Briards!

Briards are so cool so why don't you have a look at some facts about them:

#1. "The Briard is a large, powerful herding dog."
#2. "In males the body is about the same length as the height, but in females the length may be slightly longer."
#3. "The head is large, long and rectangular in shape."
#4. "The square shaped nose is black with open nostrils."
#5. "The large eyes are set wide apart and comes in black or black brown with very dark pigmentation along the rims Eyes are covered with hair which cascades to the rest of the body."
#6. "The ears are either cropped or left natural, set high, not laying flat to the head."
#7. "The legs are powerful with strong bone."
#8. "The well feathered, low cut tail has a "J " shaped crook at the end."
#9. "The feet are large, compact and round. Nails are black."
#10. "The Briard has a double coat. The outer coat is course, hard and dry, laying flat, and falling naturally in long, slightly wavy locks. The undercoat is fine and tight all over the body. Coat comes in all colors accept for white. Common colors include black, various shades of gray and various shades of tawny. The tawny coat usually lightens from the time the dog is born to the time it is a year old, where the coat deepens in color again to a richer adult color. Adult coats are 6 or more inches (16 cm.) long giving the dog a bushy look with a shaggy beard, eyebrows and mustache."
#11. "The Briard is a farm worker by nature and lives to herd anything, possessing an exceptional hearing ability."
#12. "They are kind, but with a strong protective instinct."
#13. "The Briard makes a wonderful, alert watchdog."
#14. "Sensitive, playful and obedient, but with definite minds of their own."
#15. "A long history of working with humans has left it gentle and sweet natured, as well as loyal, brave and fearless."
#16. "This breed has a fine memory and is intelligent with a lot of ambition."
#17. "The Briard is very trainable, willing and eager to please."
#18. "This is definitely not a breed for everyone. Too often they wind up in shelters because people don't realize what a challenge they can be to raise and live with."
#19. "They not only need a lot of leadership, but they need entertainment and activity to be happy, and are not the sort you can pat on the head and ignore the rest of the day."
#20. "Briards are dedicated to their families and tend to be, as best, disinterested in other people."
#21. "They should be socialized early --- especially with children."
#22. "They are good-natured and very adaptable to living with children if they are raised together."
#23. "This breed does not like to be teased."
#24. "Train them early and treat them with an air of leadership along with exercise first and then give the affection and you will have a wonderful family dog. It has been said, "It returns tenfold any affection given to it." Affection should only be given when the dog is calm and in a submissive state."
#25. "Briards view strangers as suspicious and can be a bit dog aggressive, but with the right handler it will blossom into a first-class pet that can happily coexist with other pets."
#26. "Height: 24-27 inches (62-68 kg.)"
#27. "Average Weight: 75 pounds (35 kg.)"
#28. "The Briard will do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently exercised. They are moderately active indoors and will do best with at least an average-sized yard. This dog is totally not suited for life in a kennel. They are happiest in the home as part of the family, but they do love to be outdoors."
#29. "Life Expectancy: About 10-12 years."
#30. "Litter Size: 8-19 puppies ~ 17 puppies in one litter have been known!"

Info from: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/briard.htm
Pic from: http://www.justdogbreeds.com/briard.html