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The four Belgian shepherd dog breeds include the Malinois, Groenendael, Tervueren and Laekenois. The Belgian shepherd dogs are extremely alert and loyal dogs that work well in obedience trials and make excellent guard dogs.
Miscellaneous
Each breed can have two spellings or names, one in flemish and one in French, two of Belgium's national languages. The Tervueren, for example, can be written Tervuren (without the 'e', the latter being the flemish spelling) or Tervuurse herder. In the same way the Laekenois is also known as Lakense herder and the Malinois as Mechelaar or Mechelse scheper in flemish. Groenendael is the most common spelling both in French and Flemish, although Groenendaalse herder also exist. To refer to a shepherd dog the word 'scheper' is more common in flemish than 'herder' or 'herdershond', but internationally this word is little known. Internationally the French equivalents are more common.
