Comparison: Beauce Sheepdog and German Shepherd

Beauce Sheepdog and German Shepherd are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Beauce Sheepdog	German Shepherd
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	France	Germany
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	61–70 cm	55–65 cm
Weight	–	22–40 kg
Life span	–	9–13 years
Recognition features	Big, muscular dog with a short, harsh coat, black-and-tan or harlequin The typical "red stockings": tan markings on the legs, over the eyes and on the cheeks Double dewclaws on the hind legs are required by the standard	Medium-large dog with a straight topline and a gently sloping croup Erect pointed ears and a bushy, sabre-like tail carried low Most often saddle or black-and-tan coat with a dark mask
Coat	Short (3–4 cm), thick, harsh coat lying close to the body over a fine, dense mouse-grey undercoat; black and tan or harlequin (grey-black with tan).	Double coat with dense undercoat, medium or long, straight and harsh outer hair.
Purpose	A French sheepdog and guard dog of the open plains, still used today in service and protection work.	Standardised in Germany in the late 1890s (Max von Stephanitz, 1899) as a versatile herding and working dog; today mainly a police, service and guide dog.

Breed page: Beauce Sheepdog · Breed page: German Shepherd

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