Deeply loved, and forever in our hearts

Life is a succession of cycles, arrivals and departures, beginnings and endings.
All these cycles, intersect and intertwine to form our destiny.
At the heart of these cycles, a range of emotions guide us on our journey.
Whether simple or complex, the one that carries us the furthest is simply love.

Every living being who crosses your path has an impact on the person you become.
What remains after their passage is a thousand times greater than the loss.
Ending a cycle, completing the circle of life and death, is hard and takes time.
It is a necessary step to be able to let the pain go and start feeling grateful again.

2020 was a challenging year and in many way, death seemed to lead the dance.
Three of our beloved dogs and two of our very precious old cats passed.
I had to go through a years cycle before having the courage to  writing these lines
I miss them so very much and always will, but I'm also eternally grateful for having
​ the privilege of sharing their short life.

Moustache 2002 - 2020
Ming 2003 - 2020

Ella Dee de la Vallée d'Ottawa
febraury 14th, 2009 - march 21st, 2020

Ella Dee is the dog who taught me the most. I thought I knew how to observe and understand; she taught me how to listen with the heart. She was all about emotions and to understand her I had to stop thinking and start feeling. Letting go, just going with the flow, being in the moment is the precious gift she came to offer me. I miss her discreet presence, her delicate musky odour I loved so much, and her soft bambie eyes.

DEva des mandarines bleues
May 19th, 2008 - june 3rd, 2020

Deva was my first Picard, and what a Picard! She taught me a new way of approaching dog training. That serious business can be funny, that imperfection can be perfectly fine and that greater satisfaction comes from collaboration. To this day I still wonder who trained who. She is the one responsible for my endless passion for Picards. I miss her sense of humor and her sassy talkback.

Gaspar de l'Abbaye des Sources Bleues
February 22nd, 2011 - july 7th, 2020​

Gaspar was the most tender loving dog I've ever met. He was so very soft with all the puppies born here; when they cried he would get agitated and come get me. Everything about him was kindness and love. He knew exactly at what time my partner came back from work, and like clockwork would ask to go out to wait for him. He would take his job of protecting us all very seriously and warned any intruders to stay away with his big deep bark. I miss our morning rituals, I miss my one and only boy!

I am forever grateful to the breeders who entrusted me with these unforgettable dogs
I hope life will not bring me back to this page anytime soon.
​I would much rather celebrate life with joyful arrivals than departures