Beauceron breed information

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The Beauceron is a large, solid and athletic dog, and gives the impression of strength and readiness to work. The coat is short with longer areas on the hind quarters and the tail. The Beauceron is double coated with a harsh outer coat and fluffy undercoat for protection from the weather. Colours are black and tan or tricolour (grey, black and tan) no white should be visible. A distinctive feature of the Beauceron are the double dew claws on the back feet giving a total of 6 toes on each of the rear legs.The Beauceron is a loyal, brave, faithful and highly intelligent breed able to master just about any working task. They are a natural guard dog and instinctive herders - something that must be borne in mind during their socialisation and training, firm and thorough training is absolutely essential from an early age to produce a family orientated dog. They are generally good with other pets provided they are socialised properly at an early age and are very good with children though naturally play with very small children should be supervised purely because of the size of the dog and the potential to knock little ones over.

Beauceron

Life expectancy: 11- 13 years
Color: bicolor black and tan
Eyes: horizontal, set well apart, large, slightly oval, dark brown.
Coat type: Rough, short and tick, with a dense undercoat and slight fringe on thighs and under tail.
Size: males 25 1/2 - 27 1/2 inches, females 24 - 26 1/2 inches
Health issues: Hip and elbow dysplasia, bloat.