Shepherd of Bergamo

The shepherd of Bergamo is a race of dog of Italian origin. The international cynologic Fédération recognizes it under the name of duck da pastore bergamasco . It is called sometimes also bergamask. It in the beginning was intended to lead and keep the herds of sheep.

Description

splendid shepherd, this dog recognizable with her dress is the cousin of the shepherd of Brie. There are two types of hairs, the hair in the form of node and the hair like the briard (rough). There are several types of colors, the opaque black, brown clearly the, dark one, the beige, the gray clear, dark, the fair one, the white, the deer, the harlequin and all other colors has two, three, and even four different colors. Its eyes can be brown clear, dark, gray clearly, dark and blue which is generally not very frequent. Their tail is carried in saber and their ears are triangular. He measures between 54 and 62 cm and the weight are from 26 to 38 kg.

History

Character/Behavior

The shepherd of Bergamo is an excellent guard, he does not wait that an intruder enters the house to wedge it like, the fact the German shepherd, but barks as soon as this one is behind the door. This dog needs a firm education, it intelligent, vigilant, is moderated, patient, nimble, flexible and smart. Its preferred pace is trot, it can easily pass to the gallop. It was the preferred dog of the Romans, it was done to kill the wolves as soon as they approached the herd of sheep.

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Internal bonds

Model: Race of dog

External bonds

the standard of the race on the site of the SCC

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