Bouvier des Flandres

Bou·vier des Flan·dres

B0425200 (bo͞o-vyā′ də flăn′dərz, dā fläN′drə)n. A dog of a large breed developed in Belgium for herding cattle, having a thick, fawn to black coat.

[French : bouvier, cowherd + des, of + Flandres, Flanders.]

Bou•vier des Flan•dres

(buˈvyeɪ də ˈflæn dərz, ˈflɑ̃ dr^ə)
n.

pl. Bou•viers des Flan•dres (buˈvyeɪz) any of a Belgian breed of large, rugged dogs having a rough, tousled coat used for cattle herding, guarding, and police work. [1930–35; < French: literally, cowherd of Flanders]

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Bouvier des Flandres - rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattleBouviers des Flandressheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

Bouvier des Flandres

(bo͞ovyā` dā fläN`drə), breed of powerful working dogworking dog,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs raised by humans to herd cattle and sheep, as draft animals, as message dispatchers in wartime, in police and rescue work, as guardians of persons and property, or as guides (see guide dog) for the
..... Click the link for more information. perfected in Belgium around the beginning of the 20th cent. It stands from 23 to 28 in. (58–71 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 70 lb (27–32 kg). It has a fine, soft undercoat and a harsh, wiry outercoat ranging in color from fawn to black. Its ears are cropped and stand erect, and its tail is docked to approximately 4 in. (10 cm). The Bouvier is primarily a herder of cattle, but it has also been trained successfully as a police and war dog. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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Bouvier des Flandres