DUTCH SHEPHERD
Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about DUTCH SHEPHERD!
Dutch Shepherd Dog Breed Information – All About Dogs: The Dutch Shepherd was bred in the 19th century in the Netherlands and was used by shepherds and farmers who needed a versatile dog. Dogs of this breed are good guards and very successful in military and police work. This is a very rare breed, not only outside the Netherlands; even in their homeland…
AMERICAN DUTCH SHEPHERD ASSOCIATION, INC.: Breed information about the Dutch Shepherd Dog. A 100+ year old natural herding dog breed.
WORKING DUTCH SHEPHERD ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA – WDSAA: Preserving and promoting the Working Dutch Shepherd Dog in America
About: The ADSA was formed in January of 2010 as a group of seven people with imported FCI registered Dutch Shepherds from Europe when they saw that there was no organization to represent the breed in the…
Exercise and Grooming: The Dutch Shepherd loves to run. In 1910 Seegers wrote the following, “If you don’t have any space in the house, take then your dogs outside, loose, free, not on chain or leash, let them run free…
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the Dutch Shepherd is a herding dog of Dutch origin . when the first breed standard was written in 1898, the coat could be any colour . in 1914, it was decided to allow only brindle to distinguish the dogs patrolled borders of roads and fields to keep flocks away from crops . around 1900, sheep flocks had disappeared in the Netherlands . the versatile skills of the Dutch Shepherds made them suitable for dog training . they were then trained and used as police dogs, search and tracking dogs, and guide dogs for the blind . the Second world war put a stop to breeding after the war, breeding began anew and new blood was needed to diversify the gene pool . sometimes, dogs of unknown origin were used to expand the rough-haired variety . the Dutch Shepherd is still a rare the Dutch Breed Club encourages owners of dogs meeting the minimum conformation standards to breed them . guidelines are laid out so as to increase their number and diversify the gene pool, while preserving the health of the breed . Depending head, ears and feet and also the hind legs below the hocks are short and densely coated . backsides of forelegs show a strongly developed coat, shortening in length towards the feet, the two well-defined, coarse rough eyebrows that are distinct but not exaggerated . Furnishings are not soft. hair on skull and cheeks is less strongly developed . strongly developed breeches are a “true silver brindle” is very rare, because too much white is considered a fault . too much black is undesirable . ruff, breeches, and tail are covered all round with hair a black mask is preferable. Heavy white markings on the chest or feet are not desirable . Obedience and discipline can be achieved with remarkable results . Gifted with a true shepherding temperament, they can Dutch Shepherds have allergies, masticatory myositis, pannus, cryptorchidism and inflammatory bowel disease . care should be taken to screen for goniodysplasia two dogs with a risk of goniodysplasia can still have puppies who are not at risk . the Dutch Breed Club regulations requires the testing for GD for rough-hairs . a new DNA screening test is available through the university of Minnesota . the long-haired variety needs to be groomed about once a week, or more frequently depending on work and environment . the rough-hair variety needs to be thoroughly brushed once a week . they compete in dog agility, obedience, rally obedience, flyball, dock jumping . internationally, the Dutch Shepherd is best known for use in law enforcement the KNPV began a dog registration program in 2014 for all dog born after 1 April 2013 . the FCI itself is not a registry and does not issue pedigrees . it has 90 members and contract partners the goal of the FCI is, in part, ‘to protect the use, the keeping, and the breeding of purebred dogs’ . established in 1898, the United Kennel Club is the largest all-breed UKC-registered Dutch Shepherds compete in conformation, obedience, agility, rally, weight pull, nosework, lure coursing, and previously in protection/police dog events . the number of active (under the age ISBN 978-90-6455-681-4. http://www.hollandseherder.nl/ The Dutch Breeds. Raad van Beheer Association.