“A” Litter with Soleil et Lune – Mushrooms

We are delighted to announce our co-bred litter with Soleil et Lune Beaucerons: Tarque x Sukuna. Sukuna is from the same pairing as Reaver and Terror, sired by Natchez. When we all discovered we had relatives, we began to share our experiences which turned into this beautiful collaboration. The Mushroom Litter was thoughtfully planned to combine Obedience and performance abilities coupled with breed type. This breeding represents generations of proven Beaucerons.

Pedigree

The pedigree combination is an interesting one as both sides are familiar and beloved by our team, but it is a diverse pairing, sharing no common dogs between the two within the last 5 generations. That being said…

As we mentioned previously, Sukuna has relatives in the BDV program. Reaver was the first from the pairing to come over. He hit the ground running in the obedience and rally rings – working on his triple Qs for his RACH and training towards his CDX before he was even 2 years old. At the same time, he’s excelled in the show ring. We see so much of the same drive in their younger brother, Terror, wrapped in a sugary sweet package.

Then we have Natchez – the boy who came to the U.S. at almost 6 years old and, with his junior handler, was able to gather Obedience, Rally, and Conformation titles. Dogs like him don’t come around every day! And the pedigree behind him show a great balance of sport, work, and show. His sire was actually a police dog.

Then on Tarque’s side, there are so many dogs as well near and dear to our hearts. His littermate, Emmy, was actually regularly shown by Robyn years ago. His grandsire, Jeremiah, was the sire of Robyn’s first beauceron. The movement, type, and structure coming from Jeremiah, Jaguar, Imposant (Indy), and many of the other dogs behind Tarque explain why he’s such a beautiful, solid dog. However, they also tell a story of show dogs that could work as well. The focus that comes from the des Monts du Lac lines (likely due to the kennel focus on Search and Rescue) makes its mark.

Phenotype

This was primarily a phenotype and diversity pairing. We looked for what Sukuna needed and spent the time to find the exact right choice. The first show we ever took Reaver too, the judge actually recommended that we use him on Tarque’s littermate, so this is just coming full circle!

---

Sukuna is a well balanced dog with an athletic build to match her tireless energy. Her finely chiseled head and string topline help to make her both striking to look at, and a sound mover. We’d like for her upper arm to be longer, and for her to have a bit more angulation overall. And while her frame is balanced, more bone and substance would also be ideal.

---

Tarque brings substance and bone in spades, as well as a masculine, typey head. He’s well balanced in angulation with a body that supports his mass and keeps working as many Obedience trials as his owner asks. There is no question that Tarque is a wonderful example of a male beauceron.

We are hoping he brings his balance, bone, and breed type to Sukuna to create the next generation of beautiful, well structured beauceron puppies.

---

In a perfect world, these puppies will be a blend of their parents with solid, masculine boys and refined, feminine girls, all with moderate bone and substance. Well balanced angulation to make sound movers with a lightness to their step. Overall, we are expecting a less consistent litter, but will be keeping a close eye out for the puppies that show off their parents’ strengths.

---

Temperament

In terms of temperament, the confidence, focus, and biddability we expect from this litter is one of the main reasons we proceeded with the pairing. Either dog could work all day (and has proven such with Sukuna’s service work and Tarque’s multiple Obedience Championships), and does so happily for their person (and for some nice coconut water for Tarque).

---

Sukuna is often described as pushy and head strong, but is also the sweetest cuddly dog with her people and most strangers alike. She enjoys engaging with her people and enjoys knowing exactly what you want her to do next. She is biddable and if you know her, wouldn’t be seen without a toy in her mouth, forcing you to play fetch.

She is quite pushy with other dogs, but enjoys the company of submissive females or most male dogs. She has integrated into many packs with adult dogs she was unfamiliar with, but she does create space for herself as needed.

She is truly a confident headstrong dog and takes new environments and situations in stride, and with her temperament has excelled as a working service dog for her person.

---

---

Tarque is the perfect example of the country gentleman the breed should be. He’s calm, polite, and unflappable no matter the environment or expectations. When it’s time to work, he’s going to work as hard as he can for his person. When it’s time to relax, he believes in a great weekend on the couch with some fun romps with Queue, his son and packmate. His steady energy is what we really hope to see in these puppies.

---

---

In Summary

We expect incredibly attentive and handler engaged puppies from this litter with solid structure to support their busy minds and bodies. We will be prioritizing homes with interest in competing in obedience, rally, or other partnership sports that show of the focus we expect to see.

We are accepting applications for this litter for females only. If you have contacted us before about this litter and didn’t receive a message about the whelp, please feel free to reach out again, we don’t want to miss anyone by accident!