{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_belgian_sheepdog_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_belgian_sheepdog_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Belgian Sheepdog — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) official breed-standard factual data for Belgian Sheepdog, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/belgian_sheepdog_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 7\n  passed: 7\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_belgian_sheepdog_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_belgian_sheepdog_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\n  title: \"Belgian Sheepdog — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Belgian Sheepdog — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The AKC gives size at the withers as 24 to 26 inches for males and 22 to 24 inches for females; dogs under 22½ or over 27½ inches and bitches under 20½ or over 25½ inches are disqualified.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat guard hairs are long, well-fitting, straight and abundant, of medium harshness and not silky or wiry, with a dense undercoat.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The colour is black, possibly with limited white on the chest, toes, chin and muzzle.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament reflects intelligence, courage, alertness and devotion to the master.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Hanging (hound-like) ears are a disqualification.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A cropped or stump tail is a disqualification.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Any colour other than black (outside the allowed white markings) is a disqualification.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Belgian Sheepdog — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Belgian Sheepdog — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/belgian_sheepdog_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/belgian_sheepdog_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":418,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}