The Beauceron is a guard dog and herding dog breed falling into the working dog category whose origins lie in the plains of Northern France. The Beauceron is also known as Berger de Beauce or Bas Rouge . This breed stands 61 to 70 cm in height and weighs 30 to 45 kg . Its standard colouring is black and tan or tan and grey . Other colours, such as the once prevalent tawny, grey or grey/black, are now banned by the breed standard. The outer coat is harsh while the undercoat is soft and silky. It comes in black with distinct tan markings and in a less common harlequin coat with... patches of gray, black and tan. The harlequin coats should have more black than gray with no white. In the black and tan dogs the tan markings appear in two dots above the eyes, on the sides of the muzzle, fading off to the cheeks, but do not reach the underside of the ears. Also on the throat,, under the tail and on the legs and the chest. Tan markings on the chest should appear as two spots but a chest plate is acceptable.
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| Breed Group: | Herding Group |
| Place of Origin: | France |
| Also Known As: | Beauce Shepherd, Bas Rouge (Red Stocking), Berger de Beauce, French Shorthaired Shepherd |