Artesian-Norman Basset

The Basset Artésien Normand (Norman Artesian Basset) is a short legged hound type dog. The breed has origins in France. The word basset refers to short-legged hounds. This breed shares ancestry with a more known Basset Hound from the 19th century and they were displaying osteochondrodysplasia dwarfism which the breeders focused on as well as its ability to track scent, primarily for tracking wounded animals.