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Braque Francais
Our
Story
At Northern Gundogs Braque Francais, we are passionate about breeding and raising the best French Pointing Dogs. Our dogs are not only great hunters, but also make great companions. We strive to provide healthy, happy, and socialized puppies to loving homes. Our breeding program is dedicated to preserving the breed and producing dogs with excellent temperament and hunting abilities. We take pride in our dogs and the care we provide them. Contact us to learn more about our breeding program, available puppies and training opportunities.
Why we chose a Braque Francais
Our family is a hunting family. My wife and I both grew up hunting and fully immersed in the culture that surrounds living off the land. We are also dog people to our core, so it only makes sense that we eventually found ourselves hunting over our late beagle for the better part of 12 years. After moving to Alberta and having an assortment of upland birds to chase we wanted to foray into the pointing dog world. We researched the various pointing breeds and a versatile dog that would do birds and rabbits made perfect sense. Flipping through the pages of the internet there are plenty of breeds that would do what we wanted but were just too big, or too energetic for a small house and small kids. When we came across the Braque Francais Pyrenees it was as though the description leapt off the screen. It sounded like the perfect dog for us. Shortly after we were lucky enough to find one in Canada and our girl Zoe set us on this amazing adventure. She has been everything people had described of the breed. We knew we had something and after a few seasons of chasing birds we decided we had an opportunity to help provide these amazing dogs to others.
Meet Our Dogs
Our Girl - Zoe
Zoe comes from right here in Canada, out of Safron Kennels in Ontario. Her lines are directly out of France and from a long time breeder in Quebec. With multiple NAVDHA and CKC prizes in her lineage she has been everything that is described in writings of Braque Fracais’. Curl up and watch movies on the couch all weekend, or put her on the prairie and watch her range 100-300 yard only to slam on point on a covey of huns. That is what we wanted in a gundog and she’s that in spades. We would be remised not to mention he trainability. Being our first versatile dog, she spoiled us with how little it took for her to pick things up. Retrieving, staunch points and prey drive come natural to Zo so not much work was needed. A gorgeous, housedog that works like a seasoned gundog. Isn’t that what we all want?
Our Friend - Nelly
Nelly is a handsome pup out of well-known lines in the South. With a NAVDHA NA Prize 1 top score of 112 it made perfect sense for us to breed with Nelly. He is not our dog but his owners, Dale and Carrie, have become very good friends of ours. I can tell you he is a well behaved, easy to train pup. Nelly loves water and is eager to please, with a classic Braque light phase appearance he is gorgeous and compliments Zoe very well. We are looking forward to putting more of Nelly X Zoe puppies on the ground in the future and he is an important asset to our bloodline.
Our Happy Puppies
Contact Us
Address
53118 Range Road 32
Duffield, AB Canada
780-686-8256
If you have any questions about our breeding program, available puppies or dog training, please fill out the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.