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CATALOG OF BREEDS | WORKING DOGS

Finely shaped head
Picardy Sheepdog hidden by long hair

HEIGHT 22–26in (55–65cm) Dark gray
WEIGHT 51–71lb (23–32kg) Fawn-brindle
LIFE SPAN 13–14 years May have white markings.

The history of the Picardy
High-set,
Sheepdog is uncertain, but erect ears
Fawn
this tough-looking breed may
have originated over a century Long eyebrows do
not obscure eyes
ago in the Picardy region of
northeastern France. With
quiet and patient training,
this dog makes a sociable
companion and a good Hair on
muzzle forms
playmate for children. mustache and
The rugged coat beard
is relatively easy
to groom.
Lighter hair
Thick coat, on chest
coarse and
rough to touch
Long tail curves
slightly at tip

Dutch Shepherd Dog

Coarse eyebrows
HEIGHT 22–24in (55–62cm) Fawn-brindle
WEIGHT 66–68lb (30–31kg)
LIFE SPAN 12–14 years SHORT-HAIRED

Not often seen outside the Netherlands, and relatively uncommon
even there, in the last 200 years this breed has become far more
than an all-purpose farm dog. The breed has been used for Silver-brindle
security and police work, as a guide dog, and in obedience trials.
Reliable and affectionate with family members, it has a natural
wariness of strangers. There are three varieties
of the Dutch Shepherd Dog: long-haired,
short-haired, and rough-haired. Erect ears

Feathering on
underside of tail Coarse, wavy coat

Light feathering
on back of legs

Shorter hair below
hock on hind legs

LONG-HAIRED ROUGH-HAIRED

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