Dutch Shepard Traditional Cache
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The Dutch Shepherd Dog is a breed of dog. The breed is an old herding breed of Dutch origin. In the old days shepherds and farmers needed a versatile dog, a jack-of-all-trades, with few demands and adapted to the harsh and meager existence of that time.
The Dutch Shepherd was discovered as a naturally occurring shepherd's dog type living in the rural areas of the larger region that today includes The Netherlands. When the first breed standard was written in 1898, the coat could be any color. But in 1914 it was decided to allow only brindle to distinguish the breed from the, then similar, German Shepherd and Belgian Shepherd. As time went by, the breeds diverged into the three distinct breeds that we know today. However, the Dutch Shepherd remains nearly the same dog it was more than 100 years ago. Today the Dutch Shepherd is distinguished from the Belgian and German Shepherds by the details put down in the breed standard, primarily of the head.The cache is part of the K9 dog paw series/geo-art. See GC4301A for more about this geo-art/series.
A big thank you to Clay4 for all of his help and knowledge to help bring this geo-art/series together
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