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- Berger Picard Breed Overview
- History of the Berger Picard Breed. Where Berger Picards came from
- What the Berger Picard Looks Like
- How Much is the Berger Picard Puppy?
- Best Berger Picard Breeders
- What Colors do Berger Picards Have?
- How Long Berger Picards Live
- How Fast Berger Picards Can Run
- How Popular are Berger Picards with New Dog Owners?
- Health Problems in Berger Picards and How to Prevent Them
- Dog Breeds That Are Similar to Berger Picards
- Other Things to Know About Berger Picards
Berger Picard Breed Overview
The Berger Picard is a large-sized dog.
The adult Berger Picard stands 1 foot, 9 inches to 2 feet, 1 inch tall at the sho.
The Berger Picard belongs to the Herding Dogs group.
Dogs in the Herding Dogs group, like the Berger Picard, were bred for moving livestock, including sheep, cattle, and even reindeer.
Herding dogs work closely with their human shepherds, and their natural intelligence and responsiveness make them highly trainable.
Herding dogs have high levels of energy, which needs to be channeled properly to prevent destructive behavior.
Herding breeds are protective of their people and property and make excellent watchdogs. Their intelligence, agility, and activity level make them well suited to dog sports.
The fact that Berger Picards belong to the Herding Dogs group is one of the reasons why Berger Picards have the personality and temperament that they have.
The temperament of the Berger Picard is generally described as:
- Assertive
- Energetic
- Intelligent
- Lively
- Mellow
- Stubborn
History of the Berger Picard Breed. Where Berger Picards came from
The Berger Picard Club of America was founded in 2006 with the goal of promoting the breed in the country.
The Berger Picard was admitted into the American Kennel Club`s Foundation Stock Service in April 2007.
In 2011, the AKC approved The Berger Picard Club of America as the recognized parent club.
In January 2013, the AKC welcomed him into the Miscellaneous Group, and in 2014, the breed standard was established.
He is qualified to participate in all AKC-sanctioned events as of July 2015, when he received official recognition as a member of the herding group.
The Berger Picard Club of America is devotedly attempting to conserve the breed through extensive research and meticulous documentation of known bloodlines.
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What the Berger Picard Looks Like
The medium-length, weatherproof Berger Picard`s coat is weatherproof.
When touched, his topcoat should be rough and crisp.
It has the appearance of a double coat and is shaggy.
He has significantly shorter hair on his head, but he does have shaggy eyebrows that give him a wrinkled appearance.
He can have longer, but not excessive, hair on his neck.
While generally having a small wave, his coat is straight.
Soft, curling, or flat coats are undesirable.
Fawn or gray are the two standard hues for the Berger Picard.
Both colors are available in a variety of shades, including brindle, gray-black, gray-blue, and gray-red.
His chest and toe tips may be marked with white, but the white cannot be overdone.
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How Much is the Berger Picard Puppy?
The average price of a Berger Picard puppy is $2600. The price of a Berger Picard puppy ranges from $2400 to $2800.
A lot of factors determine the price of the Berger Picard. These factors include what health records the Berger Picard puppy has, the lineage of the Berger Picard puppy, the US state the breeder is located in, etc.
To estimate how much you can expect to pay for a puppy Berger Picard based on the many factors that determine the price of the Berger Picard puppy, check out our calculator that lets you estimate how much you should expect to pay for the Berger Picard puppy based on what you want in the puppy.
When looking to buy a puppy, look at buying a puppy only from well-established breeders that breed puppies primarily for the love of the Berger Picard breed, and secondarily for profit. Do not buy a puppy from a puppy mill. Puppy mills mass-produce puppies in bad living conditions for maximum profit.
You may also consider adopting instead of buying a puppy. Adoption costs are very low compared to the price of a puppy.
Best Berger Picard Breeders
We have researched reputable Berger Picard breeders that you can buy a puppy.
Go to this page for our complete list of reputable Berger Picard breeders in various states in the United States.
On this page, you will see how much these breeders sell their puppies for, and how many puppies they have available.
A few of these breeders are listed below.
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La Vie en Rose
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Des Montagnes Berger Picards
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DeerPark
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Toucha`
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JEM`S Collies-Berger Picards
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What Colors do Berger Picards Have?
Berger Picards come in the following beautiful primary colors:
Berger Picards come in the following lovely secondary colors in addition to their primary colors:
How Long Berger Picards Live
The lifespan of the Berger Picard is typically from 13 to 14 years.
Berger Picards live long if they eat well, drink well, exercise well, and visit the veterinarian regularly.
How Fast Berger Picards Can Run
How fast a dog breed can run is a good measure of how athletic the dog breed is.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) regularly conducts dog running competitions. The AKC records the running speed of competing dogs in these competitions. These competitions are open to all dog breeds.
Based on our analysis of the speeds of 55 different Berger Picards, the average speed of the Berger Picard is 23.8 mph (38.3 kmph).
The fastest speed on AKC record that the Berger Picard ran in a race is 27.42 mph (44.1 kmph) and the minimum speed on record in a race for a Berger Picard is 10.26 mph (16.5 kmph).
Click here to see how the speed of the Berger Picard compares to the speed of other dogs and other mammals such as cats, horses, humans, etc.
How Popular are Berger Picards with New Dog Owners?
Every year, the American Kennel Club (AKC) publishes information on how popular a dog breed is in that particular year. The AKC gets the popularity information of a breed from how many dogs of that breed the owners register with the AKC every year. The AKC collects this data for about 200 dog breeds.
The graph below shows the popularity trend of the Berger Picard.
The popularity of the Berger Picard averaged over the years is Number 148 out of about 200 dog breeds.
Do not get a dog breed just because it is a popular dog breed. And do not reject a dog breed just because it is an unpopular breed.
Health Problems in Berger Picards and How to Prevent Them
Every dog breed has its own set of health problems that it tends to develop. There is nothing like a perfect dog breed.
The Berger Picard is prone to certain genetic health conditions. The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) is an organization that keeps track of genetic health problems in dog breeds.
From the extensive records that the OFA keeps, the OFA knows what health problems each dog breed is naturally prone to develop.
Hence, the OFA recommends which health screening breeders should perform on a dog breed to make sure that the breeders won`t breed `defective` dog parents that can pass down defective genes to their puppy offspring.
If you want a Berger Picard puppy that will grow up to be healthy, make sure that your Berger Picard breeder screens your puppy or your puppy`s parents for the health problems that the OFA recommends for your puppy`s breed. This will increase the chances that your puppy is free from genetic defects.
The following are the health tests that Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) recommends that breeders should screen Berger Picards for:
You can find out more about OFA`s recommended tests for Berger Picards here.
Dog Breeds That Are Similar to Berger Picards
If you have not made up your mind on which dog breed to get, you may also want to consider some other dogs similar to the Berger Picard.
We crunched the numbers and found that the following dog breeds that have similar behavior and temperament as the Berger Picard:
- Dalmatian (78 percent match with Berger Picard). Learn more about the Dalmatian here.
- Belgian Malinois (77 percent match with Berger Picard). Learn more about the Belgian Malinois here.
- Dutch Shepherd (77 percent match with Berger Picard). Learn more about the Dutch Shepherd here.
- French Spaniel (78 percent match with Berger Picard). Learn more about the French Spaniel here.
Other Things to Know About Berger Picards
Here are some of the very important characteristics of the Berger Picard that you need to know about the Berger Picard breed: