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Beauceron
Did You Know
  • The Beauceron is AKC’s 157th breed.
  • At the August 2006 Board Meeting the Beauceron became eligible for AKC registration, March 1, 2007 and was eligible competition in the Herding Group, effective June 27, 2007. There will be an open registry for the breed until February 28, 2010.
  • The Beauceron has been assigned the Herding Group designation.
  • The Beauceron has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since 1998.
  • The Beauceron is a distinct French breed of herding dog.
  • The Beauceron is relatively unknown outside of France, but the breed is very old within the country and has experienced no foreign crosses.
  • The Beauceron is a dog of the lupoid (wolf) type.
  • The oldest manuscript ostensibly dating the Beauceron is circa 1578.
  • In 1809, the abbey Rozier reported plain dogs destined for guarding flocks and herd. In 1863, Pierre Megnin differentiated with precision two types of these sheepdogs: one with a long coat (The Berger de Brie "Briard") and the other with a short coat (the Berger de Beauce "Beauceron").
  • They are used extensively on farms in France to herd sheep and in some cases cattle. Of the many sheep herding dogs in France, the Beauceron is the preferred choice.




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