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- Bouvier des Flandres
Bouvier des Flandres
noun
Bou·vi·er des Flan·dres
ˌbü-vē-ˌā-də-ˈflan-dərz 
-ˈfläⁿdrᵊ
plural Bouvier des Flandres or Bouviers des Flandres
ˌbü-vē-ˌāz-də-ˈflan-dərz
-ˈfläⁿdrᵊ
: any of a breed of large powerfully built rough-coated dogs of Belgian origin used especially for herding and in guard work
called also Bouvier
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When Weiss, who graduated from high school through an Early College Program on May 9, pulled up to her home in the late afternoon of April 26, she was greeted by her family's two great Danes and black Russian terrier, but didn't see her 8-year-old Bouvier des Flandres, Haavi.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The Bouvier des Flandres is a gifted herding breed that requires an experienced pet parent who can devote plenty of time to training and providing a job to do.
—Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2023
Lucky, Ronald and Nancy Reagan's Bouvier des Flandres, was captured tugging the President across the White House lawn during a stroll with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The Bouvier des Flandres is a gifted herding breed that requires an experienced pet parent who can devote plenty of time to training and providing a job to do.
—Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2023
Lucky, Ronald and Nancy Reagan's Bouvier des Flandres, was captured tugging the President across the White House lawn during a stroll with UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021
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