AKA: Chien d’Artois, Artois Hound, Picard

Description: The Briquet is a moderate-sized dog that has a compact and muscular body. It has a black nose, round and dark brown eyes. It has thick lips and its jaws form a scissors bite. It has a broad back and a tail that it carries in a sickle fashion. The tail has slightly offstanding hairs towards the tip.

Dynamics: The Briquet is a brave dog that is full of energy and endurance. It has a calm and pleasant temperament, affectionate and sweet to people its family. The Briquet has an excellent sense of smell. It was bred as a hunting dog and is exceptional in hunting rabbits. It is fast, agile, and independent. Training this breed has to be firm and consistent.

Breed Group: Scent Hound

Weight: 55-65 lbs

Height: 22-23 inches

Color: The Briquet’s coat is a dark fawn tricolor. Its main combination of colors is tan and black and white.

Country of Origin: The Briquet, more popularly known as the Artois Hound, came from France, where it was already popular with prominent people like Louis XIII.

Grooming: Grooming the Briquet does not require any special attention. Brushing it regularly is enough. Bathe only when necessary. Wiping it with a damp cloth is a good alternative to bathing it.

Activities: The Briquet is a highly active dog and needs to be sufficiently exercise to avoid behavioral problems. It needs to be taken outdoors from time to time and given its own space. This breed is widely used in hunting, where it displays its excellent abilities in tracking and hunting down prey.

Other Info: The Briquet has a life expectancy of 13 years. It is a generally healthy breed. While this breed will do well in an apartment, it prefers to have a small yard or area where it can run around and exhaust its energy.

AKA: Berger Picard, Picardy Shepherd, Bacardi Shepherd, Berger de Pacardie

Description: The Berger Picard is a medium-sized dog with a tousled appearance. The ears are set high on the head and erect and the eyes are dark almond shapes. The eyebrows are thick but do not entirely cover the eyes. The Berger Picard is a breed known for its smile. It also has a tail that reaches to the hock and forms a J-curve at the tip.

Dynamics: The Berger Pacardi has a lively and assertive personality. It is sensitive and intelligent and can be easily trained. This is an energetic and hardworking breed, and is content having to work. It gets along well with children, too! It is naturally protective of its family.

The Berger Picard needs lots of human companionship. It has an intelligent sens of humor and disposition that will make it easy on the family to love it. It can be very reserved with strangers, though. Socialization at an early age is important for the dog to get along well with other animals.

Breed Group: Herding

Weight: 50-70 lbs (23-32 kg)

Height: 21-25 ½ inches (53-65 cm)

Color: The Berger Picard comes in either fawn or grey, with a range of shade variations.

Country of Origin: The Berger Picard originated in France, and is considered as the oldest of the French Sheepdogs. It was brought to northern France and the Pas de Calais by the Celts in the 9th century.
Activities: The Berger Picard was bred to work on the fields. This breed is very athletic and energetic that boredom will only make it restless and destructive.

Grooming: In grooming the Berger Picard, no special care is really needed, since its rough and tousled appearance is natural and the coat doesn’t mat. Brush its coat once a month and bathe it only when necessary. Trimming is needed, especially around the ear edges. This breed has a little doggie odor.

Other Info: The Berger Picard is bred for outdoor work, but it can live well in the city and in an apartment so long as it receives lots of exercises and play sessions. It will be quiet and inactive indoors but will go all out outdoors. This breed can be used as a guard dog, although it doesn’t bark that much. The Berger Picard is also talented in agility, tracking, schutzhund, flyball, swimming, and the French Ring Sport.