Briard
- Character: Enthusiastic and active, smart and easy to train
- Type: Large dog
- Production Place: France
- Weight: 35-55 kg
- Life Span: 10-15 years
- Behoof: Working Dog Companion Dog
The Berry region of France, famous for its delicious milk cooler, is where the Berry originates from and as the name suggests the dog is named after the region, it is energetic and alert, strong but not rough, with strong, muscular bones, showing the strength and agility necessary to be a sheepdog.
The Berry is a very old breed of French working dog. It was depicted in tapestries from the 8th century. It is also mentioned in 12th century documents. The breed is accurately described during the 14th to 16th centuries. In the early days, the Borealis was used to protect goods from wolf robbery and theft, but after the French Revolution, due to the division of land and the increase in population, the Borealis began to change its function to more peaceful tasks such as guarding poultry, keeping flocks of sheep in unfenced meadows, and being able to guard the owner's property. The coat is flat and long and naturally drooping, slightly wavy and with a healthy luster. The length of the coat on the shoulders is about 15.2 cm or longer. The fleece layer is fine and articulated close to the whole body, the head is covered with coat, inverted, in the middle the coat is naturally separated, the eyebrows are not inverted, but arching out slightly covering both eyes, the hair is thick and long, covering the outline of the head or completely covering the eyes.
The color of the coat can be other than white, and its color is mostly black, and various shades of gray and various shades of brown. The darker the shade of each color, the better. The mixture of the above two colors is also allowed, but there should be no obvious spots, and the transition from one color to another should be gradual and proportional. White hairs may be scattered throughout the body and/or white patches of up to 2.5 cm in diameter are allowed at the roots of the chest hairs. The Berry comes from a prestigious family, very similar to the Long Bearded Sheepdog, as he is warm and active with people, intelligent and easy to train, has many good qualities that make him capable of doing more work, and of course can be kept as a companion dog, suitable for urban life.
The Berry is a very practical dog, very individual and creative, intelligent and fearless, with no signs of timidity. It is witty, easy to train, honest, noble and docile, with a good memory and a strong desire to please its owner. It maintains to a large extent the ancient characteristics of watching over its home and guarding its master. Although he has reservations about stray cattlemen, his friendship and honesty are known, and some Berries sometimes display a degree of independence.
The Berry's extraordinary character has stood the test of time over the centuries, and French shepherds, who were very economical and practical, kept some superbly capable Berries, and today's breeders have done their best to preserve the breed's highly valuable traits: resourceful, loyal, and gentle, even the competitive Berry will be able to display its shepherding instincts, often nudging its owner with its head to instruct it, and it will pay attention to any instructions from its owner and go enthusiastically to He will pay attention to any instructions from his owner and enthusiastically do any task assigned to him by his owner. The Berry continues to retain its habit of wandering around possessions, and it is sometimes forced to keep children within a certain range in the home, and the breed is highly regarded in the United States.
The Berry can adapt to cold winters, and his coat is long and dense, so he requires frequent grooming; he does not get along with other dogs, but is still harmonious with humans, so many people are now buying the dog to keep as a companion. With a thick, dense and unmanageable coat, a coarse, dry outer coat, and gentle wavy curls that glow with health, the Berry is an excellent dog, known as the "heart wrapped in fur".
It is not an ideal dog for the family, requiring sufficient time and energy to breed, and retains some naturalness in its appearance, its coat needs regular grooming or it will shed, leaving it matted. Drops naturally from the back. The shoulder hair is about 15 cm long or a little longer.