Le Chenil de la Jardinie

The "Chenil de la Jardinière" is a small privately owned kennel in Louveigné, Belgium. It was established in May 1969.

This kennel is owned by a cousin, Freddy Gilles and his wife Jeannine. Their kennel has been in operation for more than 30 years, producing many National Champions, both in the European conformation ring and working trials.

In 1975 all top winning dogs in the RCBA National championship (Belgium) were dogs bred from his Kennel. He has been a working dog Trial Judge for many years, and understands both the working ability and beauty of the breed.

With little formal training, his keen eye has enabled him to continue breeding dogs of beauty and soundness to this day.

Mr. Freddy Gilles has had over 150 first place winnings in national competition, and has trained dogs accomplishing perfect scores in Schutzhund.

He is still the highest placing record holder in the RCBA (The National Belgian German Shepherd Club) for a Belgian registered dog in the SV Sieger Show. He was also the breeder and handler.

We are fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from him, and this is a very valuable connection for any breeder to have, especially as dog breeding is a very competitive field.

We are privileged and honored that he has allowed us to import some of his wonderful lines to breed and train here in the US, and through his tutoring we have established a kennel based on the European practice.

We continue to travel to Louveigné, Belgium as often as we can to learn from him, attend national and regional working and conformation shows, and steep in the wisdom that has developed this great breed.

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