Harzer Fuchs

[BCBlondie]

Harzer Fuchs ~

I just came across this stunning breed. Apparently, they are very similar to the Border Collie in personality. They have a high drive to work and are extremely intelligent. They are a German breed that is used to herd and guard livestock. They vary in size from 18 - 45kg (which is about 39 - 99lbs), but I think most of them range in the 40 - 50lb range. Unfortunately, this wonderful breed is near extinction.. :(
I would love to have one someday. They're supposed to be EXCELLENT for agility and other kinds of dog sports. :)

Anyways, onto some pics of this gorgeous breed!

http://mitglied.lycos.de/wolfundfuchs/aktubilder_strbl_voben.jpg
http://www.beepworld.de/memberdateien/members15/wolfundfuchs/fuchsgalerie_gruppe_beige.jpg
http://mitglied.lycos.de/wolfundfuchs/fuchsgalerie_lotta.jpg
http://mitglied.lycos.de/wolfundfuchs/uebertess_feb03-2.jpg
http://www.devrolijkeviervoeters.org/images/harzer_fuchs03tess.jpg

[DejaVu]

Wow! How pretty. You can see the intensity in the eyes of the dog in the 4th picture. The colour is nice too!

[EssTer]

GORGOES dogs!! I didnt know about that breed! Thanx for sharing Di ;) I would love to have dog like that some day :D

[wolfsoul]

Wow, the last two look alot like border collies. :) You can see the herding instinct in their eyes.

[cali]

wow, I showed them to my mom and she looked then up on the internet, but every website we found was in german, and the translation was "the Harzer fox, is one of the original hat dogs" :confused: lol the translations were rather uselss, and while I now German, I dont know it THAT well lol all the websits that were english, the info was "we have no info on this breed, if you would like to contribute..." :rolleyes: lol

[Lexi_Lover]

They are gorgeous, aren't they...I love them! If you look on Google and go to images and type in the name then you will find gorgeous pictures and if you click "original posting" I think...:confused: then you can find info! I saw some of the same pictures!

[BCBlondie]

Originally posted by cali
wow, I showed them to my mom and she looked then up on the internet, but every website we found was in german, and the translation was "the Harzer fox, is one of the original hat dogs" :confused: lol the translations were rather uselss, and while I now German, I dont know it THAT well lol all the websits that were english, the info was "we have no info on this breed, if you would like to contribute..." :rolleyes: lol
Yeah, I know... I had to use freetranslation.com to copy/paste and translate paragraphs... but it helped! :)

[LuvGold00]

Is this an AKC breed? They are beautiful, never heard of them!

[Lexi_Lover]

No..it isn't recognied...LOL!

How do you pronounce it! :D

[BCBlondie]

Originally posted by SunKissedGoldens
Is this an AKC breed? They are beautiful, never heard of them!
Nooo.. LOL not AKC at all... They're a rare breed in Germany. :p

I'm not sure how it's pronounced... :p My best guess is:
Har-zehr Fooks (Fox with an 'oo' sound)

[Vette]

Awww! they even look kinda like Border Collies in a way. :)

[Kristl]

the puppy almost looks like a shepherd!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

What a gorgeous breed!!! Thanks for sharing it with us, Di:D

[IRescue452]

Looks like one of the 7 belgian shepherd breeds, only three of which are recognized by the akc( who don't recognize squat). I don't even have it in my breed encyclopedia, and it has over 1000 breeds. New breeds only take 20 generations, or approx. 10 years to invent. I wouldn't blame breeders for not wanting people from the US to have one as we tend to ruin breeds though. It also looks somewhat like the small greek shepherd. I don't even see them on dogbreedinfo.com.

[sammy101]

what a gorgeous dog!:eek: :D They remind me of a Border collie.:)

[Suki Wingy]

Wow! I love them! I think it is too bad that some nice breeds are going extinct because people want to make their "own" breed. I say, you choose one of the 400? plus already established. The people who try and create new breeds are selfish.

[cocker_luva]

just gorgeous