occur fairly often in litters. The correct colour for a Fauve is anything from fawn to red but it should be solid with darker shaded ears.

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