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PRODUCTS
Getting Started - Books:
DVDs:
Movies for Entertainment:
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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