The Belgian Shepherd is an intelligent and rustique dog, adapted to outdoor life, built to withstand the wheather and seasonal changes which are characteristique for the Belgian climate. As well as its innate skill at guarding flocks, it also possess the highly prized qualities of the best guard dog of property. If needed, he is, without hesitation, a stubborn and fierce defender of his master.
The Belgian Shepherd is a watchful and active dog, constantly in motion. He has the tendancy to move in circles rather than in a straight line.
Head: Long and pointy muzzle
Cranial Region: Large, rather flat than rounded Stop: Moderate
Facial Region: Nose: Black Eyes: Brown, give the dog an intelligent look Ears: Triangular, stiff, well placed, upright and medium large
Neck: cylindrique, slightly elongated
Body: Topline:, horizontal, strong and of medium length Chest: Little broad, but well let down like for all fast animals Underline: moderately developped
Tail: strong at the base, of good length with certain particularities per variety. At rest carried down, with curved backwards at the level of the hock; more raised when moving, although without passing the horizontal, the curve towards the tip becoming more accentuated, without ever at any time forming a hook or deviation. Note: there are certain dogs that are born without tail and a partial tail.
Limbs: Forequaters: Shoulder: Shoulder blade and oblique, forming a sufficient angle with the humerus Forearm:Long
Hindquaters: Buttock and thigh: well muscled Leg: long Feet: round, cat feet Aplomb: regular
Size: on average 55 cm.
Coat: very variables, black, brown, brindled brown, grey, earth colors, etc.
Hair: always abundant, close-fitting, forming an excellent protective cover. The length, aspect and direction of the hairs vary greatly between the Belgian shepherd, it is the criterium for the distinction between the 3 varieties:
A - Long Hair:
Distinctive characteristics: Smooth hair on the whole body excepton the head and outer side of the ears and lower part of the legs. The opening of the ears is protected by thick tuftd of hair The neck: Framed by long and abundant hair forming a collarette Tail: Hair is forming a plume Forearm: On the rear side the long hairs form so-called fringes Buttocks: Covered at the back with very long and abundant hair
B - Rough Hair: Differs from the previous the the hair is not smooth but tousled, medium-long and more uniformly distributed. Muzzle: must have furnishings Tail: does not form a plume
C - Short Hair: General characteristics: semi-short hair over the entire body, short on the head. Neck: longer around the neck, forming a collarette Buttocks:Covered at the back with longer hair, laid out in a line and inclining inwards Tail: is ear of corn shaped
Points:
General Aspect 10 points Head 9 points Topline and tail 9 points Chest and underline 5 points Extremities 8 points Coat 9 points
Total 50 points
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
A friend? of mine recently told me that if you compare the original BSD standard to the original GSD standard, the BSD was actually supposed to be taller.? I know in the current AKC standard the dogs are supposed to be the same height.
Can any one prove or disprove the claim that the original BSD standard was taller than the orginal GSD standard?
I did find the following, but they are more recent not the original standards for each breed.
F.C.I. Standard No 166 dated 23/3/91 GENERAL APPEARANCE - The German Shepherd Dog is medium sized, slightly elongated, powerful and well muscled, the bones dry and the overall structure firm. Important Proportions: The height of withers:? for dogs is 60-65 cm (23? - 25? ins), and? ? for bitches 55-60 cm (21? - 23? ins). The length of the body is greater than the height at the withers by about 10 to 17%.
F.C.I. Standard No 15 dated 16/10/1989 (BSD) SIZE:? The desired height (at the withers) is on average:62 cm (241?2 ins) for dogs 58 cm (23 ins) for bitches. Tolerances: minus 2cm (3?4in), and plus 4cm (11?2 ins).
If you really want know, I can ask Robert Pollet when I see him a show. He really knows the history of the GSD. According to him the standard of the GSD has changed a lot (certainly in comparison with the standard of the BSD)
Saskia
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
If you really want know, I can ask Robert Pollet when I see him a show.? He really knows the history of the GSD.? According to him the standard of the GSD has changed a lot (certainly in comparison with the standard of the BSD)
Saskia
Don't ask this guy anything about BSD. Based on his performances on a few shows i visited where he was judge i dare say that he hasn't a clue what he is talking about or he has a hidden agenda.
I know he has the old standards of the GSD so he will be able to tell the original size of the GSD.
He is considered to be a good all-round judge with a good overall knowledge of the BSD and also well accepted by his breed judge collegues. He just looks from a different perspective than you do.
His wife on the other hand is of a lesser quality. Prefers really short bodied dogs.
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
He is considered to be a good all-round judge with a good overall knowledge of the BSD and also well accepted by his breed judge collegues.? He just looks from a different perspective than you do.
His wife on the other hand is of a lesser quality.? Prefers really short bodied dogs.
I accept the fact that there are other opinions about Dogs and how they should be, no problem there. But when a respectable judge starts to judge against standards and this with a certain level off consistancy (saw the guy 3 times and each time he placed dogs that, in my opinion, should be put down for the breeds sake first (crude way off saying they su%%)) i have problem.
He is considered to be a good all-round judge with a good overall knowledge of the BSD and also well accepted by his breed judge collegues.? He just looks from a different perspective than you do.
His wife on the other hand is of a lesser quality.? Prefers really short bodied dogs.
I accept the fact that there are other opinions about Dogs and how they should be, no problem there. But when a respectable judge starts to judge against standards and this with a certain level off consistancy (saw the guy 3 times and each time he placed dogs that, in my opinion, should be put down for the breeds sake first (crude way off saying they su%%)) i have problem.
Greetings
Johan
well, I must agree with you Johan, I saw mr. Pollet once with this dog
and this wasnt a malinois he told me....what it was he couldnt tell me....
I never judge a dog on a picture because lighting and angels can create a different perception of dogs so I will not comment on whether Robert's decision was correct or not unless I know and have seen the dog and really paid attention to the dog.
Saskia
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
From what you can see on the picture the dog in NOT a malinois but some result of GSD xBSD X ?
My youngster Faust looks like Pollet's dog. But done dare to call him GSD cross !! You b*stards with all the swear words jumping in Belgian World ... (actually: Faust is no Malinois either )
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