Raymonde Brière

In 1996,  I started to seriously think about adopting a dog.  With no specific breed in mind,  I started my research: reading dog magazines and consulting books on different dog breeds.  Per chance I came upon the Schapendoes and was smitten by the breed.  Their expressive faces, their dishevelled allure, their structure, their temperament, their healthy constitution and their easy upkeep, made me fall in love and want to know more about this breed.

Not being able to  find any Schapendoes in Canada or the U.S.,  I  broadened my search to Europe and finally it was to France that I made my trip to go for my first Schapendoes O’Fisban and O’Thasna de la Vallée des Trogldytes in (1998).  In 2000, Roane Sammie de la Vallée du Doux, also from a French kennel arrived to complete my first trio of Schapendoes.  Since then, Ietje Lindy, my beautiful Dutch girl, has arrived to add her heritage to my breeding program.

Schapendoes from our kennel now find themselves living in families all over Canada and a few have found homes in the U.S. Severals are now part of other Canadian Kennels. 

Défi et Gamine : Du Bouleau  Blanc    /    Cléo : Aux 4-pattes  

Skye : Sanssoucci      /   Scoutjin : ( Saskatchewan )

The Schapendoes is the only breed I raise and I usually only produce one or two litters a year.

My main goal is to produce good  family pets that will bring joy to young and old.  I also strive to conserve, by judiciously choosing the parents, the principle physical characteristics that make the Schapendoes an excellent candidate  for all canine sports, such as agility, tracking, herding and flyball. They are flexible and have astounding jumping abilities because of their light bone structure. Add to this their strong desire to please and you have a marvellous dog with which to work and have fun with. 

All our breeding stock are tested OFA or OVC for hips and are free of any eye problems.

       debruyeres@globetrotter.net