A Letter to Echo Ridge Owners...

People often ask how we as breeders can "stand" sending our puppies off to new homes.  Honestly, that is our favorite part. Putting one of our beloved puppies into the arms of their new family is a special moment.  Each of our puppies are raised with the same love and experiences, whatever future they are destined for with their owners.  We look forward to receiving regular updates from each family about how their puppies are doing in their home, and their accomplishments.  We ask owners to keep their puppies engaged and work with them to busy their minds.  That often turns into these dogs and owners trying performance and conformation events.  We may give the puppies their initial foundation, but you, the owners, have shown true dedication and partnership with your Pyr Sheps and deserve recognition for their accomplishments.  To all Echo Ridge owners, thank you for loving our puppies and the Pyrenean Shepherd breed.  Thank you for helping our dreams come true.
                                                                                                                                                                              -Donald and Stephanie Schneider (and the kids too!)

Below is a gallery of our puppies who have earned recognition in AKC and other canine clubs.  

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Echo Ridge's A Last Line of Defense CGC TKI
"Link"

Ten x Sequin- January 2025
Loved by: Athena Veatch

Accomplishments:
- AKC Canine Good Citizen
- Trick Title Novice and Intermediate
​-AKC Pointed

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Echo Ridge's Allies Aren't Appetizers STR
"Andarna"

Ten x Sequin- January 2025
Loved by: Echo Ridge Family

Accomplishments:
- AKC S.T.A.R Puppy
- AKC Major Pointed

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Echo Ridge's Azur Berger D'Astazu STR TKN
"Motley"

Ten x Sequin- January 2025
Loved by: Faith DiBiasi

Accomplishments:
- AKC S.T.A.R Puppy
- Trick Title Novice
-BPUP Herding Group 3 (Three times)

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Echo Ridge's All Aboard CGC STR TKA FITS
"Turbo"

Ten x Sequin- January 2025
Loved by: Jodi Lepick

Accomplishments:
- AKC S.T.A.R Puppy
- Trick Title Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced
- AKC Canine Good Citizen
- AKC Fit Dog Bronze and Silver

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Echo Ridge's Valaire FDC BCAT SWN SBA DS
"Valor"

Token x Rose- June 2024
Loved by: Gina Femali

Accomplishments:
-AKC S.T.A.R Puppy
-FastCat- BCAT
- AKC Farm Dog Certified
- AKC Scent Work Novice
-AKC Scent Work Buried Advanced
- Dock Diving- Dock Senior
​-Passed the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW) Odor Recognition Test
-Earned his Herding Instinct Certificate

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Echo Ridge's Virginia is For Lovers
"Ginny"

Token x Rose- June 2024
Loved by: Robin Wade Russell

Accomplishments:
-4 to 6 Puppy Herding Group 4
-AKC Major Pointed
-Very Promising Merit Evaluation under French Judge Boris Cavillac (2025)

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CH Echo Ridge's Violets Are Blue
"Vivid"

Token x Rose- June 2024
Loved by: Jenn Cannon

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion
-AKC Winners Bitch at a Pyr Shep Supported Entry
-Very Promising Merit Evaluation under French Judge Boris Cavillac (2025)​

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Echo Ridge's Truffle Moose NA OAJ XF BCAT
"Moose"

Luke x Echo- October 2022
Loved by: The Thurber Family

Accomplishments:
-Agility:
   -Qualifying runs in UKI
    -AKC Novice Agility Title
    -AKC Novice Fast Title
    -AKC Open Jumpers with Weaves Title
    -AKC Agility Fast Excellent Title
 -FastCAT- BCAT
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Echo Ridge's Ultimate Lucky Charm AX AXJ OF CGC
"Clover"

Luke x Rose- March 2023
​Loved by: The Lussier Family
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Accomplishments:
-Agility:
   - Qualifying runs in UKI
   - AKC Open Agility
   - AKC Open Agility Jumper
   -AKC Agility Excellent
   -AKC Agility Excellent Jumpers with Weaves
   -AKC Agility Fast Open
-AKC Canine Good Citizen

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Echo Ridge's Up Up and Away FCAT CGC TKN
​"GiddyUp"

Luke x Rose- March 2023
Loved by: The Gaines Family

Accomplishments: 
​-FastCAT- FCAT
-Canine Good Citizen
-Trick Title Novice
-Herding Instinct Certification

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Echo Ridge's U Got Some 'Splainin' To Do
"Lucy"

Ten x Sequin- August 2023
Loved by: The Echo Ridge Family

Accomplishments:
​-AKC S.T.A.R Puppy
​-AKC Pointed

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Echo Ridge's U Herd Right Hugo
"Hugo"

Ten x Sequin- August 2023
Loved by: Colby Brown and Tabatha Davis

Accomplishments:
-AKC Major Pointed

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CH Echo Ridge's Uh-Oh Spaghetti-O's ME-E TCQ
​"Ghetti"

Ten x Sequin- August 2023
​Loved by: Robin Wade Russell

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Boris Cavillac (2025)
- TCQ

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CH Echo Ridge's Title of Honor
​"Titus"

Luke x Echo- October 2022
Loved by: Elizabeth Garst and Andrew

Accomplishments:
​-AKC Champion

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Echo Ridge's U've Got To Be Kidding Me BCAT CGCA CGCU TKN
​"Giggles"

