FCI-Standard N°44 / 19.12.2001 / GB

BEAUCE SHEEP DOG, BEAUCERON, RED-STOCKING, Berger de Beauce ORIGIN: France DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 29.11.2001 UTILIZATION: Sheepdog and Guard Dog CLASSIFICATION F.C.I: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs). Section 1 Sheepdogs. With working trial BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Beauce Dog, Beauceron and Red-Stocking...

History of Beauceron

The Beauceron is the largest of the French sheepdogs. Though almost unknown outside of France, the Beauceron has a long history. It is a very old breed developed solely in France with no foreign crosses. It is thought that a passage in a manuscript, written in 1587, is the first...