Dutch Shepherd Dog

Pastoral

Coat

Brindle: with . Striping should be medium to heavy.
Solid may be used to represent heavily brindled dogs but is not preferred in the Longhair or Shorthair variety.
Wirehairs only May use or light gray furfile base with brindle striping. Striping should be medium to heavy.
Masking: masking optional but preferred (standard mask)
White Markings: All of the above may have trim on chest and toes/fingers.

Eyes

- preferred

Nose

Faults

Incomplete mask. Wrong nose colour. Wrong eye colour.

Disqualifications

Any non-brindle colour (with exception of solid black), or a brindle colour not listed.

Varieties

Shorthair, Longhair, Wirehair

Notes

The dutch shepherd, or hollandse herdershond as it's called in its home country, resembles the old type of german shepherd dog in build. But unlike its german cousin, this breed is always brindle in colour! It comes in three coat lengths, just as the belgian shepherd. It may not come as a surprise that these three breeds are all related. The dutch shepherd has long been the least known of them, but is now gaining reputition and popularity around the world.

The dutch shepherd dog is mainly a worker, an active and sporty breed that needs both mental and physical exercise to thrive.
The shorthaired is the most common variety, while the others are rarer. Golden or brown brindle is the most common colour in the breed, but it may also be blue brindle, which is really closer to grey, sometimes with almost golden tints.
The breed should appear medium sized, powerfully built and lively. The head is wedge shaped, with the muzzle somewhat longer than the skull. The ears are rather small, set high and triangular in shape. The neck is rather long, powerful and dry. The chest is deep, the back short and straight. The tail is carried hanging or slightly up but not curled over the back.

Breed Files

Filename: KK DutchShepherdSH
Offset: B005
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: December 7, 2010
Notes: Addball ears and tail (four variations), optional liplines

Filename: BW Dutch Shepherd
Offset: 7508
Base: Labrador
SCP: Labrador
Accepted: April 15, 2010
Notes: Wirehair variety. Three addball tail variations, optional beard, smaller rear variation.

Filename: GK DShepherd
Offset: 6126
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: December 22, 2006
Notes: Addball ears and tail. Shorthaired Variety only. 2nd gens may have slightly fuzzier ears.

Filename: DutchShep Longhair
Offset: 247D
Base: Great Dane
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: November 19, 2006
Notes: Longhaired variety. Includes two ruff heaivnesses and two tail carriages. Angled legs and addballz ears/tail.

Filename: DutchShSm
Offset: 8955
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: October 22, 2004
Notes: Shorthaired variety. Addball tails, and angled legs which may affect this dog's ability to perform obedience - the movements are good but the sit is a bit off.