Well for want of an "A". I have not been into dogs for a long while. But at one time, if it is not now, schultzhund certification was part of the US (AKC) breed standard. Obviously you could breed them, you just could not register puppies with the AKC if the sire and/or dam were without it.
Of course there are a couple of other kennel clubs in the US. Wendy actually breeds the dogs, so folks should know how to weigh our opinions. Nice to see you posting again, Wendy. -graywolf wendy beard wrote: > 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
