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Category: Prospects

Valentine

Xs and Os l’Ami de la Campagne
Date of Birth April 6th, 2024 (9 months old)
(Multi CH Solo L’ami De La Campagne BH IGP1 NHAT x Multi CH Uzelle le Bas Rouge Celeste NHAT)
Bred By Johan Anno & Magali Debouver of l’Am de la Campagne

Looking Forward to the Future

We waited many years for Valentine to be born and head to the US. His dam, Uzelle, was such a promising puppy, we asked to be placed on her waitlist the day we realized she was going home to Magali. Then when she chose Valentine for our home, we couldn’t have been more thrilled! His structure and pedigree made him an easy choice to join our pack.

With a diverse pedigree focused on both sport and conformation, we were curious to see what this boy would want to do. He has very clearly said that he loves the show ring, especially the hot dogs and cheese that come along with it. The rest of the “work” will hopefully come with time and brain cells.

Our Journey

Valentine debuted in the show ring, picking up a lovely Group 2 against over a dozen stunning herding prospects. He’s training to continue his show career as his area of focus for the net year.

Enjoy some pictures of him growing up!

Ugie

AKC Major Ptd Attaque Ozzmosis TKN HIT
Date of Birth: June 8th, 2023 (1 years old)
(CIE Multi CH Multi GCH Gucci l’Ami Noir ZZO ZOP BH-VT ZZO1 x CZ Jr CH Cochabamba Gitigaro NHAT)
Bred By Květa Sockelová of Ozzmosis

Health Testing
Good Hips (prelim)
Normal elbows (prelim)

Looking Forward to the Future

Ugie joins the BDV family from the Czech Republic. He’s an absolute joy to live with, even with the amount of energy and engagement he demands. He wants to work, cuddle, and eat with the same zest most dogs reserve for a Starbucks Pup Cup. Like most baby beaucerons, he’s slow to develop focus, but we see excellent building blocks for this incredible boy!

Our Goals

Ugie’s pedigree tells us that the sky is the limit! He comes from lines that are well equipped to tackle bite sports as easily as herding as easily as the show ring. While he’s growing his big boy brain, we’re focused on conformation – just a few points away from his Championship after 4 majors in just a few weekends out.

When tested on stock, he showed great instinct. He focused on moving the sheep with subtle changes, rather than barreling in to create a fun game for himself. It’s the slowest we’ve ever seen that boy move – making sure to push the stock around kindly, but eagerly.

As not to conflict with his herding training, we’re continuing to let formal obedience fall to the wayside, focusing on functional obedience and “fun” sports such as dock diving and barn hunt. We’ll continue to dabble and learn what he’s best suited for.

For now…
We’re letting him grow up and building a strong relationship with him

His Parents

CIE Multi CH Multi GCH Gucci l’Ami Noir ZZO ZOP BH-VT ZZO1
Date of birth December 1st, 2018
(Multi CH Hector Bleu du Serment des Brumes x JCH CR Barbaree l’Ami Noir)
HD A/A, DM clear, Normal heart, Full detention

CZ Jr CH Cochabamba Gitigaro NHAT
Date of birth June 24th, 2019
(CITR CIB Polish Herding CH Jadran Astra Canina HWT IHT3 HRDIIIs x CZ JRCh CZ Ch Slovenia Ch Arapiraca Gitigaro NHAT HWT IHT1-TS IHT2-TS)
HD A/A, ED 0/0, Spine clear, OCD clear

Vendetta

AKC Major Ptd Vendetta Strong Willed Sun
Date of Birth March 2nd, 2024 (9 months old)
(LVA JCH Baltik Gardemarine Cerberus x Beloved Beast Vie Des Favoris)
Bred By Tetiana Zhdaskova

Looking Forward to the Future

Vendetta joined the BDV family with a bang! She came over at 4 months old and immediately joined the chaos of dog shows and puppy parties without a stumble. She’s a fun puppy – endless amounts of handler engagement and enthusiasm. Velcro doesn’t even begin to describe her love of being with her people. Even when she’s all legs, she moves like a dream, and holds herself with confidence.

