There were hardly any fenced meadows, for sheep, horses, or cattle. Let’s go to the Netherlands, often referred to as Holland, around the nineteenth century. High, bare, cold mountains required a different type of dog than the flat lands and the more moderate temperature of the Netherlands did. The area where the shepherd worked also had quite a lot to do with what the dog looked like. He won the first place prize at an international competition in Saarbrucken, Germany in 1908
Steijns, who was attracted by the intelligent look of Frits, trained him in six weeks to do police work. Some breeds were specialized in working with a certain type of animal or a specific task, while others were all round.įrits was bought by Steijns for 2 guilders and 50cts fromĪ farmer who was glad to get rid of this “stupid” dog. A dog with a high level of independence was needed to keep the flock or herd together, drive it, guard, and defend it. A shepherd dog is nothing more that a dog than belonged to, and was used by a shepherd, helping him to look after the sheep or cattle. Within these groups several different breeds came into existence and by looks and nature distinguished themselves from other dogs. Hunting, fighting, carrying loads and herding were just a few of the tasks that the dogs were given. The forefathers of our dogs were probably wolves which were domesticated, and in the thousands of years that followed were used for different purposes and developed accordingly.
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