Plural of bouvier; a breed of large, sturdy dog originally used for herding cattle in Belgium, or people who work with cattle.
From French bouvier, meaning 'cattle herder' or 'cowherd,' derived from bouf/boeuf (ox or beef) + -ier (person who does something).
Bouvier des Flandres dogs are so massive and powerful that they were once used as police and military working dogs—their cattle-herding ancestors literally toughened the breed into guardians of humans instead of livestock.
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