We can’t wait to find her “perfect” job and her “perfect” family. In the meantime, she’s enjoying hanging out with Nacho in Michigan.

Our Journey

She debuted in conformation at the 2024 National Specialty the day she turned 6 months old. She started off with a bang by taking a major against some lovely competition. It’s just the beginning!

Enjoy some pictures of her growing up!

Nacho

CH Cotija z Farmy Dar TKN HIT
Date of Birth: March 26th, 2023 (1 years old)
(Hun. CH Popeye des Bergers de l’Oiseau Jaune NHAT x Jewel z Babanovho vrška)
Bred by Daniela Malovcová of z Farmy Dar

Health Testing
Elbows Normal (preliminary)
Hips Good (preliminary)

Looking Forward to the Future

Nacho is owned and loved by the Collazo family in Michigan. She enjoys her role as Perfect Princess for game nights, and Feral Mud Monster on the hiking trails. She enjoys playing with her Malinois brother, Taco, and trying to cuddle the pug, Pickle. She makes friends easily with her goofy smile she inherited from her sire, Popeye.

Our Journey and Goals

Nacho is a very versatile young dog, just as easily able to tackle the conformation ring as a scentwork puzzle. As a gangly teenager, she achieved her championship under the expert handling of the Burrell family. Then she strode into the 2024 Journee final ring to win Best Female in Journee! While she could be a competitive special as a mature adult, she is unlikely to spend much time in the conformation ring anymore, focusing instead on her performance and working goals.

She shows promise in obedience, herding, and scentwork, and we hope to explore those venues as she matures.

Notable Accomplishments
  • Best Female in Journee at ABC’s 2024 Journee

Shazi

Vit Mirren Zombie Arya
Date of Birth: August 6th, 2021 (3 years old)
(Vit Mirren Guff x Vit Mirren Barselona)
Bred By Алена Горбунова of Vit Mirren

Looking Forward to the Future

While looking at potential puppies to add to our program, there were several dogs that continually caught our eyes while looking for a blended show and sport line. We were hunting beautiful movement, handler engagement, and drive. As always, we’re aiming for those truly versatile puppies who could take on the world. When a breeding was announced that combined many of those dogs including Shah (Multi CH Momento Mistika Pinkerton Argente BH IGP-3, Seven’s sire), we immediately began to research travel.

After much difficulty and many tears, our perfect puppies arrived!

While Sully landed in Texas, Shazi journeyed to join the Ohio family. However, she continued to charm everyone she met. Through a series of wonderful events, she’s landed back with the Salley family – recently relocated to Georgia. She spends time in Ohio with the Stephens family and Texas with the Crivello family.

Our Goals

Shazi has been a bit of a late bloomer, spending most of her puppyhood learning about the world around her. As she’s grown, her drive has blossomed. She’ll chase a toy for hours, adores the flirt pole, and happily jumps into the water for a bumper. Anything that involves moving and her people, and she’s up for the adventure!

We are looking forward to channeling that energy into dog sports, focusing on obedience and rally, though her love for water will be explored through dock diving. With her handler engagement and love for patterns, we expect to see her thrive in the upcoming year. Unfortunately, due to a bone spur on her shoulder, we do not expect her to spend much time in the conformation ring, despite her beautiful movement.

