Winter 2025- Ten and Sequin's "A" Litter
We have so enjoyed watching Ten and Sequin's last litter grow that we decided to repeat the breeding. On January 9th, 2025, four puppies were born on a freezing winter morning, three males and one female. From the moment they were born they were active and ready to take on the world.
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CH Echo Ridge's See Me Sparkle BCAT CGC ME-E TCQ |
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Ten's Health Testing
Ten is a fun-loving boy and everyone who meets him is totally enchanted by him. Ten did well in the 4 to 6 month classes as a puppy, even winning a competitive Herding Group 1 with limited showing. He is AKC pointed towards his Championship title. He has been working on Scent work, earned his CGC, and earned his Herding Instinct Certificate. Ten passed on his lovely temperament in his last litter with Sequin and we just know he will with this one as well. |
Sequin's Health Testing
Sequin is one of our first-generation puppies and she has been a joy to raise. She has received many lovely compliments from breeder judges and breeders alike on her correctness and type. We are grateful to individuals who have recognized her quality. Sequin has done her CGC test, her TKN (which I need to submit!), received an excellent evaluation on a French breeder judge, has excelled in FastCAT, earned her Herding Instinct Certificate, and shows great promise in both agility and rally. We look forward to her passing on both her type and versatility to her puppies. |
Echo Ridge's Allies Aren't Appetizers (Andarna)- She will be staying here with the Echo Ridge family. She will be competing in conformation and seeing what performance events she enjoys the most.
Echo Ridge's Azur Berger D'Astazu (Motley)- He is living in MD. He already knows all sorts of cool tricks. He will be doing agility and some conformation.
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Echo Ridge's A Last Line of Defense (Link)- He is living in CA with his owner and canine siblings. He will be trying out all sorts of performance events and conformation.
Echo Ridge's All Aboard (Turbo)- He is living in NY with his owner and canine siblings. He will be doing a variety of performance events.
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Summer 2024- Token and Rosé's "V" Litter
Token and Rosé had SEVEN puppies, 4 black (which will gray out) and 3 fawn puppies on June 23rd, 2024. She had a very smooth and quick delivery. This litter is very exciting for us because Token and Rosé, were both produced at Echo Ridge, so this is a second-generation litter. We would like to acknowledge how much Token's owner and our dear friend has done with him and their amazing accomplishments in both performance and conformation. They truly have shown how versatile this breed is, and we look forward to Token's puppies demonstrating the same with their owners in the future.
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CH Echo Ridge's Talisman OF DCAT DDBE TCQ ME-EToken's Health Testing
Token is a versatile, sweet dog. When he isn't playing with the Picards and other dogs at Ides of March, he plays in agility, conformation, flyball, and FastCAT. He also earned his herding instinct certification in March 2024. Token has been awarded under Breeder Judge Jean Pero at a PSCA Supported Entry. He has also been awarded two Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Breeder Judge and French Club President Norbert Gainche and French Judge Boris Cavillac. He has an excellent wash and wear coat and has the trademark mischievous Pyr Shep expression. We look forward to seeing him pass on these many traits to his offspring. |
GCH CH Echo Ridge Rosé All Day BCAT TCQ ME-ERosé's Health Testing
Rose's Genetic Results Our outgoing, fun-loving, and biddable Rosé has done very well in the conformation ring. From finishing her championship to finishing her grand championship at PSCA supported entries with very limited showing. A French Breeder judge commented that he would take her to France and show her there. She has done well in obedience classes and has started agility. She easily earned her BCAT title and has started her DCAT. She will take a hiatus while raising her puppies, but we look forward to getting her back in various events. |
Echo Ridge's Virginia is for Lovers (Ginny)- lives in NC with her Uncle Ghetti. She is working on conformation and performance events.
Echo Ridge's Victim of Love (Sissy)- lives in FL with her owner on her small farm. She currently loves running and playing tree parkour.
Echo Ridge's Venust Enchantress (Circe)- lives in VA with other Pyr Sheps. She will work on agility, conformation, and other performance events.
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Echo Ridge's Valaire (Valor)- lives in IL with his owner and Berger Picard brother. He will be working on Scent work and conformation.
