Beauceron
- Group 1: Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs ( without Swiss Cattle Dogs)
- Section 1: Sheepdogs
- With working trial
Berger de Beauce, Chien de Beauce, Bas Rouge
Males: 65-70 cm Bitches: 61-68 cm
- Basrouge ( black and tan )
- Harlequin ( harlequin - Black and tan with gray)
The Beauceron is a by the Fédération Internationale Cynologique (FCI) recognized French breed (FCI Group 1, Section 1, Standard No. 44). Since 2007, the breed is also recognized by the AKC.
Origin and History
The origins of the breed are in France in one of the herding dog blows of transhumance. Around the 19th century, this breed began to emerge. 1889, the first breed standard was created.
Every year in France about 3000-3500 Beauceronwelpen to the world; the strongholds of the race are the Beauce ( a strip of land between Chartres and Orléans, about 200 km south-west of Paris ) and the north along the border with Belgium.
Description
The Beauceron is a large (up to 70 cm) dog that is reminiscent in its overall appearance to a stockier output of a Doberman or a slim edition of Rottweilers. As a special feature of the Beauceron has double dewclaws. The hair is strong, short, thick, close fitting, 3-4 cm long in black with tan fire or blue speckled with tan markings: gray, black and tan. The ears are half standing or hanging, they should not touch the head. Because of the characteristic color paws it will be referred to as Bas rouge ( red stockings ).
Nature
Due to its origin as a working dog, his penchant for self-employment, which can easily be misinterpreted as stubbornness explained. In educating its holder needs a lot of dogs mind, consequence and empathy. A "hard hand " he can not stand. When keeping as a family dog hats behavior can occur to family members over. Like all working dogs he needs a lot of employment, for example, dog sports.
Use
The breed is used as hats, watch and guard dog. As a family dog he is quite suitable when the man noticed his origins. As Schutzhund high job satisfaction is required as well as a break-even prey behavior. Such skills are selected in lines of work. The good tractability and resilience make the Beauceron to a good tracking dog, by his running joy, he is also suitable for Sanitätshund, especially as it is durable, yet balanced. The same applies to its use as avalanche and disaster dog.
Legal
The Beauceron is in the Swiss canton of Ticino on the breed list of potentially dangerous dogs; his attitude is there a permit.