Herding · the Crook

Bouvier des Flandres[3]

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Photograph of the Bouvier des Flandres breed
Photo: Basco at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Herding[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Continental Herder[1]
FCI
Standard no. 191, group 1[4] Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
Origin
Belgium and France[4] Map point 50°38′ N · 4°40′ E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Vlaamse koehond (Dutch)[3]
In the study
BOUV[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Belgian Malinois, Tervuren, Groenendael and Tervuren. [1]

Also in the Continental Herder clade: Belgian Malinois, Briard, Groenendael, Tervuren.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q37896 (Bouvier des Flandres) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 191 "BOUVIER DES FLANDRES" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q31 (Belgium, P625) read 2026-11-09

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