Echo Ridge's Violets Are Blue (Vivid)- lives in NC with her sire, Token, as well as some Berger Picards. This athletic girl will be participating in conformation, agility, flyball, and other performance events.
Echo Ridge's Vivace (Nico)- lives in NY on a farm with his owner, his Border Terrier sister, a herd of goats, and a bunch of horses. He will be working the goats on the farm and helping to educate the public on rare breeds.
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Echo Ridge's Velaris Starlight (Rhy)- lives in NC with his herding dog family. He will be working on conformation and performance events.
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Summer 2023- Ten and Sequin's "U"nexpected Litter
Ten and Sequin had five puppies, 4 blue merles and 1 black on August 13th, 2023. There were two girls and three boys. This was Sequin's first litter and she did a beautiful job whelping and did not skip a beat when taking care of her puppies. This was a litter we had honestly planned for Spring 2024, but it seems Ten lived up to his name and somehow snuck in with Sequin (we are still trying to figure out how!). We look forward to seeing how this litter matures because this breeding has been a dream of ours for many years!
Tenacite du Moulin D'Ebene CGCTen's Health Testing
Ten is a fun-loving boy and everyone who meets him is totally enchanted by him. Ten did well in the 4 to 6 month classes as a puppy, even winning a competitive Herding Group 1 with limited showing. He has competed in FastCAT and did well in that venue too. Ten's show and performance career has only just gotten started! We just know that Ten will pass on his fabulous temperament and Pyr Shep type to his babies. |
CH Echo Ridge's See Me Sparkle BCAT CGC ME-E TCQSequin's Health Testing
Sequin is one of our first generation puppies and she has been a joy to raise. She has received many lovely compliments from breeder judges and breeders alike on her correctness and type. We are grateful to individuals who have recognized her quality. Sequin has done her CGC test, her TKN (which I need to submit!), received an excellent evaluation on a French breeder judge, has excelled in FastCAT, and shows great promise in agility. We look forward to her passing on these qualities to her puppies. |
Echo Ridge's Uh-Oh Spaghetti-O's (Ghetti) lives in NC with our sweet friend, along with Picard and Chi buddies. He will be taking some turns around the ring and trying various performance events.
Echo Ridge's U Can't Handle the Truth (Bruin)- He lives in MD with his Aunt Stella. He gets to go on lots of hiking adventures and vacations.
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Echo Ridge's U've Got to Be Kidding Me (Giggles) lives in WA with her aussie buddies. She will get to try conformation, agility, sheep herding, and other performance events.
Echo Ridge's - (Hugo) lives on a farm nearby in VA where he is having a fabulous time with the other dogs and his little girl. He will get to try the conformation ring as well as agility.
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Echo Ridge's U Got Some Splainin' To Do (Lucy) will be staying here at Echo Ridge. We look forward to the journey she will take us on.
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Spring 2023- Luke and Rosé's "U" Litter
Luke and Rosé had five fawn puppies on March 24th, 2023, three girls and two boys. It was a smooth whelping, and Rosé was a natural mom for her first litter. We look forward to seeing this second-generation litter grow.
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CH Raremettle's Lumineux TCQ ME-E
Luke's Health Testing Luke's Genetic Results Our sweet boy Luke finished in just a few short show weekends, including supported entries. The first time he won an Owner-Handled Best of Breed, he did a fantastic job in the Owner-Handled group ring. He received an Excellent evaluation under the French breeder judge at the 2019 National Specialty. He also has dabbled in some agility training. Luke is incredibly affectionate and enjoys spending time with us. |
GCH CH Echo Ridge Rosé All Day BCAT TCQ ME-E
Rosé's Health Testing Rose's Genetic Results Our outgoing, fun-loving, and biddable Rosé has done very well in the conformation ring. From finishing her championship to finishing her grand championship at PSCA supported entries with very limited showing. A French Breeder judge commented that he would take her to France and show her there. She has done well in obedience classes and has started agility. She easily earned her BCAT title and has started her DCAT. She will take a hiatus while raising her puppies, but we look forward to getting her back in various events. |
Echo Ridge's Undomiel Evenstar (Arwen)- She lives in Pennsylvania and will be playing in rally, obedience, scentwork, and conformation. She loves playing with the kids and other dogs at home.
