I became involved in the Beauceron breed in 2019, and brought home my first Beauceron, Purple Reina Mes Yeux Vigilantes from Susan Bass in Kansas City, MO.
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Reina and I have trained in many different sports and she has been an adventure from the moment we brought her home. We have done AKC Rally, agility, herding, Nose Work, Barn Hunt, NASDA sports, trick training and more together. She is a delight and training with her showed me that Beaucerons were the breed I wanted to be a part of moving forward; however I made the careful decision to not use her in my breeding program.
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In 2021 I imported a male puppy, Severus, from Agathe Leurs in France. Together he and I have trained in Conformation, Rally, Obedience, Nose Work, herding, NASDA, agility and we even attended a week long SAR tracking and mantrailing seminar with law enforcement and SAR handlers from across the country. We have competed in herding, Nose Work, FastCAT and conformation. His main sport has been herding where he has earned titles on all stock in ASCA, AHBA and AKC. He is the first Beauceron to title in the French Style Herding program through the BSCA.
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My second import from France was a female puppy named True, bred by Amandine Gastal. True and I have trained and trialed in herding, Nose Work, and conformation.
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In 2024 I embarked on my first co-bred litter which resulted in my beautiful Velocity, Severus' daughter.Â
Bee True Origins
My earliest memories are of leading our Great Danes around the front yard in mock obedience trials. Growing up, my parents were active Great Dane breeders from before I was born until I was about 7 years old. My mother competed in conformation with her Danes, and I was taught how to care for and handle them from a very young age, so large breed dogs come very naturally to me. I was also blessed with ranches to work and learn on in Oregon and Southern California.
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We had sheep and cattle to tend to up in Oregon and, more importantly, horses in SoCal. My life revolved around our horses for most of my life. IÂ thank God I was able to have that experience growing up- shoveling manure, feeding, bathing and exercising the horses helped to
cement my appreciation of the value of the dirty and less glamorous side of animal ownership and husbandry. After the heartbreak of losing our last Great Dane, we decided to get more into herding and livestock guardian breeds: Border Collies, Australian Cattle Dogs, and Anatolian Shepherds.
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This was a formative period in my life as I started training and herding with my Border Collie, Candy. I continued to grow and learn with these dogs, and soon found myself a job at a local veterinary clinic. I worked as a tech in an office treating avian and exotic clients in addition to dogs and cats. I continued to work in vet med off and on for many years.
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Through my involvement in vet med and dog sports I became very interested in canine training and behavior, working alongside and learning from local trainers while also attending many workshops and
seminars. I have a natural love of learning and hold myself to high standards in the care and training of my dogs and my client dogs.
I love helping people and their dogs develop the relationship and
communication skills necessary to be happy and successful together.
