Beauceron de la Pilgrimage

UPDATE:  Celah gave birth to her first litter of puppies on May 1st, 2011! They were all healthy pups!  all of the puppies have found happy homes.   Please contact us if you are interested in a puppy from a future litter. We will be happy to talk to you in detail about the parents and the Beauceron breed.  

We added Celah to our family 4 years ago and she has exceeded our expectations!  We had no idea when we brought her home as a little 9 week old puppy of the bond that would develop with her and that she would be such a wonderful companion. This is her first litter and they are EXCEPTIONAL puppies!   Her parents are both from France and come from herding lines.  You can see her pedigree and OFA documents from a link on our puppy page.  Celah is the most beloved dog we have ever owned.  She is obedient and submissive.  Our 8 grandsons love to play with her and she has never shown any sign of aggression to any of them.

The sire of the puppies is owned by Esa Rasimus of Du Cedarhurst kennel in Ontario, Canada.  He is Anis DGV, sired from Seneque de la Dame de Coeur, who was a National Champion in France.  His brother, Artzain, was also a Champion in France as is his sister, Cherie, who won first place in the first level in Ringsport last year and is competing again this year.   Anis DGV was unable to compete because his owner had a serious auto accident when he was in his prime to be competing.   The same genes are in his bloodline that are in the others I mentioned and these puppies are working dogs extraordinaire.

But there is another important reason why I chose Anis DGV to breed with Celah.  We wanted a dog with an excellent temperament, and his is unsurpassed, as is our Celah's.   When one of our puppies is placed in a home, we want it to be a successful match.     

These puppies have great potential for working situations such as agility, tracking, or herding and will be a wonderful companion to their new owner.  We had the puppies tested for any herding instinct and some did very well, and would be a great asset on a farm.  All are very intelligent.  The Beauceron is beginning to win the hearts of American families.

Beaucerons Accepted in AKC

The Beaucerons were accepted in the American Kennel Club (AKC) in March of 2007. I had the privilege of going to Pennsylvania in July 2007 with my two females to an AKC judges seminar. The judges were being instructed on how to evaluate different breeds, and the Beauceron was one of them since they had just been accepted. I met other Beauceron owners and learned a lot myself. I also had the privilege of meeting Claudia Batson, who gave the lecture to the judges on the Beauceron. Claudia is one of America’s top experts on the Beauceron. Claudia still stays in touch and is a wealth of information.

The Beauceron can look formidable and in the society we live in, it is not unwise to have a dog that will alert you to someone arriving at your home and also have a look and stance that will deter any unwanted guests. The Beauceron is not a large dog compared to a Great Dane, a Mastiff, or Newfoundland. We like having a dog that gives a confident impression yet is not overly large. We are just very satisfied with every attribute of the Beauceron.