His Parents

Vit Mirren Barselona
Date of birth July 28th, 2017
JCH RUS, JCH KAZ, CH KAZ, CH RUS, CH RKF, INT CH, GRANDCH RUS, CLUB CH
(Alfa Sagittarius Jiscar x Abelia Vit Mirren)

Vit Mirren Guff
Date of birth June 24th, 2019
JCH RUS, JCH RKF, CH RUS, CH RKF, CH KAZ
(Momento Mistika Pinkerton Argente x Countryfoek Ulma)

Sully

Vit Mirren Zealous Tempo RN CGC TKN
Date of Birth: August 6th, 2021 (3 years old)
(Vit Mirren Guff x Vit Mirren Barselona)
Bred By Алена Горбунова of Vit Mirren\

Health Testing
Good Hips
DJD I UR Elbows
Normal Echo
Normal Eyes
CHIC

Looking Forward to the Future

While looking at potential puppies to add to our program, there were several dogs that continually caught our eyes while looking for a blended show and sport line. We were hunting beautiful movement, handler engagement, and drive. As always, we’re aiming for those truly versatile puppies who could take on the world. When a breeding was announced that combined many of those dogs including Shah (Multi CH Momento Mistika Pinkerton Argente BH IGP-3, Seven’s sire), we immediately began to research travel.

After much difficulty and many tears, our perfect puppies arrived!

Sully joined the Salley family – charming everyone he meets. From his air snaps and head tilts to digging and demand barking, he’s a ball of energy and personality. Within months of entering the US, he took on a large Meet the Breeds event with a wagging tail and happy engagement – showing us that we had found another puppy ready to take on the world with us.

Our Goals

While still young, Sully has shown incredible promise in an odd combination of sports – obedience, rally, and herding. His focus is second to none – quickly building up duration in training as the foundations are laid. In a few short months of training, he breezed through his Rally Novice title with a wonderful eye contact-focused heel and a zest for showing off.

We had no intentions of working him in herding, but with Seven having such a positive assessment, we took him to our herding instructor in Nevada. When introduced to a packed pen of goats, his instincts kicked in immediately and he worked like he’d had months of exposure. We can’t wait for him to finish growing so we can continue in the sport with more duration.

His conformation career is our current focus – picking up a major his first weekend back out. Look for him with the Burrell family as he tackles the ring.

For now…
We’re letting him grow up and building a strong relationship with him
Enjoy a snippet of watching him grow in pictures.

His Parents

Vit Mirren Barselona
Date of birth July 28th, 2017
JCH RUS, JCH KAZ, CH KAZ, CH RUS, CH RKF, INT CH, GRANDCH RUS, CLUB CH
(Alfa Sagittarius Jiscar x Abelia Vit Mirren)

Vit Mirren Guff
Date of birth June 24th, 2019
JCH RUS, JCH RKF, CH RUS, CH RKF, CH KAZ
(Momento Mistika Pinkerton Argente x Countryfoek Ulma)

Terror

Finesse in Fugue Valley of King’s
Date of Birth: April 6th, 2022 (2 years old)
(Natchez de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie x N’Blue de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie)
Bred by Mico Ilic of Valley of King’s Kennel

Health Testing
None completed as of yet

Looking Forward to the Future

When your breeder tells you he has the perfect match for you after he’s already matched you beautifully before, you listen. When Mico told us that this little man was going to be everything we dreamed of, even with already having Reaver in the program, we listened. The Salleys fell in love with him the moment they picked him up, but he was quickly snatched up by Morgan – one of the newer members of our collaboration. He spends time with both families between Texas and Ohio.

After a short evaluation period, he really embodies everything we love about Reaver, Natchez, and N’Blue. He shows beautiful conformation potential as well as a calm, steady engagement that promises a wonderful sport career as well.

Our Goals

The sky’s the limit with Terror. Currently, his focus is in exploring the world of dog sports with his owner, Morgan. They have dabbled in rally, obedience, disc, coursing, barn hunt, and conformation. He has shown off his happy demeanor and willingness to please in every venue.

As a young pup, he finished his UKC Championship including group placements, as well as snagging his first AKC Major. We expect him to continue to shine in the conformation ring as he matures, just as his brother, Reaver, has.

As he grows, we will focus on him enjoying being a puppy and laying strong, versatile foundations for him to blossom into an incredible dog.

