The Berger Picard is a medium-sized, well-muscled dog, slightly longer than tall with a tousled yet elegant appearance.

[2] The Berger Picard's attributes include a lively, intelligent personality and a sensitive and assertive disposition that responds quickly to obedience training.

The breed also has a well-developed sense of humor, making them an endearing companion, and they continue to be used very effectively as both sheep and cattle herders in their native land and elsewhere.

[5] The Berger Picard can compete in agility trials, tracking, obedience, showmanship, Schutzhund, flyball, lure coursing, French ring sport and herding events.

[6] In 2018 a genetic study found that, just prior to 1859, a broadly distributed European herding dog had given rise to the French Berger Picard, the German Shepherd Dog, and the five Italian herding breeds: the Bergamasco Shepherd, Cane Paratore, Lupino del Gigante, Pastore d'Oropa, and the Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai.

[7] One author believes that the Berger Picard was brought to northern France and the Pas de Calais in the 9th century by the Franks.

[1][page needed] Some experts insist that this breed is related to the more well-known Briard and Beauceron, while others believe it shares a common origin with Dutch and Belgian Shepherds.

The breed can only be shown in Import classes and is awaiting official registration of the proposed Picardy Sheepdog Club.

The producers of the American film Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) brought five Picards from Europe (three of the five actually performed: "Scott"; "Laiko"; and "Tasha").

[5] Joker, a well-known Berger Picard dog in Germany, has starred in six comedy films based on novels by Rita Falk [de].