Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

GILBERT

Meet Gilbert, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen—also known as a PBGV, for short. Either is a mouthful! This French hound was originally bred to chase hares in Vendeen. He’s a scruffy, ruggedly handsome fellow, and Michelle is preparing to compete with him.

PART 1 Michelle is preparing Gilbert's coat for competition day. She is hand stripping the back with finger condoms, powder, carding knife, finishing comb and the diamastripper. Gilbert is being regularly groomed in order to be ready for comp day. 

PART 2 Setting in Gilbert's rear and shoulder angulation. Michelle combs the coat up, finds any long sections of coat and removes them. This is fine tuning the coat in order for a healthy coat to come through. Gilbert is a young dog, Michelle works with him to settle him into the process

PART 3 The neck. The breed standard calls for a long and straight neck.

PART 4 The head study. The breed standard requires a scruffy head type.