Ten x Sequin- August 2023
Loved by: Josette Stenbom

Accomplishments:
-IABACA- International Baby Puppy Championship
-IABACA- National Baby Puppy Championship
-AKC S.T.A.R Puppy Certificate
-Canine Good Citizen Advanced and Urban
-Novice Trick Dog
- AKC Pointed
​-FastCAT- BCAT

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 NBISS CH Echo Ridge's Too Hot to Handle ME-E TCQ
"Tandy"

Luke x Echo- October 2022
Loved by: Zosha Parker-Halstead

Accomplishments:
​-AKC BPUP Best of Breed
-Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America National Specialty Best of Breed Winner 2025
-AKC Champion
-TCQ
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Boris Cavillac (2025)
-Best of Breed at multiple PSCA Supported Entries

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GCH CH Echo Ridge's Talisman NA NAJ OF FCAT DDS DDBE
​"Token"

Odin x Echo-March 2022
Loved by: Jenn Cannon

Accomplishments:
-FastCAT- FCAT
-Agility
      - AKC Novice Agility
      - AKC Open Fast
      - AKC Novice Agility Jumper
-AKC Champion
-AKC Grand Champion
-Disc Dog Bronze Elite with UpDog
-Disc Dog Silver with UpDog
-Herding Instinct Certificate
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Norbert Gainche (2024)
-TCQ Temperament Evaluation
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Boris Cavillac (2025)
-Select Dog at a PSCA Supported Entry

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Echo Ridge's A True Wonder BCAT SWN SIA CGC TKN FITS

Odin x Echo- March 2022
Loved by: Lee Ann Simonson

Accomplishments:
-Trick Title -Novice
​-Canine Good Citizen
-National Association of Canine Scent work- Odor Recognition Title
-FIT Dog- Bronze, Silver
-FastCAT-BCAT
-Scent Work-Interior and Novice

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Silke's Saga of Echo Ridge CD RM NA NAJ NF BCAT SCN DDB CGCU TKA FTI
"Saga"

Odin x Echo- January 2021
​Co-bred with La Rive
​Loved by: Silke Royer

Accomplishments:
​-Obedience-Companion Dog
-Rally-Novice, Advanced, Excellent, and Master
-Scentwork-Novice
-Trick- Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
-Canine Good Citizen- Urban
-Skyhoundz World Championship Qualifier 2023- 1st place Microdog Freestyle and Microdog Distance and Accuracy Division
-FastCAT- BCAT 
​-Agility:
     -AKC Novice Agility
     -AKC Novice Agility Jumper
     -AKC Novice Fast
-Scentwork- Novice
-Disc Dog Bronze-UpDog
-Fetch-Intermediate

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Echo Ridge's Sonnet of Love FDC FCAT4 SWN SINE RATN CGC TKI FITG
"Sonnet"

Odin x Echo- January 2021
Co-bred with La Rive
Loved by: Brian and Theresa Morgan

Accomplishments: 
-AKC Puppy of Achievement
-FastCAT- BCAT, DCAT, FCAT, FCAT 2, FCAT 3, FCAT 4
-Canine Good Citizen
-AKC Trick- Novice and Intermediate
​-Barn Hunt- Novice
-Scentwork- Novice, Interior Novice
-Herding Instinct Certificate
-Fit Dog-Gold
-Farm Dog Certified
-Herding Instinct Certificate
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CH Echo Ridge's See Me Sparkle DCAT CGC TCQ Me-E
​"Sequin"

Odin x Echo- January 2021
​Co-bred with La Rive
Loved by: Echo Ridge Family

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion
-FastCAT- BCAT, DCAT
-Canine Good Citizen
-TCQ Temperament Evaluation Score of A
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under Judge Alain Pecoult (2022)
​-Herding Instinct Certificate

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CH Synchronicité ​de La Rive Me-E
"Sting"

Odin x Soleil- January 2021
Co-bred with La Rive
Loved by: Julie Steddom- La Rive

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion
-TCQ Temperament Eval Score of A
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Alain Pecoult (2022)
​-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge (2023)
-Select Dog at the 2023 Pyrenean Shepherd National Specialty

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CH Echo Ridge's Going Rouge
​"Remi"

Luke x Echo- August 2020
​Loved by: Ann Isenhour

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion

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CH Echo Ridge's Real Men Wear Pink BCAT TCQ Me-E
​"Riot"

Luke x Echo- August 2020
Loved by: Zosha Parker-Halstead

Accomplishments:
-AKC Puppy of Achievement
-AKC Champion
​-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Alain Pecoult (2022)
-FastCAT- BCAT
-TCQ Temperament Eval Score of A

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GCH CH Echo Ridge Rosé All Day Me-E TCQ BCAT
​"Rosé"

Toro x Soleil- March 2020
Co-bred with La Rive
Loved by: The Echo Ridge Family

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion
-AKC Grand Champion
-Excellent Merit Evaluation 2022-Judge Alain Pecoult
-TCQ Temperament Eval Score of A
-Best of Opposite Sex/Select Bitch- Pyr Shep Club of America Supported Entries
​-Fast Cat- BCAT

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CH Revenant de La Rive Me-E
​"Reven"

Toro x Soleil- March 2020
Co-bred with La Rive
Loved by: Julie Steddom- La Rive

Accomplishments:
-AKC Champion
-Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Judge Alain Pecoult (2022)

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