Griffons are well known as versatile gun dogs, excelling in all aspects of hunting upland game birds and waterfowl. Their natural hunting ability allow them to track, point, mark falls, and retrieve on land and in the water.

These dogs are not specialists: they are all-terrain dogs for hunters who desire flexibility and need multipurpose dogs to assist them in the field.

Griffs are close working dogs for the foot hunter. They have natural hunting instinct and require only minimal formal training. They are usually persistent and methodical in their hunting pattern.

Griffs are very good swimmers and lover the water. Their coat provides protection from the elements. Griffs have affectionately been called the 4-wheel drive of hunting dogs, going in briars and underbrush with no hesitation.