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Great Divide Kennel - Braque Francais Braque Francais Breeder, Gun Dog Trainer and Lover of the Uplands

01/09/2025

Happy 1st birthday to this good looking crew! They are living their best bird dog lives with some pretty awesome families.

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas from Great Divide Kennel! 🎄

12/20/2024

Got an invite from Wayne Booze so we made our first ever hunting trip to SD to shoot some late season roosters. We had the mutual goal of getting my puppy Odin on some more birds and Mr. Odin made the best of the opportunity with 6 pointed roosters in 2 days! He’s turning out to be quite the talented pup and we are already looking forward to next season. Was nice to get together with some other Braques and watch them all do what they do best. Thanks again Wayne!

11/07/2024

Decided to pick Seeley up after school today so we could get an extra walk in with the dogs before deer opener. Boy, did it pay off with a 2 man limit just as we were running out of shooting light!

10/26/2024

Mr. Odin is on the board with his second species of the season. He had a beautiful point and retrieve this morning on this gorgeous rooster.

10/18/2024

Today was a day of firsts. It’s Seeley’s first trip to MT, his first Sharptail and his first Hungarian Partridge. He’s loving life and I’m loving it right along with him.

10/17/2024

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09/26/2024

Team Great Divide got it done today before it got too hot! Even 9 month old Odin got in on the action with his first wild bird point and retrieve.

09/25/2024

If success is measured in great company, great dogs, and beautiful views, success is what we had (with a few birds sprinkled in as a bonus)!

09/13/2024

We made the trip to Iowa this week to run our Sunny girl in the NAVHDA Invitational. Cheers to the Hawkeye Chapter and NAVHDA International who put on an amazing event!

We came in with confidence and high hopes for Sunny to leave with a VC title, but she fell just short of a Pass in the same event as Kep fell short in last year - backing. I’d be lying if I said that didn’t give me some pause. To have two dogs, two years in a row perform so highly in training but fall short on game day leaves me wondering. But again, it gave me the opportunity to ask questions, observe others, and get advice from a wide variety of trainers and handlers. Some chats around a campfire and an 8 hour drive home with my wife, and we are coming home with a goal and plan. Stay tuned!

Congratulations to my fellow Red River Valley NAVHDA Chapter members who also earned the opportunity to showcase their talented dogs at the big event – Jeff Johnson, Ben Woessner, and Jeff Jalbert. And thanks to John Wickenheiser for coming along to cheer us on.

Extra congrats to Jeff Jalbert and his dog, Ren, who brought home the VC title!

We are grateful that NAVHDA continues to provide us with opportunities to meet so many great people from across the country! We shared many laughs, stories, and maybe a few cold beverages. Til next time 🍻

09/04/2024

Our Ms. Laity earned herself a 186 Prize 2 at her NAVHDA Utility Test! She’s independent and lovable and when it comes to upland hunting I’d never leave this dog behind. Simply put, we are so proud of her and so glad she is ours! She needed to overcome a fear we created last year of some unknown person lurking in the shadows for the drag and she did it!! Big thanks to Anthony Dupuis and congrats to him on this title as Laity is out of his kennel and breeding program!

08/28/2024

Make that 6 out of the 8 KepxSunny puppies with an NA Prize!
Miss Lola’s owner ran in her NAVHDA Natural Ability test in Maine last Friday and walked away with a perfect 112 Prize 1! 💪

08/20/2024

NA Test Part 2: Long post warning!

We had a great weekend at the NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA) Test in Berthold, ND. We got to run the dogs on some beautiful grounds, meet some new friends, spend time with old ones, and watch some amazing dog work! This was the first time my parents had come to watch a NAVHDA test, and these puppies set the bar high!

There are three events in the NA Test: field, track, and water. Across those three events the dogs are judged and scored on their use of nose, how they search for a bird, swimming, pointing the bird, tracking the bird, desire to work, and cooperation. Their scores are added up and they are given Prize 1, 2, 3 or No Prize.

It was a big weekend for Great Divide Kennel running 5 out of the 8 seven-month-old KepxSunny puppies. And all 5 puppies that were tested Prized! Four Prize 1 and one Prize 3!! We are so proud of these puppies and so thankful to their owners for trusting us to train them! It has been an honor.

Big shout out to Central Dakota Navhda as they put on a great event! And big thank you to the judges, who travel from all over the country and give their time to judge these events.

These test weekends are exhausting and energizing all at the same time. Our family truly enjoys the comradery of NAVHDA. These are not competitions, but a judgement of your dog against a standard. We cheer each other on and want each other to succeed. Isn’t that how life should be?!

08/18/2024

I’ll post the rest of the scores for the weekend after tomorrow’s test, but I felt this one deserved its own.

When we decided to keep Odin out of our KepxSunny litter, Seeley asked if Odin could be his dog. I told him he could, but he needed to help train him and run him in his Natural Ability (NA) test. When I broke my arm earlier this summer, I needed Seeley to step up and not only train Odin but help train the other 4 NA puppies, 3 UT dogs and help get Sunny ready for the Invitational. Ever since, he has trained with me almost every single day, getting up early and always eager to help.
Today Seeley ran Odin in his NA test and their efforts were rewarded with a perfect 112 Prize 1!
Our hearts couldn’t be more full as we have watched these two grow together and that “just a boy and his puppy” dream have come to life.

08/17/2024

Made the trip to Berthold, ND today with these 5 KepxSunny pups to run in the NAVHDA Natural Ability test this weekend. Zoe, Odin, Boone, Roman, and Rip - talented group of 7 month old pups! But they are still pups. We will see what the weekend brings, but no matter what, it’s been a privilege to have a front row seat watching them progress in skill and confidence over the last 6 weeks!

06/30/2024

Tonight we celebrate Keppy29. The Dawg of Dogs, the Braque of Braques, the Family Dog of Family Dogs. This Latte is for you 🍻

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Videos

Seeley and Odin

Just a boy and his puppy.

Valhalla’s Gatekeeper

Little guy showing off today! #braquesolid

Odin

Kep doing Ladder Drills

Braque Francais Retrieving drills