06/16/10

We attended the 2010 DDBSA National show with Eryx and a female we produced named Ariane. Though we did not win we are very happy with the way our critiques were written by the judge. It clearly shows we are headed in the right direction with our breeding program.

Today is a sad day at Heritage Bordeaux. Our wonderful girl Austina passed away from heat exhaustion. We let her out for her afternoon potty break and she overheated playing with the other dogues. Austina had a very very short muzzle when measured to the standard it was actually too short. This unfortunate incident has now shown us the importance of breeding to the one true Standard of the Dogue De Bordeaux. The FCI Standard written by Professor Raymond Triquet. The vets did their best to bring her temperature down but to no avail she went to a better place. Somehow it seems the special ones always seem to leave us too soon. She will truly be missed by all of us here at Heritage Bordeaux.

Puppies sired by Freedom were born. We can't wait to watch these babies grow as at this moment they are really exceeding our expectations. Look for them to make their show debut in the future.

2009 ended up being a very trying year for us. We do not breed for profit as so many in this breed do so family life always takes precedence. With demanding professional careers and 2 kids our dogues are our pets 1st. They are here to be loved and not bred to keep food on our table. In our humble opinion breeders that have to rely on the income of their puppy sales or stud fees are not worth dealing with. How can you make the best decisions towards betterment of the breed when money is the ultimate objective.

We have big plans for our breeding program in 2010 so please stay tuned as we are sure everyone will be watching. Remember there are only 2 types of Dogue De Bordeaux out there Correct and Incorrect. Size does not matter as long as it falls within the acceptable limits of the FCI Breed Standard.

Our new studs Eron and Eryx are progressing along nicely and are now at an age where we feel it is appropriate to prove them on our females.  Please check out our Planned Breedings page to stay updated on their breeding progress.

Eryx, Eron, Austina, and Liberty attended the 12th annual Dogue De Bordeaux Club of America National Specialty show in Grey's Summit, Missouri.

Updated the FCI Dogue De Bordeaux Standard on our website to the latest revision.

12/03/08

Bernadette gives birth to our D-Litter.

11/24/08

Cleo confirmed pregnant. The puppies are expected to be born on November 24, 2008.

Bernadette confirmed pregnant. The puppies are expected to be born on December 3, 2008.

The special import semen for Bernadette did not make it through customs in time for her to be bred to it so we used our boy Freedom instead. The puppies are expected to be born on December 3, 2008.

Cleo was bred to America. This will be her 3rd and final litter. The puppies are expected to be born on November 24, 2008.

 On our never-ending quest to produce the best dogues possible Raymond made a trip to Mexico City, Mexico to take a look at a few of their top stud males and to attend their National Show. The show was great with many great looking dogues and great people. Watch our Planned Breedings page for some super combinations with some great stud males.

The Dogue De Bordeaux went FULL AKC today. Please if you are looking to buy a puppy within the United States we implore you to make sure that you are getting FULL 3 generation AKC paperwork with your new puppy. Most reputable breeders will also offer full UKC paperwork along with the AKC paperwork.

Freedom, Austina, and Liberty attended the 2nd annual Canadian Dogue De Bordeaux Club National Specialty show in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Freedom did not place but he was rated as an excellent specimen of the breed by the SADB French Dogue De Bordeaux Club President Madame Sylviane Tompousky Austina was rated as a promising puppy and we continue to expect great things from her while Liberty placed 1st in 3 -6 month puppy female class and went on to win Best of Opposite Puppy "BOS" over many high quality older pups.

03/21/08

Austina and Ariane attended their first show in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2007 DDBSA North Central Regional. Ariane aka "Pink" is owned by our good friend Tony Hunter at Mean Mug Kennels placed 4th in the 3 -6 month puppy female class while Austina placed 1st and went on to win Best of Breed Puppy "BOB" over many high quality older pups. Austina and Ariane were the youngest pups at the show and really made us proud with their accomplishments. We hope for many more exciting wins for these girls in the future.

11/24/07

Bernadette gives birth to our A-Litter.

Freedom, America, Cleo, and Bernadette attended the 1st annual Canadian Dogue De Bordeaux Club National Specialty show in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Freedom did not place in his class but he was rated as an excellent specimen of the breed by Dogue De Bordeaux breed expert Mr. Phillipe Serioul and savoir of the breed Professor Raymond Triquet. America placed 3rd in his class and was rated as very good by Dogue De Bordeaux breed expert Mr. Phillipe Serioul and excellent by the savoir of the breed Professor Raymond Triquet. Cleo did not place in her class but he was rated as a very good specimen of the breed by Dogue De Bordeaux breed expert Mr. Phillipe Serioul and savoir of the breed Professor Raymond Triquet. Bernadette did not place in her class but he was rated as a good specimen of the breed by Dogue De Bordeaux breed expert Mr. Jacques LeMagnan and savoir of the breed Professor Raymond Triquet. This was expected as she is a very hypertypical dogue " Bulldog Type" either you love her or you hate her..... personally we love her to death.

During our time at this show we presented Professor Triquet with all of our dogues and many hours were spent discussing and asking for his guidance on our breeding program. Taking into account all of the years of experience he has with this breed we were overjoyed that he agreed with and approved all of our future breeding plans as outlined to him by myself and my 12 year old daughter. This was a great show and we look forward to attending it each and every year to come.

Above picture of me and my daughter with Dogue De Bordeaux breed expert Mr. Phillipe Serioul and the savoir of the breed Professor Raymond Triquet. My daughter is holding her signed copy of the book "The Saga Of The Dogue De Bordeaux" written by Professor Raymond Triquet.