----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy beard" Subject: Re: Today in the Studio
> 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. My understanding is that in the USA, the Belgians are actually recognized as four different breeds, whereas in Canada, they are 4 different varieties of the same breed. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
