The high-spirited Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen loves the hunt and his family’s companionship.
Working in heavy, thorny brush on a hot, dry, windy spring day, the Skycastle French Hounds, the only recognized pack of Petits Bassets Griffons Vendéens in the United States, were out in full force hunting rabbit. Led by 14-year-old Doubtful, the pack followed the trail of rabbit scent in the breed’s typical fashion: noses down, tails wagging, voices raised to full cry.
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