Our breeding goals:

As far as German Shepherds and breeding, we believe the GSD should be an all round utilitarian dog, a wonderful companion and house dog and also a dog capable of competition level Schutzhund or other work. We expect a lot from our dogs! Our absolute top priorities are health, temperament and working ability.

Our occasional breedings are solely to the best stud dogs we can find to complement our female.

We always use hip certified and titled breeding stock. While we don't believe titles mean everything, we do believe that through the years of training required, we come to know our dogs in detail. This helps us to find the best match as far as temperament and trainability. We look to produce fantastic, balanced, working and family dogs.

How we raise our puppies:

Puppies are raised in our home, and exposed to the Bio Sensor program and as many indoor and outdoor experiences as possible before they leave us. Around 5 weeks old, puppies are started with clicker training for sit, down and recall, and also begin scent pads and rag work. We start their toilet training by getting them used to going outside after every meal. They are tattooed and microchipped and an information pack is provided with each puppy.

Our puppies are fed a premium diet by starting to supplement mom's milk at 3 weeks. This consists of a carefully prepared raw diet and also some kibble, and in our experience, pups have no trouble transitioning to either diet when they leave.

Registration:

All our puppies have limited registration until they have hip ratings and working titles. the pups are still eligible for all AKC and other performance events. This helps us to ensure that new owners commit to title and health check their dogs prior to further breeding.