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Echo Ridge's Up Up and Away (GiddyUp)- Lives in Idaho and will be playing in agility and some other activities. She loves playing with the other Pyr Sheps in the house.
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Echo Ridge's Under the Northen Lights (Fancy) lives in Illinois and will be playing in some performance events. She adores playing with her yorkie housemate.
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Echo Ridge's Ultimate Lucky Charm (Clover) He lives in Rhode Island and will be playing in rally, and try some sheep herding. He is having a blast with his trio of kids and the other dogs.
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Fall 2022- Luke and Echo's "T" Candy Litter
Luke and Echo's 2020 litter had grown into such lovely dogs, so we decided to repeat this breeding for Echo's final litter. On Sunday, October 16th Echo had four lovely fawn puppies, two males and two females.
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CH Raremettle's Lumineux TCQ ME-E
Luke's Health Testing Luke's Genetic Results Our sweet boy Luke finished in just a few short show weekends, including supported entries. The first time he won an Owner-Handled Best of Breed, he did a fantastic job in the Owner-Handled group ring. He received an Excellent evaluation under the French breeder judge at the 2019 National Specialty. He also has dabbled in some agility training. Luke is incredibly affectionate and enjoys spending time with us. |
GCH CH Multiple OH Group Placing Echo de La Foret TCQ ME-E
Echo's Health Testing Echo's Genetic Results Echo is a fun-loving, outgoing, and a show off. She has quite the presence that has resulted in multiple owner-handler group placements, and placements at Pyrenean Shepherd specialties. She was rated as "Excellent" by French Breeder judge Norbert Gainche, and he stated "she is a perfect foundation dog." She has even made the cut at our 2019 National show. She is my constant shadow, and companion. She is absolutely outstanding natural mother to her puppies, and adores playing with them too. |
Echo Ridge's Truffle Moose (Moose) will be staying Virginia and working on agility with his owners. He is adoring his foundations class and the other dog siblings.
Echo Ridge's Title of Honor (Titus) He is here in Virginia and enjoys, hiking and boating. He may even hit the show ring with us in the future.
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Echo Ridge's True Southern Belle (Belle) She loves living with her uncle in North Carolina. She will be herding sheep!
Echo Ridge's Too Hot to Handle (Tandy) She is enjoying living with her brother, Riot, in Washington State. Look for her in the show and performance rings.
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Winter 2022- Odin and Echo's "T" Marvel Litter
We loved our last Odin x Echo litter, so we decided to repeat it and they didn't disappoint! On March 10th, 2022 Echo had four beautiful puppies, 3 males and 1 female.
CH Odin du Pic d'Espade TCQ TKN DCAT
Odin's Health Testing Odin's Genetic Results Odin is a multi-talented dog who has earned his first major in the conformation ring in the classes his first two weekends out. He earned his CH title with ease (with the help of Brendan Coleman) and is 1 point shy of finishing his Grand Champion. He has dabbled in agility and dock diving. He also has earned his novice trick dog title, and BCAT and title in Fast CAT (hundred meter dash). He also received an Excellent Merit Evaluation under French Breeder Judge Alain Pecoult. Additionally, he was awarded an Award of Merit at the 2022 Pyrenean Shepherd National Specialty. He is a beloved member of our household, and he loves nothing more than hanging out with our kids or helping us around the farm. |
GCH CH Multiple OH Group Placing Echo de La Foret TCQ ME-E
Echo's Health Testing Echo's Genetic Results Echo is a fun-loving, outgoing, and a show off. She has quite the presence that has resulted in multiple owner-handler group placements, and placements at Pyrenean Shepherd specialties. She was rated as "Excellent" by French Breeder judge Norbert Gainche, and he stated "she is a perfect foundation dog." She has even made the cut at our 2019 National show. She is my constant shadow, and companion. She is absolutely outstanding natural mother to her puppies, and adores playing with them too. |
Echo Ridge's Thunder of Thor (Kwik) He resides with his family and other Pyr Shep family members in Denali, Alaska. He will pursue agility and playing in the snow!
