Basset Artesien Normand

The Basset Artesien Normand comes from France. One began to control the young of this species of dogs near year 1870, in an attempt to hurry the races. At this time, mainly two criadores of Bassets in the region of Normandy were distinguished: the Count Him Couteulx of Canteleu and Louis Lane.

First he did not give much importance him to the aesthetic one of the dog but he dedicated myself to develop dogs with the parallel legs with a utilitarian objective: the one to hunt, mainly hares. To the dogs that raised the Count was called to them of Basset Artois. Louis Lane, on the other hand, was dedicated to worry the race of its dogs being based on its aesthetic beauty: the great dogs that raised had a noble head with and pending ears and the inclined legs, which did not allow them to have great action in the hunted ones. To the dogs that raised Louis Lane was called to them of Basset Normand.

In a search to reunite in a single dog the best characteristics of these two races, one began to cross types of Basset both. From 1924 a new name occurred them to the resulting dogs of this crossing: Basset Artesien Normand. In 1927, Verrer Leon was declared president of clube of this race and designated finally a standard that would define the characteristics of the dogs of this race. In the standard published in 1938, one it can read that the Basset Artesien Normand will not be able to have characteristics characteristic of the Basset d'Artois but will have to be like a stage of transition for the Normando type.

The Second Great War did that this species happened per difficult days, having managed to survive the extinction due to the persistence and dedication of some French criadores.

The Basset Artesien Normand is a dog brave and determined, bred to hunt, since his worried sense of smell a persistent and good hunter does.

They are its human family, these dogs are glad, to tier to us and patient, so they are a good company for the children. They are good dogs of alert, with a deep voice, but they receive unknown people well, which demonstrates that they are not good dogs of guard.

The Basset Artesien Normand is easy to train and in addition they coexist well with other dogs, since they are animal of pack. However, when it must coexist with cats either other small mascots the more, the dog will have to know them from quite young. They adapt living in a floor well, although in an ideal situation a small garden to its disposition would also exist. To house he is quite active but it also needs much exercise, being sufficient one long one walked on a daily basis.