CH Cotija z Farmy DarTKN HIT Date of Birth: March 26th, 2023 (3 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
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.
CH UCH Finesse in Fugue Valley of King’s CA BCAT TKN Date of Birth: April 6th, 2022 (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
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.
CH Vit Mirren Zealous Tempo BN RI HT CGC TKA Date of Birth: August 6th, 2021 (4 years old) (Vit Mirren Guff x Vit Mirren Barselona) Bred By Алена Горбунова of Vit Mirren\
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.
He finished his championship as a mature dog with relative ease and also had a positive evaluation at the NS (Morphology: EXC+, Temperament: TB). He was a slow burn coming into his own, but he matured into a solid, balanced adult with forever puppy eyes.
For now… We’re continuing to watch him grow and considering if he will hold a place in our program or shine as the couch potato at the Salley homestead. 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)
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)
CH Creed Apollo von den Hütern Asgards HT RN CGC TKI Date of Birth February 24th, 2021 (5 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
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.
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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)
“Goldorak” Multi Ch. Goldorak de la Noé d´ Orient Date of birth August 13th, 2011 Cotation 6 Elite A (Bataille des Assiers x Corbeau des Assiers)
GCH Dissonance Valley of King’s CD RE CGC Date of Birth: April 6th, 2020 (6 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
Reaver is owned and loved by Serena Swann, and Robyn & Leslie Salley. He is primarily based in West Virginia, 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!
Reaver at the 2023 NS
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)
