Groenendael
the long-coated black, and first recognised from Groenendael just outside Brussels, championed in 1890. The first recognised breeder was a gentleman named Nicolas Rose. He owned a famous hotel called Chateau de Groenendael.
Officially, the first of the Belgians to arrive in the UK in 1959, although there are records of some arriving in the 1930s. Black, or black with limited white as follows: small to moderate patch or strip on chest, between pads of feet and on tips of the toes. Frosting (white or grey) on muzzle.