1. The Belgian Sheepdog is a highly trainable herder whose versatility and intelligence is the stuff of canine legend

2. The dog that was heir to the name Belgian Sheepdog was originally known as the Groenendael variation of the breed

3. The Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, and Belgian Malinois began as three local variations of one breed, which was known as the Belgian Shepherd or Continental Shepherd