GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: Approx. Males from 40-44 cm: Females from 39-43 cm
Coat: Hard, not too long and flat, never silky or woolly. The fringes should not be too abundant, the belly and inside of the thighs must not be bare. Eyebrows well pronounced but not covering the eye.
Colour: Black with white spotting, Black with tan markings, Fawn with white spotting. Fawn with black mantle and white spotting (tricolour). Fawn with black overlay. Pale fawn with black overlay and white spotting. Pale fawn with black overlay. 
Slightly elongated overall, the GBGV has straight forelegs, the structure of a Basset. It is balanced and elegant.
Having the appearance of a rough coated Basset Hound, these dogs look and must be capable of a good days hunting. 
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE 
It is the perfect assistant for the hunter with a gun in territories of moderate size. Fastest of all scenthound bassets, tenacious, courageous, and a little stubborn. It must, from an early age, be accustomed to obeying; its training implies will and punishment, for which he will bear no grudge. Courageous, a little stubborn but nevertheless well behaved. It is up to the master to take command.
HISTORY
The Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen is derived, like all Bassets, from hounds of superior size in this case the Grand Griffon. The first selections were made at the end of the 19th century by Comte d’Elva who was looking for subjects with straight legs. But it was Paul Dezamy who was especially responsible for fixing type. He understood that in order to catch a hare, dogs of a certain size were needed. He fixed that size at about 43 cm. Today used primarily when hunting with a gun, it is capable of hunting all furry game, from the rabbit to wild boar. A team of Grand Bassets won the 5th edition of the European Cup for hare.