Dog breed catalog

Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)

BOUVIER DES ARDENNES

Classification	Code
1	FCI-Standard N° 171

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Use:

Originally a true cattle dog, used to the open air and to the tough work of rounding-up, guarding and driving cattle. Even today with a minimum of training for maximum efficacity, it is a good all-purpose working dog and a specialised guard of stock and property.

appearance:

It is a hardy strong dog of medium size which makes no concessions to elegance. It is short and thick-set with a bone structure heavier thant its size would suggest and a powerful head. The adjectives short, compact and well-muscled describe it best. Its harsch tousled coat (except on the head where it is shorter and flat), its moustache and little beard all give a forbidding appearance. The Bouvier des Ardennes is to be judged in its natural stance, without physical contact with the handler and without stacking.

temperament:

The Bouvier des Ardennes is a dog which shows much endurance and energy. It is playful, curious, agile and sociable and its main quality is its adaptability, so that it feels at ease in every situation. It is obstinate and extremely courageous when it comes to defending its people, its belongings and its territory.

size:

Height at withers : 56 - 62 cm for males. 52 - 56 cm for females. With a tolerance of plus or minus one centimetre.

criteria:

A,B,E,G

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