Briard Country of Origin : France

Original Function : Herding Dog and Guard Dog

This Dog Breed is suitable for all kinds of different dog spot. With the right support they will perform well in sports such as flyball, and agility and even advanced obedience skills. Classes for avalanche search or rescue dogs might well be considered.

Briard dog Appearance

Briard Dog body

The Briard Body tends to be longer than tall. It has a deep chest with well-arched ribs that continue a long way, a straight topline and a slightly slanting croup. The tail is carried pendulously and the end is hooked. The tail reached down to its hocks, the muscular legs have strong bones and the elbows fit tightly. The double dew claws on the hind legs are quite obvious. The vertical feet are sturdy and round. The moderately long neck is muscular.

Briard Dog head

Briard have a fairly long head with a clear stop. The muzzle and skull are of equal length. The muzzle should not be narrow or pointed and has a straight nose bridge. The nose is a little square. The eyes are fairly big. Briards have a scissors bite.

Briard Dog Coat and Colors

The dog coat will be wavy, long and dry with a light under-coat. The structure of the outer coat will remind you of goat’s hair. The eyes are almost completely covered by long hair, and there must be a mustache and a goatee. Dogs coat with hair shorter than 2¼ inch ( 7Cm ) will be disqualified at show.

Theoretically, all the dog colors are accepted by the standard, with exception of white, two-colored and brown-chestnut. in reality we almost invariably see plain black, mallow-colore and gray tones among the briards. White markings are undesirable. The eyes are dark and the nose and nails are black.

Briard dog Temperament

Briard Dog Character and social behavior

Briards are intelligent, tough and brave dogs that like to work. They guard your family, house and yard with conviction against undesirable characters. These dogs breeds are devoted and loyal to their people and do not accept strangers. Because they like company they are suited to kennels. These distinctive dogs are very likely to show a dominant streak

Well-socialized briards can get on well with cats and other pets. Some can be a little dominant regards other dogs. Unknown Visitors are mistrusted; they are not everybody’s friend. They usually get on reasonably well with children, but only on condition that the children respect the dog and do not tease it. The briard does not have a sense of humor. In that respect this dog breed might be more suitable for people with slightly older children.

Briard General dog care

Briard dog grooming

The Briard dog needs grooming thoroughly once a week to AVOID TANGLES AS much as possible. Keep the ear passages clean and pluck exces hai out of them. Because the pads you might find excessive hair, which should clip, because it bothers the dog when walking.

Briard dog training

The right handler will find the Briard a wonderful, stable and obedient dog that will obey at once. But a thorough training and socialization is esential. A Briard dog need to be trained with love, but also firmly. However, do not confuse “firm” with unjust, because such an approach will bring out unexpected traits. IT is good for the briard dogs live among people and for it to have positive experience with all kinds of people, children, dogs and a variety of situations during the socializing phase.

Briard dog exercise

This type of dogs needs a fair amount of exercise. They are ready for a long walk through natural surroundings at any time. The briards do not like a walk on the dog owners and walks off-leash will generally be quite relaxed. Running alongside you and swimming are also suitable form relaxation. If you need to skip a day, They will generally not mind.

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