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THE BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG

The Belgian Shepherd Dog is the only breed in the world that comes in 4 varieties.

 

THEY HAVE THE SAME BREED STANDARD, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THEM IS THEIR COAT TYPE AND COLOUR

 

THE MALINOIS

 COAT

Hair very short on head, exterior of ears and lower parts of legs. Short on rest of body,  thicker on  tail and around neck where it resembles a ridge or collar, beginning at base of  ear and extending to throat. Hindquarters fringed with longer hair. Tail thick and bushy. Coat thick, close of good firm texture with woolly undercoat, neither silky nor wiry.

 

COLOUR

All shades of red, fawn, grey with black overlay. Coat characteristically double pigmented, wherein tip of each  light coloured hair is blackened. On mature males this blackening especially pronounced on shoulders, back and rib sections.  Black mask on face,  not extended above line of eyes and ears mostly black. Tail should have a darker or black tip.  Small to moderate white patch or strip permitted on chest, between pads of feet and on tips of hind toes  Frosting (white or grey) on the muzzle. Beyond the age of 18 months a washed out colour or colour too black undesirable.

THE GROENENDAEL

COAT

 

 Outer coat long, straight and abundant. Texture of medium harshness. Not silky or wiry. Undercoat extremely dense. Hair shorter on head, outside of ears and lower part of legs. Opening of ear protected by hair. 

Hair especially long and abundant, ruff-like around neck, particularly in males.

 Fringe of long hair down back of forelegs,  long and abundant hair

evident on hindquarters and tail. Males longer coated than females.

 

 

COLOUR

Black or black with limited white as follows: small to moderate patch or strip on chest,  between pads of feet and on tips of hind toes. Frosting (white or grey) on muzzle.

THE LAEKENOIS

COAT

 

 Harsh, wiry, dry and not curly. Any sprinkling of fluffy fine hair in locks in rough coats is undesirable.

 Length of coat about 6 cms (21/2 ins) on all parts of body.

 Hair around eyes but not to obscure them. Muzzle hair  not so long as to make head appear square or heavy.

 Tail not plumed.

 

 

COLOUR

 

 Reddish fawn with black shading, principally in muzzle and tail. 

 

THE TERVUEREN

COAT

 Outer coat long, straight and abundant. Texture of medium harshness. Not silky or wiry.  Undercoat extremely dense. Hair shorter on head, outside of ears and lower part of legs. Opening of ear protected by hair. 

Hair especially long and abundant, ruff-like around neck, particularly in males. Fringe of long hair down back of forelegs, long and abundant hair evident on hindquarters and tail. Males longer coated than females.

 

COLOUR

All shades of red, fawn, grey with black overlay. Coat characteristically double pigmented, wherein tip of each  light coloured hair is blackened. On mature males this blackening especially pronounced on shoulders, back and rib sections.  Black mask on face, not extended above line of eyes and ears mostly black. Tail should have a darker or black tip,   Small to moderate white patch or strip permitted on chest, between pads of feet and on tips of hind toes  Frosting (white or grey) on the muzzle. Beyond the age of 18 months a washed out colour or colour too black undesirable

 

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