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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 ...
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.
The Porcelaine is a hunting dog usually used to hunt hare, roe deer, and in the north wild boar. The Porcelaines hunt in packs. Being a scent hound, it has a very good sense of smell with which it hunts. The Porcelaine is a fierce hunting dog that has been bred to hunt independently without many orders from the owner.
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 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 ...
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.
In the 1970s, French breeders attempted to revive the breed. [10] In France, there were 307 Barbets registered between 1975 and 2001. [5] Due to cross-breeding with the Standard Poodle and other breeds, the modern Barbet is notably taller than the historical breed. The dogs with more Poodle in them also tend to have smaller, tighter curls. [3]