Belgian Laekenois

These beautiful dogs are virtually unknown, but they and a handful of breeders and enthusiasts have been quietly working behind the scenes to get this breed the attention and recognition it deserves.  Although the Laekenois (say lak-in-wah) was just admitted to the AKC’s full breed status on July 1, 2020, these working and herding dogs have been competing in the AKC’s Miscellaneous Class since 2011.  The breed is the rarest of four Belgian herding breeds, the Belgian Sheepdog, the Belgian Tervuren, and the Belgian Malinois which are all considered a single breed in Belgium but are split into four different…