Picture: Claes Vadeby, Ljungsbro, Sweden
General about Polski Owczarek Nizinny
The Name
PON, that's the shortest one and of course it's coming from, Polski Owczarek Nizinny.
The english name, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, explains what it means.

History
Medium-sized, shaggy-coated herding dogs were known in Poland for centuries.
PON
, mostly come from the northern coastdistricts, where the city Bydgoszcz been in the front of breeding and developing.
From the beginning PON was a polish "farmerdog". Their task was to guard, herd and hunt. Through the years the herder instinct developed, but you can still see it's interest for guarding and hunting.

Qualitys
PON is a social and friendly familydog with a strong and stable psyche, who loves when it's life and soul around it. PON is active, curious and independent with an extraordinary good memory.
PON has showed great proof in patience and fit fast to new enviroments and it shows seldom any nervousness or restlessnes.
PON has an excellent good nose which makes it very good for tracking.
PON doesn't need more than ordinary exercise, even if it of course appreciate all forms of outside activities, in all kind of weathers.
PON loves to play and it gladually performe things it been learned.
Even if PON is a robust and patient dog, should it be handled with a steady and loveful hand, before hardness, in education, to get good results.
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30 Aug 1999

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