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Thank you for considering Elk Run Kennels when looking for a quality Braque du Bourbonnais puppy. We are very serious about our breeding program. Elk Run is committed to responsible breeding to assure puppies of the highest quality available in North America. We offer puppies only from our import foundation sires and dams out of the top field performing dogs in France. All of our sires and dams are hunt test qualified. We utilize the PennHip Program to certify the hip quality of all the dogs in our breeding program. Our goal at Elk Run is to establish a long-term relationship with our puppy buyers based on friendship. A friendship does not require a sales contract. Puppy ownership is a significant investment in energy and time. We are always available to assist our puppy owners because we succeed only if you succeed. Below you will find information on planned Elk Run litters. Elk Run only breeds one or two litters a year. Therefore, puppies are not always available. It's recommended you contact us early, as there is usually a waiting list. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have concerning Elk Run Braque du Bourbonnais. |
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Litter Due March 19, 2012 |
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Our breeding policy requires that all of our dogs must be:
We do believe in the North America Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) hunt test program. NAVHDA’s testing program provides an invaluable tool for us and those interested in our puppies an objective, unbiased evaluation of the strength and weaknesses of each of our dogs. We only offer puppies from hunt test qualified sires and dams. |
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We feel it is imperative to prove the quality of our dogs in the field and hunt tests. As a result we have built a breeding foundation of quality dogs unmatched in North America including the breed’s first and only Versatile Champion, four Prize I Utility dogs and four Prize II dogs. We are the only kennel to offer puppies from the a Versatile Champion or Prize I and Prize II Utility Braque du Bourbonnais dams. Our commitment to the integrity of the breed extends to the retention of the international registration by Federation Cynoloque Internationale (F.C.I) on all of our puppies. In addition, all of are puppies are dual registered with NAVHDA. |
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We
are involved with the Braque du Bourbonnais because we wanted “a
bird dog that was different”. The operative words here are
“bird dog”, we hunt our dogs. The time it takes to properly
train bird dogs and the time we commit to hunting does limit our dog
numbers. Consequently, this does limit the number of litters
we produce each year. The trade-off — we only offer puppies
that are the progeny of proven hunters. We are about quality
not quantity.
Our breeding program is
not built on the simple acquisition of a pair of Bourbonnais.
In contrast, prior to the initiation of our breeding program we
first embarked on a six year education process. Our goal was to
strengthen our knowledge of the breed, and then to identify breeders in France committed to breeding
the type of dog best
suited for the North American foot hunter. Our objective was to
secure imports from the 
At Elk Run Kennels we are
dedicated to the preservation and continuous improvement of the
Braque du Bourbonnais as a versatile hunting dog. Hunting dogs
are our passion.
We have carefully selected our imported sires
and dams to produce puppies that will hunt. 
