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We traveled to France for the June 2005 CEB National Breed Show and
Tatoo won a rating of Excellent. With this rating at the National
Show, plus his field trial wins in both fall and spring trials in
France, he has now qualified for France's ranking as a "RECOMMENDED
SIRE".
He is now the first, and only, Epagneul Breton in the U.S. to hold
this prestigious rating as well as being the first to obtain a
Trialer title and to win a CACT in a field trial in France and Bill
was the first American handler to actively trial a dog in France.
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CEB of France
National
Exhibition
June 2005
 
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Tatoo - now a Recommended Sire - in the ring at the France 2005 National
Show where he received an EXCELLENT rating in the Male Field Trialers Class.
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TOUR
de la
FRANCE 2005!
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The total dog concept utilized by France
has successfully preserved the breed throughout all these decades in the
country of origin, and it is this concept of the "total dog" that we are
striving to maintain and promote at our kennels.
The total dog is sometimes referred to in this country as "dual
dogs". Whichever term is used
- dual dog or total dog - what it refers to is
dogs that perform - in the case of our breed that means hunting, pointing and retrieving
upland birds - as well as being within the standard for the breed.
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We're not a "show" kennel. We
own a wild pheasant hunting lodge and our first priority is dogs that
perform at a superior level in the field. But reaching the level of being a
RECOMMENDED STUD was, we felt, a worthwhile goal to strive for. With less
than 100 dogs in France currently rated as such, it is a rating of some
significance and he is the first and only dog in America to reach this goal. |
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We had
dual reasons for this trip. Our personal desire to spend time with old
friends and to tour some of the country but we also wanted to enter Tatoo in
the French club's National Breed Show. He already has his Trialer title,
which he earned in both the spring and fall field trials of 2004. He
finished up the requirements for that title a little after he turned 2 years
old. In 2004 he also got 2 CACS in two different shows in France. However,
in order to obtain the ranking of a "RECOMMENDED SIRE", a dog is required to
win no less than an Excellent in the French club's National Show. And we are
very happy to report that he did receive an EXCELLENT and thus is now one of
the few dogs that are rated a Recommended Sire and the only dog in America
with such a rating.
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On Friday night prior to the
banquet there was a "mock" bull fight where the matadors gracefully jumped
out of the way or over the back of the bulls, and the men tried to put rings
on the horns of the bull as it charged them, causing them to dive headlong
for the protective fencing.
The CEB organized some lovely banquets on
both Friday and Saturday nights consisting of many courses of wonderful food
and many hours of laughter and visiting with old friends and new. Saturday
was the day of the TAN (natural ability tests) and Sunday was the show,
which lasted all day long with approximately 256 dogs entered. |
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Banquet Saturday night
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Folk entertainment from the local area at the
National Show |
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Patouche Toscane - Best of Breed winner. Pat
Rush, England, Owner |
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We also attended the SCC's National All Breed
Show in Lyon the weekend prior to the CEB National EB show. There were 60
rings going at once with thousands of people and dogs in attendance. After
the show in Lyon we traveled to the south tip of France, Port Carmargue on the
Mediterranean and we toured Carcassone and it's amazing castle and ancient
walled city. All in all it was a wonderful experience! Click here to view
some pictures from our tour of France.
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