Bouvier De Ardennes — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

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Bouvier De Ardennes — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

ORIGIN: Belgium.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 1 Sheep and cattle dogs (except Swiss cattle dogs).
WEIGHT : Height at withers: 56 - 62 cm for males.
COAT Hair: The coat must allow the dog to live outside, to guard and drive herds, however extreme its local atmospheric conditions may be.
Colour: All colours are acceptable except white and the colour of the undercoat varies according to the shade of the top coat.
TEMPERAMENT: The Bouvier des Ardennes is a dog which shows much endurance and energy.

Standard outline (section headings)

FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
BOUVIER DES ARDENNES
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
FACIAL REGION:
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS:
HINDQUARTERS:
COAT
SIZE AND WEIGHT :
DISQUALIFYNG FAULTS:

Sources

Bouvier De Ardennes — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Source document: FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)

FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)retrieved 2026-08-02

Verification file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/bouvier_de_ardennes_combined.txt

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