Zefirelli was bred in Belgium at Jean Louis and Pauline's famous Van de Hoge Laer  kennel.

Looking back to when I first saw Beggy & Bagherra of the Two, along with the great grey male Ch Vici de Hauts Bievre, the two sisters were 6 months old and Vici was in his prime, I was completely captivated, never  before had I seen such wonderful Belgian Shepherds, from that moment they became the template of what I wanted to breed. I also vowed to own something from these fabulous females. I went on to own the very influential Fanfare of the Two, a Bagherra son who carried the same pedigree as the famous Ch Grimm Van de Hoge Laer, but I was never fortunate enough to own anything from Beggy. I have always wanted a Van de Hoge Laer, as I felt the kennel produced consistent quality and the type I felt to be correct I have waited over 20 years and finally I got my Van de Hoge Laer , as you can see he was worth wait. 

He has been shown at the Breed Club shows France, Holland and Belgium under the top breed specialist judges he has always been graded Excellent Plus. He also passed the CSAU with an excellent grade

He was 5th from 75 males in Open male at the French Specialty 2001 and 4th Open Male at the Berger Belge Mondial 2002

9th Open Male French Special 2002

He has Reserve CACIB at the Dutch Breed Special where he was also Best Young Male

He has 5 Reserve C.C.s in the UK

 I would like to thank judges who have awarded him R.C.C.s  Jeff Luscott, Amanda Mclaren, Kathy Bird, and Lynn Salt UK

Michele Griol, Eric Decchans, Firman Aergeerts, Wilamine Vandeil, 

for acknowledging his type and qualities and awarding him top honours in the UK & Europe