Being an all around farm dog, they needed to be both brave and brainy; so that they could face down any danger to their charges, and listen well so they could work quickly in sync with their masters, as well as improvise in a pinch.
As may be expected, Belgian Shepherds are highly intelligent. (I've known people
describe them as "scary smart" and it is pretty much true.") They watch
their people to such a high degree that their owners need to be very
aware of what they're communicating with their body language, or they can
mess the poor dog up. These dogs read every move, and are happiest when
included in what-so-ever their person happens to be doing.If allowed to integrate with their person in daily life, they can get to the point where it seems they understand English.
They are dogs of extreme loyalty, and this can be vouched for by any who have had them. This of course must be taken into consideration when raising a puppy, they need to be properly exposed to friendly outsiders and shown that strangers generally pose no threat.
They are vigilant watchdogs, highly alert; they notice everything and will quickly bark at a stranger, (or strange thing). A well raised Tervuren will mirror the owner's attitude, if you say "It's okay" then it's okay. If you don't like it, they don't like it. If it's trying to kill you... well, I'd hate to say what will end up happening to it.
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