BOUVIER DES FLANDRES

boovyāˈ dā fläNˈdrə, breed of powerful working dog perfected in Belgium around the beginning of the 20th cent. It stands from 23 to 28 in. (58–71 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 70 lb (27–32 kg). It has a fine, soft undercoat and a harsh, wiry outercoat ranging in color from fawn to black. Its ears are cropped and stand erect, and its tail is docked to approximately 4 in. (10 cm). The Bouvier is primarily a herder of cattle, but it has also been trained successfully as a police and war dog. See dog.

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The World of Women in Classical Music
Book by Anne K. Gray; Seven Locks, 2007
Subjects: Instrumentalists, Women Composers, Women Conductors (Music), Women Musicians, Women Singers
...Personnel Available for Wilderness Search). Trained in search tech- niques, one of Janes partners was her Bouvier des Flandres, Maya, while John had a Beau?eron named Inca. They and their four-legged children have assisted in many...


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Simone's Complaisant Mutism and the Monsters: a Clinical Illustration of How to Work in the "field of Dreams"
Journal article by A. Ferro; Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 18, 2010
Subjects: Artificial insemination, Celiac disease, Emotions, Infertility
...of labbra- dor - lips of gold - an affectionate, delicate, but also complaisant thought. But I wonder what a Bouvier des Flandres would say if it saw itself abandoned at a moment like this, a moment we know is very delicate for you. P. Without...
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Edith Wharton at War: Civilized Space in Troubled Times
Journal article by Annette Larson Benert; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 42, 1996
Subjects: Wharton, Edith--Criticism, interpretation, etc., World War, 1914-1918--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...had studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, returning with neoclassical...her emphasis): 1. The "Oeuvre des Enfants des Flandres" which "cares for 720 children...and German Literature. Bonn: Bouvier Verlag Herbert Grundmann, 1974...


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Beautiful Bouvier a Real Winner at Ekka; Delightful Doggie Dax Sure Knows How to Turn Heads
Newspaper article; The Queensland Times (Ipswich, Australia), August 15, 2011
...Delightful Doggie Dax Sure Knows How to Turn Heads. BOUVIER BASICS The bouvier des flandres was bred in Belgium by the working class who...curls scores points. Dax the two-year-old bouvier des flandres proved he was champion material at the Brisbane...
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Prisoners Given Pedigree Dog to Stroke - to Prevent Them Smashing Up Cells
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 25, 2010
Subjects: Dogs, Prisoners, Stroke, Stroke (Disease)
...their lives? Barney, a black-coated Bouvier des Flandres dog, is undertaking specialist training...have to be monitored closely. The Bouvier breed originally worked on the farms...This is a proven method. RELAXING: A Bouvier des Flandres
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Famous House Pets; Presidential Cats, Dogs in New Museum
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 22, 2004
Subjects: Bush, George W.
...love for Claire McLean. Mrs. McLean, a breeder of bouvier des Flandres dogs, has been collecting presidential pet memorabilia...1980s, when she was called upon to groom Lucky, a bouvier that belonged to President Reagan and his wife, Nancy...
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Cottage Grove Sees Future in Its Past
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), January 16, 2011
...player piano. Bogues wife, Carol, was decked out in a vintage velvet hat, reading a book. The family dog, a Bouvier des Flandres named Bilbo, was plopped on the floor a few feet away. The couple moved to Cottage Grove 13 years ago after she...
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MoD 48p Inquiry Fiasco
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 24, 1996
...later replaced. He recalls using his own cash to stamp them. But a retired barrister member of the 150-strong Bouvier Des Flandres Club said his newsletter was unstamped and reported Mr Roberts. MoD police arrested Mr Roberts of Largs, Strathclyde...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bouvier Des Flandres  - 2 results

 
 
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Bouvier Des Flandres
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOUVIER DES FLANDRES boovya da flaN dr , breed of powerful working dog perfected in Belgium...erect, and its tail is docked to approximately 4 in. (10 cm). The Bouvier is primarily a herder of cattle, but it has also been trained successfully...
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Working Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Kennel Club: Alaskan malamute , Belgian Malinois , Belgian sheepdog , Belgian Tervuren , Bernese mountain dog , Bouvier des Flandres , boxer , Briard , bull mastiff , Cardigan Welsh corgi , collie , Doberman pinscher , German shepherd , Great Dane...


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