<P> The Beauceron is known in France as a guard dog, a helper around the farm (herding sheep or cattle), and / or a ring sport dog (primarily protection training). This athletic, healthy and long - lived breed has been bred to be intelligent, calm, gentle, and fearless . Adults are typically suspicious of strangers and are excellent natural guard dogs . On the other hand, they typically take their cue from their handlers when it comes to greeting strangers, and are neither sharp nor shy . They do best when raised within the family but they can sleep outside, the better to act as guards (their weatherproof coats make them ideal kennel users even in the coldest winters). They are eager learners and can be trained to a high level . However, their physical and mental development is slow, relative to other similar breeds (e.g. German and other large shepherds): they are not mentally or physically mature until the age of about three years, so their training should not be rushed . Several five - or ten - minute play - training exercises per day in the early years can achieve better results than long or rigorous training sessions . </P> <P> Beaucerons can compete in dog agility trials, obedience, showmanship, flyball, tracking, and herding events . Herding instincts and trainability can be measured at noncompetitive herding tests . Beaucerons exhibiting basic herding instincts can be trained to compete in herding trials . </P> <Ul> <Li> There is a Beauceron named Bosco in the film Marmaduke . </Li> <Li> A dog of the same breed is also in the film Hotel for Dogs . His name is Henry . </Li> <Li> A pack of hunting Beaucerons appeared in the 1988 movie The Bear . </Li> <Li> A Beauceron was also seen in the film The Wild Child . </Li> <Li> Two Beauce Shepherds appear in the James Bond movie Moonraker . </Li> <Li> There was a Beauceron used extensively in the search and rescue efforts in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001 . </Li> <Li> There was a Beauceron in a brief scene in the Martin Scorsese directed film Gangs of New York . </Li> <Li> There was a Beacuron guard dog in the Marc Caro and Jean - Pierre Jeunet film The City of Lost Children </Li> </Ul> <Li> There is a Beauceron named Bosco in the film Marmaduke . </Li>

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