Bouvier des Flandres | Breed Information

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ORIGIN	Belgium-France
STANDARD	HERE
UTILIZATION	Originally the Bouvier des Flandres was used as a herding dog, as a draught dog and as churning dog. The modernisation of farm equipment has affected these first tasks and nowadays the Bouvier des Flandres is above all used as a guard dog for the estate and the farm, as a defence and police dog. Its physical and behavioural aptitudes, its great qualities of scent, initiative and intelligence warrant its use as a tracking dog, a messenger dog and a gamekeeper’s dog.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION	Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle dogs (except Swiss Cattle dogs) Section 2 Cattle dogs (except Swiss Cattle dogs) With working trial
APPEARANCE	Sub-brachymorphic. Short and compact body, strong and well-muscled limbs. The Bouvier des Flandres gives the impression of power, but without clumsiness.
SIZE	Males: 62-68 cm Females: 59-65 cm
WEIGHT	Males: 35-40 kg Females: 27–35 kg
TEMPERAMENT	The Bouvier des Flandres has the calm, thoughtful character of a sensible, but fearless dog
LIFE SPAN	10-12 years
GROOMING	Brushing once or twice a week, nails should be trimmed regularly
BREEDERS	HERE