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Getting Started - Books:

DVDs:

Movies for Entertainment:

Various Dog food available through Amazon:

Links

Clubs

BCD - Briard Club Germany
Belgian Briard Club
Briard Club of America
Briard Club of Russia
Brittish Briard Club
CFH - Club für französiche Hirtenhunde
Czech Briard Club
Danish Briard Club
Dutch Club NBC
Finnish Briard Club
French National Briard Club (ABB)
Italian Club B & A

Swedish Briard Club
Swiss Briard Club

Health Links

* AKC Canine Health Foundation www.akcchf.org
* BodyTalkSystem for People and Animals www.bodytalksystem.com
* CHIC - Canine Health Information Center www.caninehealthinfo.org/
* OFA - Orthopedic Foundation For Animals www.offa.org/
* CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation www.vmdb.org
* Optigen - Genetic disease testing www.optigen.com
* Veterinary Partner - Animal health, medications, therapies, surgery
behavior, and safety www.veterinarypartner.com/
American Veterinary Medical Association - http://www.acvim.org/
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association - http:// www.ahvma.org/
Natural Veterinary - Holistic Veterinarians: a listing -
http://shirleys-wellness-café.com/vetlist.htm
IAVH - International Association for Veterinary Homoeopathy -
http://iavh.org/

Agility on Long Island

* Long Island, NY - Doggie U Dragonfire Agility
* Suffolk Nassau Agile Paws - Snap Dogs www.snapdogs.com
Raw Food Index included at this site

Other

Briard Herding Information
The Briard Homepage

Breeders

America
Fairytail Briards

Belgium
Briards du Pont de la Sambre
Briards du Moulin d´Or


Czech
Kennel Bohemia Elite

Denmark
Mon Ami Pour Toujours

England
Beaugency Briards

Finland
Chaccado Briards

France
Briards de la Chaume du Bois Dieu
Briards de la Tour Saint Genin
Les Briards du Val de L'Auguis

Germany
Briards des Nobliaux Moustachus
Briard-Zucht Romani
Briards de l'oreille noir
Briards aux Pattes Velues

Holland
Faire Des Amis Briards

Italy
Briards del Conte Rissoso
Delle Nebbie di Avalon

Norway
Friesergarden

Poland
Orton

Switzerland
Dasilva
The Netherlands
Les Briards de Pieralles

 

For a complete listing of briard breeders in the USA and
around the world go to: Kennel Tresor de Brie linkpage


L'informacani

Books

       

THE BRIARD
by Diane McLeroth
Hardbound book


DOGSTEPS
a new look by Rachel Page Elliott

BRIARD
by Dr. Desiree Scott

DOG FRIENDLY GARDENS
by Cherly S. Smith


GROW YOUR PUP WITH BONES
by Dr. Ian Billinghurst


DOG LOCOMOTION AND GAIT ANALYSIS
by Curtis Brown

In French:

LE BERGER DE BRIE OU BRIARD
by Catherine Dauvergne

In German:

BRIARD
by Doris Kiefer


DER BRIARD
by Gabriele Niepel

TERMS AND TITLES
found on this site with certain dogs.


CH. = conformation Champion

OFA, FCI, CD, CHD, HD , H, Penn Hip = official Hip results on a register
are the other forms of official Hip result tests and registers, used either
in North America, or in Europe.

International CH. = In Europe this means the dog has become a conformation
CH. In more than one country, and has as well a working title CH.

BOB - Best of Breed
BOS - Best Opposite Sex

HIC= Herding instinct tested
CGC= Canine Good Citizenship award.
TT= temperament tested
HT= Herding tested

HS= Herding Started
PT= Herding tested by another system

TDI= Therapy Dog Institute Certificate

Rassemblement or Rass.= Evaluation system for selecting the top breeding
dogs under a system of experts in the breed who must be in consensus from
top trained experts in Europe.

HOF= Hall of Fame

ROM= Reward of Merit



In Europe

RCI is short for Reglement de Concours International
(combining tracking , obedience, defense)

CACS short for Certificat d'Aptitude au Championnat de Conformote au Standard
(kind of Winner dog or bitch here in USA )

CACIB short for Certificat d'Aptitude au Championnat International de Beaute
(same as above but given at international shows)

Recommende- attainable only after winning SEL.
If a dog or bitch proves themselves as good sires or dams, they are sited as such by this award.

ELITE is a higher level of breeding status than Recommende.
It requires a certain number of successful offpspring who are titled at high levels,
and this can not be acomplished by counting in the success of repeat breedings, but instead, with various dogs or bitches.

Vice World Champion is second place after World Champion
World CH., an international show where only one dog per year wins this award.

Meilleure female means the first place winner at the French Elverage for that year.

SCH I,II, III,- titles for a sport of Schutzhund
IPO I,II,III titles ( combination with SCH. such as tracking, obedience, protection)
SEL- breeding selection dog or bitch for over all excellence in all areas of the breed standard.


Terms specific to America

HOF - Hall of Fame
ROM - Reward of Merit
ROMX - having a high number of Ch. Offspring
ROMP- having a high number of Ch. Performance titled off spring, some at the advanced level
WB - Winners Bitch
WD - Winners Dog
RWD - Reserve Winner's Dog
RWB - Reserve Winner's Bitch
BP - Best Puppy

Group placements- Winning at a show beyond BOB,
but winning a placement in the classified group of breeds that fall under one category.

Brood Bitch- Winning at the USA national for production as Dam, only one per year.

Top Sire- Same as above but for male

BIS- Best in Show, top award possible in a conformation dog show
inclusive of all breeds at that particular show

BW - ' Best of Winners' picked male or female of all the winning class
dogs except CH. Class