Echo Ridge's Ask The Captain (Rocky)- He resides in New York and is already a beloved member of his family. He has been working on sheep herding and has demonstrated a natural ability.
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Echo Ridge's A True Wonder (Tru) She resides in Colorado with her Pyr Shep brother. She will be pursuing Nosework and other ventures with her owners.
Echo Ridge's Talisman (Token)- He will reside in North Carolina with our dear friend and a pack of Berger Picards. They will be pursuing conformation, sheep herding, and a variety of performance sports. The sky is the limit for this sweet boy.
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Winter 2021- Odin and Echo's "S" Litter
Echo did it again and produced three beautiful girls out of Odin on January 31st, 2021, right in the middle of a snowstorm. We co-bred this litter with Julie of La Rive Pyr Sheps.
CH Odin du Pic d'Espade TCQ TKN BCAT Odin's Health Testing Odin's Genetic Results Odin is a multi-talented dog who has earned his first major in the conformation ring in the classes his first two weekends out. He has dabbled in agility and dock diving. He also has earned his novice trick dog title, and BCAT title in Fast CAT (hundred meter dash). He is a beloved member of our household, and he loves nothing more than hanging out with our kids or helping us around the farm. |
GCH CH Multiple OH Group Placing Echo de La Foret TCQ ME-E
Echo's Health Testing Echo's Genetic Results Echo is a fun-loving, outgoing, and a show off. She has quite the presence that has resulted in multiple owner-handler group placements, and placements at Pyrenean Shepherd specialties. She was rated as "Excellent" by French Breeder judge Norbert Gainche, and he stated "she is a perfect foundation dog." She has even made the cut at our National show. She is my constant shadow, and companion. She is absolutely outstanding natural mother to her puppies, and adores playing with them too. |
Echo Ridge's See Me Sparkle (Sequin) is remaining here at Echo Ridge. We are excited to watch her grow, and anticipate conformation and performance events. At 7.5 months old she is major pointed towards her CH title and has earned her CGC. She also earned her TKN title as well.
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Echo Ridge's Sonnet of Love (Sonnet) is staying with our family members here in Virginia. We can't wait to see her in the conformation ring and performance events.
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Silke's Saga of Echo Ridge (Saga) will be living in Florida, and has a bright future ahead in a variety of performance events. At 7.5 months old she has earned her CGC, TKN, TKI, and TKA titles. She has also placed at Nosework and Rally trials. We are very proud of her and her owner.
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Winter 2021- Odin and Soleil's "S" Litter
The co-bred Soleil "S" litter with La Rive Pyr Sheps arrived on January 22nd, 2021. Soleil produced two boys and two girls who were raised here on the farm.
CH Odin du Pic d'Espade TCQ TKN BCAT
Odin's Health Testing Odin's Genetic Results Odin is a multi-talented dog who has earned his first major in the conformation ring in the classes his first two weekends out. He has dabbled in agility and dock diving. He also has earned his novice trick dog title, and BCAT title in Fast CAT (hundred meter dash). He is a beloved member of our household, and he loves nothing more than hanging out with our kids or helping us around the farm. |
CH Soleil De Minuit D'Appian Way
Soleil's Health Testing Soleil is a sweet, rough-faced black female. Soleil is out of the outstanding stud Jazz, who has produced some of the most recognized dogs in our breed. In two weekends, she finished her Champion title all with majors. She has done a wonderful job producing puppies with consistent type. |
Echo Ridge's Solas (Vali) has a wonderful home and Pyr shep playmate in Idaho.
Echo Ridge's Sweet Southern Bell (Stella) will be living in Maryland with her family, who has many fun outdoor adventures planned for her.
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Echo Ridge's Schoolyard Antics (Junie B.) will be living in North Carolina, and has plans to be trying out the conformation ring.
Synchronicité de La Rive (Sting) will reside with co-breeder, Julie Steddom, at La Rive Pyr Sheps in Ohio. He will get to play in the conformation ring! He earned major points toward his CH title at 6 months old!
