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Briard

    Brief Description 

    The Briard is an ancient breed of large herding dog, originally from France.

    Source: Wikipedia


    Links to Breed Descriptions 

    AKC Video Link

    View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel

     

     

    See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
    (Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)

     

    Video Link

    This and other breed videos are available in full length here

     


    Other Names for Breed 
    • Berger de Brie

     

     


    Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club 

    Country of origin: France


    Health and Well-Being 

    Some sources of health information include:

    1. National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
    2. Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
    3. Research articles
    4. Breed club surveys


    Breed-Specific Articles 

     

     


    Breed Standards 

    There are numerous breed standards.

    The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

    Three of the major international standards are:

    The American Kennel Club

    The Kennel Club, UK

    FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)


    Breed-Specific Statistics 

    1. Swedish Insurance Data

    • Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
    This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
     

    2. Registration Statistics


    Breeding/Health Strategy Documents 

    Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

    1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
    2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
    3. Finland

     

    Health Surveys:

    1. The Kennel Club: Briard Pedigree Breed Health Survey
    2. British Briard Club: Briard Health Survey

     


    Breed-Specific DNA Tests:

    HGTD - Briard
    Other Breed-Specific Webpages 

     

     


    Breed-Specific Research 

     

     


    Breed Clubs 

    We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

    Canada: Canadian Briard Club
    UK: British Briard Club
    USA: Briard Club of America

     

     


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