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The Bouvier des Flandres originates from the area of Europe known as Flanders which encompasses parts of Belgium, France and Holland. They were bred originally as farm dogs to herd, drive, guard and to pull carts. Over the last century they have evolved, through selective breeding, into the modern day dog which is primarily a companion animal but one which retains the original traits of its forefathers. The first Bouvier des Flandres "standard" was drawn up in 1912 and this was the basis for the modern day Bouvier as a show dog. Justin Chastel, a Belgian breeder with his 'de la Thudinie' kennel was the pioneer and it was imports from his kennels that were the foundation stock in the UK. More recently Dutch and American imports have added to the gene pool although these too are descended from the original Belgian lines..... read more
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