Looking for a new companion dog. Interested in any WL GSD or Dutchie breeders you would reccomend buying from.

I'm considering all options, possibly even an adoption/rescue.

Looking for some good intel at this point.

Thank you.

Make your life easy in your search for the right dog http://www.littlerivercanine.com , I have 2 from Betty and they're great!

Gonna have to agree With Al!! Get a little river pup!! Epic is the best!!!

http://leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=324198

This is epic. Watch.

Thanks Al, Chris & Epic, you guys put up a good arguement.

Gotta put a plug in RitterMark kennel, that's where I got Drago and Molly Graf has always had nice dogs



http://leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=334041#Post334041

Thanks Dennis, I spoke with Molly last week. She is located just a couple hours away fom me. She does have some very nice dogs too.

GSD's have been spoken for, so now I've got to give you all the quality breeders I can think of! You KNOW you want a brindled beast.

Les Flores has a DS bitch that he bred to Vrijheid's Aaron, last I heard. That'd be an amazing dog.
http://www.caninetrainingconcepts.com/delasflores/

This is Aaron's breeder, and Asheley has exceptional dogs as well.
http://www.dutchshepherds.us/

Christie Meyer would be worth a call to see if she's bred anything recently, I don't know.
http://www.northwoodsk9.com

These 3 breeders I've mentioned I would trust to send me a quality pup that would fit my goals, sight unseen. All are reputable in the dog sport community, and have records to prove the workability of the dogs they produce. Heck, Les Flores trained/titled Vrijheid's Aaron, and placed 7th with him in the 2008 Wold Dutch Shepherd Championship's!!!!! Talk about a world class combination!

And of course, Dutch Shepherd rescue has some outstanding dogs coming through!
http://www.dutchshepherdrescue.org


Loyalty, Commitment, and Guts-if you dare to own a Dutch.



ETA- I also know of several less then reputable DS's breeders. They are not as common as crummy GSD breeders, but sadly, the breed is becoming more popular. PM me if you've found a breeder that I didn't list you are interested in. I've got a couple connections that could check them out for ya.


Edited by Kelly Byrd (05/26/2011 03:24 PM)
Edit reason: less then stellar DS breeders.

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You KNOW you want a brindled beast.

I love it! lol

Just wondering why you're looking at a serious working dog for a companion?

They're great dogs, but they're A LOT of dog and need something to do to stay sane and happy. I'm assuming that you've got a sport or a training/work program figured out? If not I'd start looking around so you've got an idea of what you're going to do with a dog of that caliber.

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Just wondering why you're looking at a serious working dog for a companion?

I'm considering a WL GSD because they are athletic and intelligent. Generally they are bred smaller than the SL GSDs and with less health issues.

To make a good decision I need to speak to serious breeders, which I have stumbled with finding in the past. So I asked for referrals.

I'm not so serious about the Dutchies. But I did stumble across an ad for a female Dutchie puppy at a rescue. I'll never get her because, 1. I probably live too far away from the rescue and 2. there are many applications for her. I just hope she finds the right home.