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- Oct 24, 2009 GNYHC C-Course High in Trial
- Oct 25, 2009 GNYHC C-Course High in Trial
- Oct 24&25, 2009 Combined High in Trial
- Nov 15, 2008 GNYHC C-Course Res. High in Trial
- Nov 16, 2008 GNYHC C-Course High in Trial
- Nov 15&16, 2008 Combined High in Trial
- October 9, 2010 HGH trial 92 V (excellent)
Defense of Handler (Pronounced)
- Oct 6, 2007 HGH Title 79 pts (no grip points) Judge Hans Chifflard
(Second Beauceron in the World to earn this title!)
- Nov 15, 2008 GNYHC Trial Third Place
- Nov 16, 2008 GNYHC Trial Reserve High in Trial
- Oct 24, 2009 GNYHC Trial Third Place
- Oct 15, 2011 HGH Trial 90/100 (Excellent) *Pronounced Defense of Handler
Our Working Dogs....Vendra,Breizh, and Elite
The Beauceron is a very old herding breed from France. The breed type probably emerged, like some other herding breeds, from canids used to assist humans with hunting and guarding duties. When and how that occurred is an open question, but nonetheless the process of selective breeding over the generations produced Beaucerons with pronounced prey drive, work drive, pack drive, and a desire to please, but with limited social skills with human strangers beyond the need to either warn or ignore them while working on isolated farms or tending sheep in remote pastural regions.
When the Beauceron began to leave the farms and fields during the 20th Century and enter the world of sport, companionship, and public scrutiny, it also began to wander from its original purpose, and as a result one will find a wide range of temperaments. It is pure folly to generalize about the Beauceron. In my opinion, the lines are far more important in determining temperament, although most modern Beaucerons are a melange of outcrossings.
Like many other herding breeds, the Beauceron as a true herding dog is in decline. The modern dairy or sheep farmer in France, for various reasons, has been using herding dogs less and less. It is a purely romantic notion to think of France as the land of full-time shepherds tending large flocks of sheep. Most flocks these days in France are small, or used for weekend herding hobbies, so as a result the Beauceron is not used as a daily tending dog. The Border Collie is the herding breed of choice in France.
The selection process has become less rigorous and more geared toward producing pets and show dogs, not proven working dogs. Unfortunately, it is not possible to selectively breed for both. The true herding lines will likely become increasingly limited over time, and with them the herding Beauceron par excellence.
In Memory of...
BREIZH HGH and HXCs (2007-2011)
My Breizh, thank you for working tirelessly, day after day, hour after hour. Thank you for teaching me how to be a good shepherd while I taught you how to be a good herding dog. Thank you for training my lambs every year. And thank you for being my buddy.
Life on the farm will not be the same without you. They say dogs have no souls, but I think God makes exceptions. I WILL see you again. Go with God, Buster.
Elite (HGH) Oct 15, 2011 HGH Trial 87/100
(Very Good) *Pronounced Defense
- Just a working video with lots of lambs( be patient starts our shakey but settles out.)
Love this VIDEO!.... Elan.....Beauceron herds poultry.
BEAUCERON LINKS, etc.
VENDRA DE KER GAL HGH and HXCs
Roy des Matins de L'Abbe Rozier, Ring 2, Obéissance 3, Agility 2, Brevet Troupeau -Vice champion de France de Beauté 2004 X Leale de Trevizal
(full-time farm dog in Brittany)
OFA: GOOD
Vendra is a solid, sensitive dog who is my part-time worker. She is a powerful, drivey herding dog, but also possesses an acute sense of how wonderful and enjoyable life is,and as a result works with a joie de vivre I have not seen in many tending dogs.
Training video 2
Training video 3
Photos by Meghan Rabon...Thanks Meghan!
