We are very excited about this litter. This breeding brings
together a unique combination of top producing Groenendael and
Tervuren lines from Belgium and France. Zaki and Zoum complement
each other very well, in all aspects: structure, type, pedigree,
temperament, and health. We are expecting beautiful, healthy
puppies with good companion temperaments, and with excellent potential
for show and performance activities.
THE SIRE:
CH Zaki of the Two (Belgium)
Birthdate: January 15, 2000
Groenendael male
Hips: OFA BSD-2900G33MPI; Elbows BSD-EL692M33-PI; Eyes: CERF BSD-1330/2004
Breeder: Eric Desschans (Belgium)
How Zaki came to us is an interesting tale. We were in
Europe, and had arranged to visit Eric Desschans (Breeder, "of
the Two") in Belgium. We had wanted to show him pictures
of our line out of Gr CH Othello of the Two, the great grey Terv
imported to the U.S. We have also based our Terv line on the
outstanding RE CH Beggy of the Two, whom Eric also bred. Eric
was a very gracious host, and at one point he asked us if we would
like to see a litter of Groenendael puppies that he had bred.
We didn't realize that Eric bred Groenendael, but of course he
has been successfully breeding Groenendael for many years. The
puppies were 8 weeks old and they were very, very high in quality.
We fell in love with a beautiful female--but there was a gorgeous
male puppy who just kept coming up to us, saying, "Look at
me!" So of course we ended up taking these 2 puppies, Zaki
and Ziris, home with us. The interesting thing is, that their
pedigree represents a line breeding on one of our favorite Tervs,
RE CH Beggy of the Two.
Zaki is a very outgoing, social dog-he loves to show. He
has excellent bone, a lot of coat, deep black in color. Zaki
has a beautiful outline--a very short back, wonderful length of
neck, good length of leg; he is an elegant dog. His ears are
small, triangular. He has beautiful expression, with an excellent
dark almond eye, correct stop, full dentition, scissors bite.
He has nice, balanced side movement--moves true in front, single
tracks in rear. Most important to us, Zaki is a loving family
companion.
In AKC showing, Zaki finished his championship with a 5 point major
at the Louisville shows. The next day, his first time out as a special,
he earned an Award of Merit. Zaki recently won a UKC major under
a Groenendael breeder-judge. Zaki has received Excellent conformation
ratings from Belgian breeder-judges Maureen Gargin, Karen Johnson,
Sharon Redmer, Joanne La Fear, Alleyne Dickens, Amanda McLaren,
Michel Griol, and Melissa Poage.
Zaki has passed health screenings for hips (OFA), elbows (OFA)
and eyes (CERF 2004).
About Zaki's pedigree:
We had the privilege of meeting both CH Queeny of the Two
and sr CH Neua of the Two while at Eric's. Neua is sister
to Nebukadneser of the Two, an outstanding Groenendael male who
can be found in many pedigrees in Europe.
sr CH Neua of the Two is the grandmother to Zaki on his mother's
side; her sister, Night of the Two is a great grandmother on his
father's side. Neua and Night's parents were Jaras van de Hoge
Laer and Freya van de Hoge Laer. Jaras and Freya are both Tervuren
and are out of RE CH Beggy of the Two, hence the linebreeding
on Beggy.
Urgyen de Lligabosc placed First in a large Open class at
the Belgian National Specialty in 1999 under Michel Griol. Eric
Desschans has recently begun to show Urgyen with excellent success.
Urgyen received an Excellent rating and passed the temperament
test (which includes a coup de feu, gunshot) at the 2001 French
National Specialty, and earned the coveted sujet recommande (sr)
rating.
Zaki's pedigree was also a linebreeding on some outstanding
Groenendael: Domaine des Noirs was a Belgian kennel that produced
sr CH Dandy du Domaine des Noirs. Dandy was CAC at the 1981 French
specialty. Dandy appears on both sides of Zaki's pedigree. According
to Dr Surget (Le Chien de Berger Belge), Dandy had influence on
French lines as well. One of those kennels was the French kennel,
Iamara. Another famous Belgian kennel that appears in the 4th
generation of the pedigree is Baraque des Planches. Other great
French kennels appearing in the pedigree are de la Quievre, and
Chemin des Dames.
The top producing Groenendael RE CH Louky des Severiers and
RE Zoupy de la Baraque de Planches also appear on both sides
of Zaki's pedigree.
