o Standard :

o Dog middle size : between 57 - 62 cm for the male with around 25-35 kg depending on the size and between 55-60 cm for the female for a weight approximately 22 - 27kg. It is a lupoïde category (muzzle's form like wolf ). He is muscular with wide ribs. He is always brindle. His color is brown to black with brindles silver to gold. White spot on hair isn't permitted. Long coats on the neck, the tights and the tail. Dark eyes with form like almond. His pears are right. He has black mask on all the muzzle with a black truffle. His tail, never rollup is curved with elegance on the top.
o His expression is intelligent and his temperament alive. It's a rustic dog, and sport dog, an excellent jumper.
o His training is easy, he enjoy what he does and he looks after his owner's satisfaction.
o Attentive toward his owner, he is gentle and affectionate, with children too. With the other dogs he will play the dominant roll.

o Origin and Story :
o At the end of the 18th century, some shepherds of different countries had the same look as Dutch shepherd.
o At the beginning of 19th century, some breeders on the town of Maline, in Belgium selected the actual color of Belgium Shepherd
o At the end of 19th century, to preserved of extinction, some Holland breeders were interested in the little shepherds with the old color who still exist.
o Mixing the two races was common. In 1874, before Belgium and Germany, the first Dutch Shepherd was shown on exposition. 24 years later the Nederlandse Hershonden Club was borning.
o In 1990 by initiative of Rudloff family, and about forty inflame person the Berger Hollandais Club de France was created.
o The race includes 3 varieties, just as the Belgium : short, long and hard hair. The shorts represent the essential of the live-stock. This site is for this variety, for the other, please, see the links.
o The first imports in France were in the middle of the 80's and the first breeding (27) in 1990. in 2001, 88 breeding had been registered.

o French's Utilization :
o We can say he is a polyvalent dog. He is use by professionals such as : army, police fireman and search and rescue in snow. He is use as a sport dog too.
o Use as a Police dog in his origin country, he is one of the 3 first races French army use. French police is using some specimens too and security professionals have special interest in this breed too.
o In France, for human search and rescue, firemen are using for dogs for search and rescue in crashed building. A snow rescue professional have his own Dutch shepherd for avalanches in French Alps (French station sky : Serre-Chevalier).
o His nose is legendary and people want him for tracking or truffle' research.
o He is an emeritus runner who has some adepts in France. One were selected for the championship dog cross in 2001.
o We can remark more and more Dutch shepherds in agility.
o In obedience some are presented in competition too.
o Les disciplines de mordant comme le RCI, le Mondioring et le Ring ont également quelques sujets, dont certains devraient monter à haut niveau.
o With more 100 DS in all disciplines (600 DS in France, we can say the DS is really a work's dog)
o In future we'll see more and more DS in all utilisations.