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About UsCacharel Briards is the prefix used by Carl & Anne Mitchell. Since 1984 when our first Briard arrived in our home we have been enamoured by this wonderful breed. Known as the clowns of the dog world, they can be stubborn, they can be extremely smart, forever loyal and be warned, they become very very addictive. The first litter bred under our prefix was in 1990. Since then we have bred one, or sometimes two litters a year. Our main priorities when breeding are temperament, health and conformation. We take great pride in producing excellent family companions, we also take great pride in the outstanding accomplishments of our Briards, and those we have bred for others in the show ring. Our Briards compete in many arena's, such as obedience, agility and herding. Anne is a fully licensed ANKC Herding Judge (all levels and all courses), and has judged in Victoria, NSW and Qld. We have many herding titled Briards - the first in the country to achieve such awards. Anne has a special interest in the traditional method of Briard herding, called tending or boundary work, and has introduced this style to many interested herders. At Cacharel our commitment to this wonderful breed is total, we are very much involved in Briard rescue, being responsible for the retrieval from pounds and shelters, rehabilitation and rehoming of many abandoned Briards. We are the only current Australian Briard breeders to have travelled to many of the European, English, Scandinavian and Nth American Briard Specialties. We felt that it was important to see as many Briards as possible across the world, and learn as much as possible from the prominent & successful breeders. These trips resulted in the importation of 5 dogs (4 dogs , 1 bitch) over a period of time, to further the Australian gene pool. The majority of our breedings are based on 4 of these dogs, all of them European lines. The imported dogs were from proven producing lines, selected for their excellent breed type, temperament and trainability. We have been extremely successful in blending these lines with some of our old Australian bloodlines. Along the way, some of the old Australian bloodlines were discarded, for lack of type, health issues and temperament problems. Our breeding stock is ALL x-rayed for hip dysplasia prior to breeding, we also test for other inheritable diseases. We were the forerunners in DNA testing for the Briard specific eye disease Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB) in Australia. The list of show ring accomplishments of Cacharel Briards is very long, a few highlights are;
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