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Late Middle Ages landscape

Briard

Also known as Berger de Brie.

Related breedBichon Frisé1300 to 1933 · Belgium, France

Briard at a glance

Origin
Brie, France
Appeared
1300 to 1897 (likely)
Family
Continental Herder
Type
Herding dog
Size
Large
Life span
10 to 12 years
Recognised by
FCI, AKC, KC
Status
Living
FCI standard
No. 113
DNA clade
Continental Herder (Parker 2017)

The name. From the Brie region east of Paris.

Same familyGerman Spitz1400 to 1899 · Germany

Family and relatives

Close by DNAKurī1250 to 1300 · New Zealand

Closest relatives by shared DNA

Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.

Same eraPoodle1400 to 1874 · France

Place in time

The Briard appears 1300 to 1897 (likely), in the Late Middle Ages, when 53 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Briard is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.