Griffon is a type of dog, a collection of breeds that were originally hunting dogs. There are three lines of the griffon type recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI): the Griffon Vendéens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje (Belgian companion dogs or Dutch Smoushond). The griffon type is characterized by rough- or wire-hair.
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 Large Vendéen Griffon Grand Griffon Vendéen | |||||||||
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The griffon is mentioned as early as Xenophon.[1] The hounds, Canis Segusius, used by the Gauls were griffons.[2] Among the oldest breeds are the Italian Wirehaired Pointing Dog or Spinone Italiano (FCI #165) and the breeds bred by Eduard Karel Korthals originating in the Low Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, northern France) which have a short, bearded muzzle. The smousje, a small dog mentioned since the Middle Ages in the Low Countries known for its firm, even temperament and rough coat, was the initial breeding stock for the Brussels Griffon.[3][4]
Griffon breeds edit
Scenthounds edit
Scenthounds (FCI Group 6, Section 1)
- large size, long hair
- medium size, coarse hair
- small size
Pointers edit
Pointers (FCI Group 7, Section 1)
- Spinone Italiano or Italian Griffon (FCI #165)
- White-orange Spinone Italiano
- Chestnut-roan Spinone Italiano
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon or Korthals Griffon or French Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (FCI #107)
- Český Fousek or Bohemian Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (FCI #245)
- Slovak Rough-haired Pointer or Slovakian Wiredhaired Pointer or Slovenský Ohař Hrubosrstý or Slovenský Hrubosrsty Stavac (Ohar) (FCI #320)
- German Wirehaired Pointer or Deutsch Drahthaar (FCI #98)
- Drótszőrű Magyar Vizsla or Wirehaired Vizsla or Hungarian Wirehaired Pointer (Vizsla) (FCI #239)
- Stichelhaar or German Roughhaired Pointer
Companion/Toy Dogs edit
Small Belgian Companion Dogs, "Smousje" (FCI Group 9, Section 3)
- Brussels Griffon or Griffon Bruxellois (FCI #80)
- Belgian Griffon or Griffon Belge (FCI #81)
- Brabancon Griffon or Petit Brabançon (FCI #82) - has a short smooth coat
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon Korthals" FCI-Standard N° 107, 3 March 2010];
- ^ "Griffon Nivernais" FCI-Standard N° 17, 2 April 2004 Archived 11 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine;
- ^ "Griffon Bruxellois, Griffon Belge, Petit Brabançon" FCI-Standards N° 80, 81 & 82, 5 May 2003;
- ^ van Lennep, John H. (1862) "Smousje" in Thomas, William John, et al. (eds.) (1862) Notes and Queries Bell & Daldy, 3rd Series, v. 1, p. 239;
External links edit
- Fédération Cynologique Internationale World Canine Federation;
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