On 3/19/07, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another name for that breed is Belgium Sheepdog (although usually people > think of the black varity when they hear that name), which should answer > your question. Here in the US they have to go through Schutzhund > (protection dog) training before they can be bred which kind of insures > that they are at least minimally intelligent (gross understatement). > > Guess you can tell I admire the breed. > > -grayolf
It's "Belgian" Sheepdog. Belgian Sheepdog is what people in the US call the Belgian Groenedael (black longhair) The other three varieties are the Tervuren (long brown haired w/ black mask) Malinois (short brown hair w/black mask) Laekenois (wire hair) The collective name in Canada used to be Belgian Sheepdog (all 4 varieties) until 2003 when it became known as the Belgian Shepherd Dog. Don't know the history behind it, presumably to avoid confusion because of the names in the US. They don't have to undergo schutzund training before they can be bred either. The Malinois are used quite often by various police depts which is what you might be thinking of. W. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
