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Other names | Picard Berger de Picardie Picardy Sheepdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dog (domestic dog) |
The Berger Picard (/bɛərˌʒeɪ pɪˈkɑːr/ bair-ZHAY pih-KAR, French: [bɛʁʒe pikaʁ]) or Picardy Shepherd, is a French herding dog originating in Picardy. These dogs nearly became extinct after both World War I and World War II[1] and remain a rare breed.