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The Belgian Tervuren dog has a square shaped body
and is seen with a beautiful ruff. The skull is
parallel to the muzzle on the top line. This dog
has tight black lips and the teeth meet in a
level or scissor bite. The eyes are oval and dark
brown. The ears are pointy and triangular in
shape, with height and width equal. The chest is
deep and reaches the elbow. Legs should be
straight and have feathering; this takes your eye
to the cat like feet. The tail is full and strong
reaching the hock, there is also an abundance
hair on the tail. The coat is double long with
guard hair. The harsh coat is medium to long, but
on the head and outer ears being shorter. The
undercoat is dense and the outer coat is straight
with black tips. The males have a mane that is
prominent whereas in the females it is not so
prominent. Colours include shades of grey with
black tips and rich fawn to russet mahogany, and
a black mask. Small amounts of white on the chest
are also allowed.

History: This dog is named after the village it
fist came from, the village of Tervuren. This is
one of the four Belgian sheepdogs. These are dogs
that share the same standards in most countries,
but it is different in the USA. This dog was
first used as a sheepdog but their talent is now
used in police work in various roles. They work
best as a working dog. Obedience, agility,
tracking and herding are to name but a few. With
great intelligence and lots of energy it loves to
work.

Temperament: This dog needs experienced owners
for it to be happy and for you to gain the best
from this dog. With its high energy and keenness
to learn it is not a dog to lie around and be
happy. This dog needs to be socialized well from
a young age. This breed needs great leadership
and firm rules. It can be a good family pet, but
you will need to use up that energy and bright
intelligence, to allow a well balanced dog. Some
of their need is to be part of the family.
Careful thought has to go into non-canine pets.
They are often dominating of other dogs and great
care and training is needed around this issue.
The herding instinct needs to be stopped and not
allowed. If this dog is not stopped, as a herding
dog, they can be very nippy around the ankles
while trying to herd the family.

Health issues: Issues that can happen are skin
problem like allergies, epilepsy, eye problems
and excessive aggression or shyness. Keeping this
dog to a strict meal allowance as it can become
obese. Rarely, you can see hip or elbow dysplasia.

Grooming: This coat will require daily grooming.
Make sure you clip out any mats as they start.
The males shed twice a year and more grooming is
needed around this time, whereas the females shed
once a year. Have one day a week, where you
really work on the dog's coat, for that better
and easier care the rest of the week.

Living conditions: If this breed has the right
amount of exercise daily it can live in an
apartment. It will benefit from a garden and cool
climate but can live in other climates. It can
live out doors but would rather live with its
family of humans.

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