Bouvier des Flandres
Belgium · 23–27 in tall · 60–88 lb · medium rough coat
Next to the average dog it is grooming-heavy, independent, and not for small children. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Bouvier des Flandres suits youThink twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- you do not want a grooming routine
- this would be your first dog
Trait profile
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About the breed
The Bouvier des Flandres is a herding dog breed originating in Flanders, Belgium. They were originally used for general farm work including cattle droving, sheep herding, and cart pulling, and nowadays as guard dogs and police dogs, as well as being kept as pets. The French name of the breed means, literally, "Cow Herder of Flanders", referring to the Flemish origin of the breed. Other names for the breed are Toucheur de Boeuf (cattle driver), Vlaamse Koehond (Flemish cow dog), and Vuilbaard (dirty beard).— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
