Some Useful Links
Kennel Clubs
Canadian Kennel Club
United Kennel Club
American Kennel Club
Fédération Cynologique Internationale -FCI
Breed Clubs
Berger Picard Club Canada
Berger Picard Club of America
Berger Picard Club of the United States
Club des Amis du Berger Picard
More Berger Picard Information
Showsight - Berger Picard
The Canine Chronicle - Berger Picard
AKC - Meet the Berger Picard
we love our Berger Picards - Facebook Page
Berger Picard - Facebook Page
Health Organizations
OFA - Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation
CHIC - Canine Health Information Center
PennHIP - University of Pennsylvania Hip Evaluation Methodology
Dog Event Information
Canuck Dogs - Information on Canadian Conformation and Performation Events
Canadian Association of Rally Obedience - Information and Events
Agility Association of Canada - Information and Events
Training
The Naughty Dogge Blog - insightful and entertaining reflections on positive training
Paws Abilities Dog Training Blog - lots of great articles
The Grateful Dog - Tips for Housetraining
Dr. Sophia Yin - The Art and Science of Animal Behaviour
Dognition - tools to understand your dog's personality
Victoria Stilwell Positively - Positive Training
Say Yes Dog Training - Susan Garrett has lots of fantastic information and resources
Agility Nerd Blog - more great ideas and resources
Behavior Works - behaviour shaping by Susan Freidman
Eileen and dogs - more ideas for training
Bad Dog - Handling Problem Behaviors - this is an article describing Friedman's Hierarchy
Loose Eyed Herding Dogs - a great explanation of different herding traits (the Berger Picard is a loose-eyed breed)
Training the Loose Eyed Dog - an article originally written for Ranch Dog Trainer magazine
Dietary Information
Dog Aware
Dog Food Advisor
Dog Park Information
Association of Professional Dog Trainers - dog park etiquette, pros and cons, dog body language
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.
~Milan Kundera