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Late Summer 2020- Luke and Echo's "R" Litter
We are elated to share with you our long awaited litter out of Luke and Echo. This litter was been a dream come true for us, as we had this breeding planned since Luke came to us. On August 17th, 2020 Echo whelped a fawn male and female. She was a wonderful mother, and we enjoyed raising these sweet puppies.
Luke winning winner's dog at a Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America Supported Entry.
CH Raremettle's Lumineux TCQ ME-E
Luke's Health Testing Luke's Genetic Results Our sweet boy Luke finished in just a few short show weekends, including supported entries. The first time he won an Owner-Handled, he did a fantastic job in the Owner-Handled group ring. He is just starting to shine in the ring. He currently is waiting until the pandemic blows over before he adventures into the ring as a special. In the meantime, we have been practicing some agility together, and getting in some cuddles on the couch. |
Echo receiving an Owner-Handled group placement in 2018.
GCH CH Multiple OH Group Placing Echo De La Foret TCQ ME-E
Echo's Health Testing Echo's Genetic Results Echo is a fun-loving, outgoing, and a show off. She has quite the presence that has resulted in multiple owner-handler group placements, and placements at Pyrenean Shepherd specialties. She was rated as "Excellent" by French Breeder judge Norbert Gainche, and he stated "she is a perfect foundation dog." She has even made the cut at our National show. She is my constant shadow, and companion. We were so excited to have her puppies on the ground here. |
Echo Ridge's Going Rouge (Remi). She will be playing in the conformation ring in North Carolina. Remi at just under a year of age earned multiple major points her first weekend out in the conformation ring!
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Echo Ridge's Real Men Wear Pink (Riot). He will be playing in conformation and performance in Oregon. He and his awesome owner have taken the conformation ring by storm and he earned both of his majors at just under a year old. For the 2021 show year he was ranked #15 Breed and #16 All Breed.
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Spring 2020- Toro and Soleil's "R" Litter
The co-bred Spring 2020 "R" litter with La Rive Pyr Sheps arrived on March 31st, 2020! Three boys and one girl were raised here on the farm.
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Bronze GCH La Brise Louis Quatorze TCQ
Registration #: DN35316001 Toro is a rough-faced fawn male. He is out of the National Specialty winning Booth. Toro has been awarded Best of Breed, Group Placements, a TCQ title by the Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America, and has also received two Excellent Merit Evaluations by French breeder judges. |
CH Soleil De Minuit D'Appian Way
Registration #DN44894802 Soleil is a sweet, rough-faced black female. Soleil is out of the outstanding stud Jazz, who has produced some of the most recognized dogs in our breed. In two weekends, she finished her Champion title all with majors. She has had one litter before, and we are excited to see what she produces with this litter. |
Echo Ridge Reign Over Gold (Reign). He is a cherished companion and loves running around his farm in Virginia.
Echo Ridge Rugby Rules Raleigh (Rugby). He loves playing with the kids in his family, and resides in NC.
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Echo Ridge Rosé All Day (Rosé). She resides here with us, and will be playing in performance and conformation. Update: She is now a CH and is working towards her BCAT title.
Revenant de La Rive (Revenant). He resides at La Rive Pyr Sheps in Ohio, look for him in the conformation ring.
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Spring 2019- Mystic's "K" Litter
"K" Litter- We raised a litter, of three male Pyr Shep puppies, for La Foret Pyrenean Shepherds (Sue Snyder). They were born on May 11th, 2019. The puppies were raised in our home with our children, and with Puppy Culture methods. Sue found wonderful homes for each of the boys, and they have already started demonstrating how versatile this breed can be. Thank you Sue! We had a great time whelping this litter!
CH MACH Burgerhaus Bravura Jongleur MXB MSJ NF
BB is a lovely boy who has proven himself to be successful in multiple venues from conformation to agility, this boy can do it all. |
CH Mystic Du Pic d'Espade NTD
Mystic is a lovely French import from Norbert Gainche. She has proven herself to be a lovely household companion as well as a winner in the ring. In 2018, Mystic won Best of Opposite Sex at the Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America's National Specialty. |
