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Overall Appearance: Coat offers a terrier quality of 'scruffiness' to an exceptional athlete of the canine world. Compact build, alert and powerful.
Personaility - Behavior - Training
Energy Level: moderate to high
General Nature:
very high work ethic; only happy if they have a solid function - otherwise they will create one
with Children: can be exceptional but children and dogs need to learn proper behavior and respect of one another
with other pets: generally good; can be inclined to 'herd' them
with dogs: generally good;
Socialization requirements: reasonably high
Ideal home characteristics: one that has a real purpose and time enough for the dog to guide and shape their development into a solid worker
Temperament Notes: extremely clever; trainers of the Bouvier de Ardennes will see every mistake they've made in training materialize as the dog learns from those too...
Training requirement: moderate to high or the dog will create their own 'job' which could include chasing cars, excessive barking, herding others (people or animals)
Trainer notes: Keep this dog's interest. Relatively easily bored. Don't expect the best performance from this dog by repeating the same exercise over and over. Tend to be reasonably food driven but most that are properly reared prefer attention and play. Worthwhile to develop some very strong play drives prior to working on any formal obedience.
Background Information
Year range of first recognition: ancient
Country of Origin: Belgium
Original Function: Herding, Drover, Guardian
History: Many were lost during the era of WWI & WWII; new efforts to revitalize the breed are continuing but faced with challenges.
Belgian Breeds - exceptional resource for those interested in the status of any of a number of Belgian breeds, particularly those that are now uncommon.
