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Belgian
Tervuren Dog
Belgian
Tervuren Dog
The Belgian Tervuren is a graceful and agile dog with a
well balanced personality. The Belgian Tervuren dogs
have plenty of power and energy, and are alert and
intelligent. You will find that the Belgian Tervuren
makes a loyal and devoted pet. Training should not prove
difficult. This is an intelligent dog with a high
learning rate and an eagerness to please. The Belgian
Tervuren dog is not the right choice of those with
little time to dedicate to a pet. The Belgian Tervuren
dogs can get easily bored if neglected. This can lead to
behavioral problems. You should provide your Belgian
Tervuren dog with plenty of exercise, and mental
stimulation, to reduce the risk of boredom. Consistent
training and early socialization is important with this
breed of dog in order to promote a more stable,
confident personality. The Belgian Tervuren dogs can be
very suspicious, and wary around strangers. The strong
herding instincts of the Belgian Tervuren means that he
may try to herd people and animals by nipping at them.
The Belgian Tervuren dog breed has a very protective
streak. This makes him a good watchdog. He tends to get
along well with older, gentle children. The Belgian
Tervuren dogs will be okay with other household pets
when properly socialized. Care should be taken around
smaller pets such as cats and rabbits, as the Belgian
Tervuren may see them as prey. The Belgian Tervuren dog
breed is best suited to those with more experience in
dog ownership. The Belgian Tervuren dogs can be stubborn
and something of a challenge when it comes to training.
However, for the right owner or family, the Belgian
Tervuren dogs will enjoy an active lifestyle and have a
confident manner. The Belgian Tervuren dog breed can
make a wonderful pet and companion.
The Belgian Tervuren was developed
in Belgium for guarding and the herding of sheep. Named
for the regions in which they were produced, the Belgian
Tervuren came from an area in Belgium with a name that
probably closely resembled "Tervuren". This breed was
formally recognized as the Belgian Shepherd Dog in 1891.
Present in the gene pool of this breed are alleles
producing long coats, short coats, rough or wired coats
and a variance of colors. This created the Belgian
Shepherd Dog with four different varieties. The
Groenendael (known simple as the Belgian Sheepdog), with
a long, solid black coat, the Laekenois, a rough or
wire-coat in fawn, red or brown, the Malinois, a short
coat in fawn, red or brown and the Tervuren, a long
coated fawn or dark red dog. All of these dogs
originated from the variance of sheepdogs that existed
in Belgium towards the end of the 19th century. In the
year of 1890, a man named Monsieur Nicholas Rose of the
Cafe du Groenendael found a completely black,
long-haired Belgian sheepdog in a litter. After buying a
dog similar to this one, Monsieur Rose used selective
breeding to create the Belgian Sheepdog, or Groenendael.
In 1891 the breed was decided upon to develop and
separate three more versions of this dog at the Brussels
Veterinary University. The American Kennel Club has
recognized three of these four varieties. The United
States and Belgium are the only countries to accept at
least three of the four of them as distinguished from
each other as four separate breeds. The British Kennel
Club regards them as a single breed and the Federation
Cynologique states one breed with four varieties.
Because of this, the dogs are always registered on their
coat type and color, not of their parents. The Belgian
breeds were used as sentry dogs, messengers and even
draft dogs in World War I, and continued to serve in
World War II. Belgian Tervuren dogs are especially used
today as guide dogs and police dogs.
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