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Briard Beneath the refined appearance of the long coat on the show Briard there is a truly rugged worker. The varied shades of fawn and the blacks, sometimes with white hairs scattered trhough the coat, make this a striking and handsome dog. He is extrovert, loving to engage in games which can turn rough but never nasty; definitely not a dog for the weak-willed ! Originating from the province of Brie in France, he has a dual role as a guard against marauding predators as well as a sheep herder. He has also occasionally been employed by armies as a pack dog among other general duties. He is a fairly large dog, so he takes some feeding, and his very flowing coat with its moustache, beard and eyebrows requires regular and thorough grooming if it is not to become a mess. Blessed with fearless temperament, he makes a good household dog with no hint of aggression in his make-up, but he does need exercise.
General Appearance * Rugged appearance; supple, muscular and well proportioned. Characteristics * Very inteligent, gay and very lively. Temperament * Fearless, with no trace of timidity or aggressiveness.**
Head and Skull * Skull slightly rounded and slightly longer from occiput to stop than it is wide when measured through points of cheekbones. Head is composed of two equal rectangles, occiput to stop and stop to ens of nose, when viewed in profile from above> muzzle square and very strong; and tendency to snipiness highly undesirble. Stop clearly defined. NOse large and square, always black. Eyes * Horizontally placed, well open and ratherlarge, not oblique. Intelligent and gentle in expression. Dark beown, eye rims and always black.
Ears * Set on high and covered with long hair. should not lie too flat against side of head. Fairly short, length of ear being equal to or slightly less than half length of head. When dog alert ears should be lifted slightly and swing very slightly forward. Mouth * Teeth very strong and white with a perfect regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. uppur teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Loips always black. Neck * Of good length; strong and muscular; arched, giving proud carriage of head and flowing smoothly into well placed shoulders.**
Forquarters * Shoulders well angulated and well laid back, forelegs well musculed, strongly boned. Body * Back firm and level, chest broad, medium spring of rib, well let down, very slight slope at croup, determining set of tail. Very slightly longer in body than height at shoulder. Feet *** Strong, turning neither in nor out, but slightly rounded, about midway between cat foot and hare foot. Nails always black, pads firm and hard, toes close together. Well covered with hair.
Tail * Long, well covered with hair with upward hook at tip. Carried low but always held centrally. Bone of tail reaching at least point of hock. Gait and Movement * Effortless, and when dog extends himself covering a great deal of ground. Extremely supple, enabling dog to turn quickly. Strong firm, very smooth with plenty of drive. Coat *** Long not less than 7 cms ( 3 ins ) on body. Slightly wavey and very dry. A fine dense undercoat required all over body. Head carries hair forming a moustache, beard and eyebrows, lightly veiling eyes.
Colour * All black, or with white hairs scatered through black coat. Faw in all its shades, darker shades perferred. Fawns may have dark shadings on ears, muzzle, back and tail, but these shadings must blend gradually into rest of coat since any demarcation line denotes a bicolour which is not permissible. May also be slate grey. Size * Height; dogs ; 62-68 cms ( 24-27 ins ) at withers; Bitches; 56-64 cms ( 23-25 ins ) at withers. Slight undersize before 18 months, or slight oversize in maturity permissible.
Faults Any departure from the foregoing points should be concidered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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Briard Beneath the refined appearance of the long coat on the show Briard there is a truly rugged worker. The varied shades of fawn and the blacks, sometimes with white hairs scattered trhough the coat, make this a striking and handsome dog. He is extrovert, loving to engage in games which can turn rough but never nasty; definitely not a dog for the weak-willed ! Originating from the province of Brie in France, he has a dual role as a guard against marauding predators as well as a sheep herder. He has also occasionally been employed by armies as a pack dog among other general duties. He is a fairly large dog, so he takes some feeding, and his very flowing coat with its moustache, beard and eyebrows requires regular and thorough grooming if it is not to become a mess. Blessed with fearless temperament, he makes a good household dog with no hint of aggression in his make-up, but he does need exercise.
General Appearance * Rugged appearance; supple, muscular and well proportioned. Characteristics * Very inteligent, gay and very lively. Temperament * Fearless, with no trace of timidity or aggressiveness.**
Head and Skull * Skull slightly rounded and slightly longer from occiput to stop than it is wide when measured through points of cheekbones. Head is composed of two equal rectangles, occiput to stop and stop to ens of nose, when viewed in profile from above> muzzle square and very strong; and tendency to snipiness highly undesirble. Stop clearly defined. NOse large and square, always black. Eyes * Horizontally placed, well open and ratherlarge, not oblique. Intelligent and gentle in expression. Dark beown, eye rims and always black.
Ears * Set on high and covered with long hair. should not lie too flat against side of head. Fairly short, length of ear being equal to or slightly less than half length of head. When dog alert ears should be lifted slightly and swing very slightly forward. Mouth * Teeth very strong and white with a perfect regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. uppur teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Loips always black. Neck * Of good length; strong and muscular; arched, giving proud carriage of head and flowing smoothly into well placed shoulders.**
Forquarters * Shoulders well angulated and well laid back, forelegs well musculed, strongly boned. Body * Back firm and level, chest broad, medium spring of rib, well let down, very slight slope at croup, determining set of tail. Very slightly longer in body than height at shoulder. Feet *** Strong, turning neither in nor out, but slightly rounded, about midway between cat foot and hare foot. Nails always black, pads firm and hard, toes close together. Well covered with hair.
Tail * Long, well covered with hair with upward hook at tip. Carried low but always held centrally. Bone of tail reaching at least point of hock. Gait and Movement * Effortless, and when dog extends himself covering a great deal of ground. Extremely supple, enabling dog to turn quickly. Strong firm, very smooth with plenty of drive. Coat *** Long not less than 7 cms ( 3 ins ) on body. Slightly wavey and very dry. A fine dense undercoat required all over body. Head carries hair forming a moustache, beard and eyebrows, lightly veiling eyes.
Colour * All black, or with white hairs scatered through black coat. Faw in all its shades, darker shades perferred. Fawns may have dark shadings on ears, muzzle, back and tail, but these shadings must blend gradually into rest of coat since any demarcation line denotes a bicolour which is not permissible. May also be slate grey. Size * Height; dogs ; 62-68 cms ( 24-27 ins ) at withers; Bitches; 56-64 cms ( 23-25 ins ) at withers. Slight undersize before 18 months, or slight oversize in maturity permissible.
Faults Any departure from the foregoing points should be concidered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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