THE DAM:
Zoum des Terres Bergeres (Belgium)
Birthdate: 5/13/00
Groenendael female
Hips: OFA BSD-2998G37F-PI; elbows BSD-EL773F37-PI; Eyes: CERF
BSD1331/2004.
Breeders: Serge and Joke DeWilde
On several occasions, Serge and Joke have very warmly welcomed
us into their home in Belgium and introduced us to their wonderful
dogs. They breed outstanding Tervuren and Groenendael.
Zoum is a beautiful, medium sized bitch with excellent type
and conformation. She has small, triangular ears, a lovely head
with parallel planes, and full dentition in a scissors bite.
Like Zaki, Zoum has a wonderful outline: she is short backed,
with nice length of neck. She single tracks front and rear, and
has excellent side movement. Zoum has a deep black coat of correct
texture. She is a great housedog. Where Zaki is the outgoing
"partyboy", Zoum is friendly, but more reserved. She
has been shown only once, in a UKC match where she was rated Excellent.
Zoum loves tracking, and is very serious about her work-although
she has not been entered in any tracking trials yet, she has proven
her nose by finding lost objects for her owners both in the home
and outdoors (including finding a dropped flashlight in a large
field at night!).
Zoum has passed health screenings for hips (OFA), elbows (OFA)
eyes (CERF 2004), and thyroid (MSU, 2004).
About Zoum's Pedigree:
We met both of Zoum's parents, Ultimo and Valentine, at
the DeWildes. Both were lovely dogs. We especially loved Ultimo's
friendly, gentle temperament and would have loved to have taken
him home! On an earlier visit, we also met sr Farouche de la
Douce Plaine, Zoum's grandmother. Farouche was a beautiful Tervuren,
and was also the mother to our Terv, Xola (she is pictured on
our webpage). We imported Xola des Terres Bergeres from the
De Wildes 7 years ago, and she has produced 3 exceptional Terv
litters for us.
There are great dogs on both sides of Zoum's pedigree. Her
great-grandfather is Nebukadneser of the Two, brother to Neua
and Night, in Zaki's pedigree. Zoum's pedigree is full of top
producing dogs and bitches form Belgium and France: Re Bellman
du Perigord Vert (a gray Terv), who was son of the famous Terv,
RE Fr CH Sam de La Douce Plaine, and the equally famous Groenendael,
RE Fr CH Perette du Chemin de Dames. Perettes's parents were
the great RE CH Louky des Severiers x RE Fr Ch Vega du Chemin
des Dames (both Groenendael). Farouche's mother, Killies van
de Hoge Laer, was out of Fr CH Un Vision du Chemin des Dames (a
Terv out of 2 top Groenendael, RE Fr CH Clark de la Pouroffe and
RE Fr CH Romy du Chemin des Dames) and RE Bel CH Beggy of the
Two. Zoum's mother, Valentine, was out of 2 famous, top producing
Groenendael RE Fr CH Gylson de la Fureur du Crepuscule and RE
Fr Lux CH Oshiwa des Terres Bergeres. Gylson's parents were the
top producing RE Fr Lux CH Ares du Bois du Tot (gray Terv) and
RE Bettina du Parc de l'Hay (Groenendael). Oshiwa's parents were
the equally impressive Re Fr CH Ulzar du Bois du Ponty and RE
Fr CH Balagny de la Douce Plaine, both Groenendael.
Explanation of Abbreviations in the Pedigree
sr: sujet recommande: A highly prized French title earned
by the dog who meets the following requirements: 1) Rated Excellent
at the French National Specialty 2) Passes a temperament test
at the same Specialty, which includes a coup de feu (gunshot).
3) Is approved by the French club's selection commission 4) Shows
proof of normal hips
RE: Reproducteur Elite (Category A): Another difficult to obtain, highly prized French title, earned by a sire or dam through the quality of their offspring. The sire or dam must have earned an sr themselves. A male/sire earning the RE must have produced a minimum of 4 offspring who have earned the sr. The offspring must have come from at least 2 different bitches. A female/dam earning the RE must have produced at least 3 offspring which earned the sr. The offspring can be produced with one or more sires.
Re: Reproducteur Elite (Category B) Same criteria as for RE Category A, except the sire or dam have not themselves earned the sr title.
For more information, please contact:
Gale or Lisa Kingsley
Fastbreak.Tervuren@worldnet.att.net