Pure Dog Talk

Jeff Pepper on PBGV and Understanding Standards Through Performance Jeff Pepper judging the hound group at Westminster Kennel Club in 2018. Jeff Pepper, AKC judge, breeder and Take the Lead Treasurer, joined host Laura Reeves at the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin. Listen in for this absolutely fascinating conversation on the history and type differences of PBGV (petit basset griffon vendéen) and GBGV (grand basset griffon vendéen) and much more. Pepper started his purebred dog journey with a pet Golden Retriever in 1968. After breeding Goldens for many years, he became involved in PBGV in 1984, importing one of the earliest dogs into the country. "You have to watch them work" A strong advocate for the functionality of breeds under judgement, Pepper said, “You can’t understand any breed if you haven’t seen them performing their job.” He even went so far as to attend a duck tolling test Ch Pepperhill East Point Airily, BOB at the 1984 Golden National and a multiple BIS winner. She was own