Picardy Shepherd
France · 21.5–25.5 in tall · medium wiry coat
Next to the average dog it is independent, wash-and-go, quiet, and not for small children. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Picardy Shepherd suits youThink twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
- this would be your first dog
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Berger Picard ( bair-ZHAY pih-KAR, French: [bɛʁʒe pikaʁ]) or Picardy Shepherd, is a French herding dog originating in Picardy. These dogs nearly became extinct after both World War I and World War II and remains a rare breed.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
