29/06/2025
GCH CH Svajone's Reap What You Sow CGC
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AKC Major Pointed IntCH Renevir Dissenter's Hope O'Cynefin BN RM CGCA TKI
Why this pairing?
First off, I've never been a charismatic Breeder who develops a following of people who will openly promote them all over social media. I'm too shy and introverted to find success in that way.
I always strive, however, to be transparent in representing my thought process, and the highs and lows of breeding, whelping, and raising puppies. I've made mistakes and not all of my efforts have paid off the way I hoped. I'm OK with that, because no one is perfect and if we are genuine and put good faith effort into what we do, we either succeed or we learn. I wish breeding were an exact science, but life has a way of throwing you curveballs from time to time. I hope my transparency is attractive to the right kind of people. I've been insanely lucky that so many of my puppy people have been more than I could ever hope for. I'm absolutely blessed to count them as part of my Cynefin family, and I hope to find more of the same.
Enough preamble.
Renna was one of two girls in her litter and she was one of the highest scoring during her litter evaluation with Pat Hastings. I expressed concern at the time that she was lacking in type, and even though she had good structure she wouldn't be the kind of dog I'd want to keep for future breeding. Pat told me, in her no-nonsense way, that breed type was way easier to revive in future generations than sound structure and that I would be silly to wash her at 8 weeks for lack of type.
Well, she's matured into a beautiful dog. She's still lacking in some areas, but she's got so many strengths that I decided to breed her. Her first pregnancy resulted in a lovely singleton who is an improvement over his mother in many ways. I thought long and hard about a repeat breeding, but finally decided to go another direction, on the off-chance that first genetic match up was at all related to the issues that the other puppies in that litter faced (I strongly doubt it, but can never know for sure).
I have had so many inquiries for harlequin puppies that I considered every quality harl male I knew about. None of them complemented Renna well enough. I could have compromised on structure or temperament for color and had a lot easier time selling puppies, but that would have gone against what I believe in a a breeder. I breed first to produce quality Beaucerons, second to preserve bloodlines that I value, third to produce dogs for other people. Renna has 3 faults I wanted to correct in her offspring: substance (she's lacking), length of body (she's a stretch limo), and breed type. I wanted to preserve her soundness, temperament and drive.
For a number of boring reasons, I'd decided to breed via AI this time, which opened up a lot of options, geographically speaking. There are a number of available studs dogs who possess the traits I sought, but I was drawn to Rye specifically for a few reasons. Mainly because he possesses the traits I was seeking, but also because I am very familiar with both of his parents, a couple of siblings and a bunch of half siblings. I know what his pedigree can produce, and it very consistently results in traits I wish for in Renna's offspring - substance, type, and a solid temperament. In addition, there's a part of me who regrets deeply that I never got any Lek babies of my own. Posie's last litter was sired by Lek, and they were all stillborn. My one other attempt at breeding to him did not result in a pregnancy. He was such a lovely dog and I would like to have part of his legacy in my program, and breeding his son to Posie's daughter feels a bit like a full circle moment.
I expect this litter to contain dogs who are well-suited for performance sports and companion activities. They should be capable of herding and I wouldn't be surprised to find that one or two has the knack for bite sports. I'm always happy to send my conformation prospects to homes who have an interest in showing.
A good Beauceron should be a jack of all trades and a master of none. If you want a top notch dog for a particular sport, you probably want a different breed. If you want one dog who is game for anything and full of Try, then you'll enjoy a Beauceron. This litter will be oozing with Try.
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