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The Briard originated in, and is named for, the Brie historic region of north-central France, where it was traditionally used both for herding sheep and to defend them. [3] [4]: 287 The first written mention of the shepherd dogs of Brie is thought to be in the Cours complet d'agriculture of Jean-Baptiste François Rozier, [5]: 41 who in 1783 wrote that the "chien de Brie" was long-haired and ...
The Pyrenean Sheepdog is a small to medium-sized breed (it is the smallest French herding breed) that resembles as small Berger Picard; they usually stand between 38 and 56 centimetres (15 and 22 in); [1] [4] the breed standards state the long-haired dogs are 40 to 50 centimetres (16 to 20 in) and bitches 38 to 48 centimetres (15 to 19 in) whilst smooth-faced dogs are 40 to 54 centimetres (16 ...
Barbet (dog breed) Basset Artésien Normand; Basset Bleu de Gascogne; Basset Fauve de Bretagne; Basset Hound; Beagle-Harrier; Beauceron; Berger Picard; Billy (dog) Bloodhound; Blue Picardy Spaniel; Braque d'Auvergne; Braque du Bourbonnais; Braque Dupuy; Braque Français; Braque Saint-Germain; Briard; Briquet Griffon Vendéen; Brittany Spaniel
The Beauceron is known in France as a guard dog, a helper around the farm (herding sheep or cattle), and/or a ring sport dog (primarily protection training). This athletic, healthy and long-lived breed has been bred to be intelligent, calm, gentle, and fearless. [5] Adults are typically suspicious of strangers and are excellent natural guard dogs.
An adult Bouvier des Flandres. The monks at the Ter Duinen monastery were among the earliest known dog breeders in Flanders. The bouviers bred by them are recorded as having been bred from imports such as Irish wolfhounds and Scottish deerhounds with local farm dogs, until a breed considered to be the predecessor of the modern Bouvier des Flandres was obtained.
The Berger Picard (/ b ɛər ˌ ʒ eɪ p ɪ ˈ k ɑːr / bair-ZHAY pih-KAR, French: [bɛʁʒe pikaʁ]) or Picardy Shepherd, is a French herding dog originating in Picardy. These dogs nearly became extinct after both World War I and World War II [ 1 ] and remain a rare breed.
A dog can only become a champion by gaining championship points at other conformation shows. [11] Prior to 1992, admission to dogs was open, and in 1938 an English Setter named Daro of Maridor won the Best in Show title at Westminster in his first outing at a dog show at the age of 11 months. [12]
"Grand" (French for "large") does not mean that the dogs are especially large, but rather that they hunted in large packs. Hunting with the hounds was originally done in two styles, Chasse-à-Courre , in which the pack chases and kills the game animal, and Chasse-à-Tir , where the pack (or sometimes an individual dog) circles the game animal ...