Enjoy some pictures of the cute little man!

His Parents

Natchez de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie
Date of Birth April 30th, 2017
(Furtif des Alexines x Jody des Habits de Feu)

N’Blue de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie
Date of Birth April 3rd, 2017
(French CH Lord de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie x Inca de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie)

Sylas

Sylas Kompania Braci
Date of Birth July 1st, 2021 (3 years old)
(Jeans de Euskal Herria x Arlen Rus Amazonka)
Bred by: Kamil Szczęsny

Sylas joins Melissa in Cincinnati, Ohio – close enough to enjoy play dates and visits with his co-owner Erika and the Beauceron friends in her household. I am extremely excited to have my lifetime sidekick and friend in my home. I hope to involve him in every aspect of my day and life that I can, letting him get the most out of the world and our lives together. We have many goals, and as my first well-bred dog, I am so excited to embark on this journey with such a lovely puppy. I cannot thank his breeder, Kamil, enough for the care he took raising this litter, and for trusting us to bring him all the way to the U.S. to be part of Des Vents.

Goals

For the moment, much like all prospects, Sylas is a growing puppy whose focus will be on seeing and learning about the world. With Melissa’s careful guidance, we hope to see him thrive in his home, enjoying a lifetime of new experiences, exploring, and growing into the well rounded, social, stable male we hope he will be.

He’ll be learning the foundations for a future in obedience and conformation, and giving him a start to encourage playing in many different sports. With so many options locally to try their hand at (herding, dock diving, coursing, agility), as well as becoming the best hiking and travel buddy of Melissa he can be, boredom will never be on the table. We will find what he loves to focus on for his future.

Overall, we hope to see him thrive and excell in his home as well as becoming a strong example of the versatility the Beauceron breed can hold.

We are thrilled to have Sylas join our group of hopeful foundation prospects, his dam’s litter is one some of us have followed since they were born, and one of us even considered importing her sibling at one point if it had been better timing. Prado’s strong type and accomplishments, as well as his own stellar pedigree compliment our goals well and we are so excited to watch our little guy mature into a stunning combination of his parents.

Now that he’s here, we’re excited to watch him grow together!
Enjoy some pictures of the cutest puppy!

His Parents

“Prado” JEANS de Euskal Herria
Date of Birth June 12th, 2014
(ATOUM des Assiers x HADA de Euskal Herria)
Junior Club Winner 2015 – Polish Junior Winner 2015
Beauceron of 2015 in the “Young Dog” category
Junior Champion of Poland – Polish Champion – Lithuanian Champion
Polish Winner 2017 – Polish TOP DOG Beauceron 2017
Club Winner 2018 – CIE International Beauty Champion
Winner of the Show Ranking – Best Polish Beauceron 2018 – European Winner 2018

“Prada” Arlen Rus Amazon
Date of Birth July 31st 2019
(Graal de I’ame du loup x Arlen Rus Fansy Sansa)

Sovereign

CH Creed Apollo von den Hütern Asgards HT RN CGC TKI
Date of Birth February 24th, 2021 (3 years old)
(Goldorak de la Noé d’Orient x Niña des Bergers Noirs du Jedi)
Bred By Constantin and Yvonne Renz of Von Den Hütern Asgards

Health Testing
Good hips
Normal elbows
Normal eyes
Normal heart
Full dentition

CHIC

Size
Height: 26.5″
Weight: 92lbs

Looking Forward to the Future

When inquiring after the pairing, we were impressed with the herding ability of Nikita and her lines. We knew that pairing that with the drive and workability of Goldorak was going to produce a puppy that would be a fantastic herding partner with stellar conformation. Both dogs are active companions and beloved pets which is exactly what we look forward in Des Vents puppies.

Sovereign aka Nuggy joined the Salley family in Augusta, GA, co owned with Erika Stephens.

