We became interested in the Berger Picard because of their unique looks and their loving and protective nature. Our heart dog, Valentine, shows those qualities and demonstrates them daily.
These are big, very vocal - talking, not barking - passionately
loving dogs. Despite being French sheep herders, they prefer to spend
most of their time in the house and possibly in your bed. They do however need room to exercise. At 60 or so pounds, they are still lap dogs, craving close contact with their humans. They are smart and very loyal. We practice Carmen Battaglia's "Early Neurological Stimulation" techniques on the puppies, which turns out even smarter, more even natured dogs.
Val is an excellent traveler, loves staying in motels, going on walks and local trips in the car. All of this with a very short training time.
The breed is very sensitive to praise and criticism. They want to please their people and can easily be crushed by severe criticism. Being so sensitive to their people, they learn words and actions and seem to know what we are going to do almost before we do. Valentine had her first litter on April 7, 2007. There are still 2 puppies not yet spoken for.
