ARIGEOIS Official U.K.C. Breed Standard Scenthounds Group Copyright 1993, United Kennel Club, Inc. HISTORY Developed in the French province of Ariege, from a series of matings between the Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Grand Gascon-Saintongeois and local Briquet hounds, the Arigeois excels in hunting hare in the dry, rocky regions of its homeland. (Note: Briquet is often mistakenly translated as Beagle ...