Our Journey

Nuggy has grown up wonderfully! Though AKC conformation shows are boring for this busy goof ball, he finished his championship with 4 majors while catching the eye of many breed enthusiasts. He impressed the judges at the 2024 National Specialty and Journee, picking up another major and finding himself in the ribbons consistently.

As we have gotten to know him, we have loved his strong attitude. He is a demanding dog with opinions for the world. He is confident in every new interaction and curious about everything. He consistently offers behaviors (both desirable and undesirable) to try and get his way. He’s a dog that demonstrates just how much personality a beauceron can have.

On stock, he’s kind, but energetic. He requires, and tolerates, minimal micromanagement. He thrives when he understands the goal of the exercise where both parties act as partners to achieve it. His natural talent allowed him and his handler, Robyn, to achieve his Herding Tested title on light sheep after months off from training together.

The sky is the limit with the brain on this boy and we cannot wait to see where he goes.

His Parents

“Nikita” Multi Ch. Niña Des Bergers Noirs Du Jedi
Date of birth January 26th, 2017
Cotation 3, CANT, FCI NHAT, HWT, IHT
(Jedi de la Bergerie Delan x Inti Raymi de la Bergerie Delan)

“GoldorakMulti Ch. Goldorak de la Noé d´ Orient
Date of birth August 13th, 2011
Cotation 6 Elite A
(Bataille des Assiers x Corbeau des Assiers)

Reaver

GCH Dissonance Valley of King’s CD RE CGC
Date of Birth: April 6th, 2020 (4 years old)
(Natchez de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie x N’Blue de l’Ombre Rouge de Phrygie)
Bred by Mico Ilic of Valley of King’s Kennel

Health Testing
Embark link
Echo clear
Eyes clear
Elbows Normal
Hips – Fair*
CHIC

*films available from 6 months, 2.5 years old, and 3 years old

Looking Forward to the Future

Reaver is owned and loved by Sybil Perry, and Robyn & Leslie Salley. He is primarily based in Ohio, but regularly travels between his adoring owners. We are incredibly grateful to Mico for entrusting this promising prospect with us. His pedigree shows a lot of promise and versatility. He’s shaping up to be a high energy dog that is displaying great drive and focus as he matures. He is much more likely to whine at you to do something than be comfortable lazing on the couch.

Our Goals

Currently, he’s actively training in conformation, obedience, and rally. We have tested him on goats and, while he shows promise, it will not be our focus with him. He will always need a job so we expect him to dabble in a variety of venues to keep his mind busy!

We are excited for his career in conformation given the breed type we currently see and the fluid movement he’s shown through many awkward periods of growth. Judges are already recognizing his quality, despite his young age. With limited showing, he quickly won both of his majors through AKC and his competitions wins through UKC all with a variety of compliments from both competitors and judges. After a long break from the ring, he returned to pick up two more 5 point majors, including a prestigious Winners Dog at the 2023 ABC National Specialty, finishing his AKC Championship (pending AKC confirmation). He finished out his Grand Championship with ease.

Obedience and Rally have been his area to shine as we lay the foundation for a balanced dog and an excellent sport prospect. He began showing in January of 2022 and, in two back to back weekends, finished his RN and CD with all placements in competitive classes. His enthusiastic biddability, ability to chain behaviors, and precision in his body awareness set him up to be a fantastic obedience dog. He is currently training for his CDX while picking up triple Qs for his RACH!

Notable Accomplishments
  • Multiple Best of Winners/Best of Breeds at a UKC Show his first day in the USA over competition
  • 1st AKC Major from the 6-9 month old puppy class
  • 2nd AKC Major from the 9-12 month old puppy class
  • Companion Dog (CD) title with all placements at 21 months old
  • Completion of RN, RA, and RE titles within 2 months with all Qs, multiple perfects scores, and placements
  • Winners Dog at 2023 American Beauceron Club National Specialty (finishing his championship)
  • Completed his championship with 4 majors