I have not heard of the breeder, hence I have not responded to the question posed.

The OP is considering buying a dog. The way I understand the question is whether or not the breeder is reputable and not a BYB. I don't believe the question deserved the blatantly disrespectful answer that it got.

"Repeated bumps" ?? It was one bump that was duplicated for whatever reason the day AFTER the original post.

We are free to give our opinions on this board, we may not always agree, but it is what it is.

RESPECT, however is not optional. It is to be maintained, by all parties, at all times. There are other boards to pick fights on - this is not one of them.

k, thread is now invisible.

Peter
I have the answer as to what I'm looking for but what I wanted to know was if others had experience with VDH and their dogs.
You were the only reply to that post, however inapproprite it may have been, and I will look elsewhere for my answer.
My goals are to do tracking work, join a local Shutzhund club and raise a healthy pet, one that has good hips, elbows and a sound mind.
Your third and second from last sentencs were more of what I would have expected as an answer.

Kelly,
Thanks for your response.
I appreciate it and look forward to using this board in the future.
Mitch

I don't know that breeder...but they have a great website......which actually means NOTHING to me. Some of the worse breeders have fantastic websites. Not saying that this is the case with this breeder...just throwing that out there.

Go to the venues...trials, competitions etc that you are looking to compete with you dog & see what the dogs are like. Speak with the folks about their dogs.

If you have a club in mind....pick the brains of the members as to where they have gotten their dogs. This way you get to see what their breeders are breeding 1st hand. Ask LOTS of questions & reason that they feel the way they do about their dogs. Watch their dogs work etc etc.

Think long & hard about what it is like to live with a true working dog. Many folks like the idea but are not prepared for the time commitment that it takes. Raising a working puppy that if far more mouthy & 'driven' then 'pet' puppies can be more challenging to raise especially with young children in the household. (don't know if this applies or not...but worth mentioning)

If at all possible personally see the pups that you are looking at. Also observe the parents if at all possible. If you can't do this...see if you can find someone in the area of the breeders location that has experience in working dogs in the venue you are looking at to work your dog & have them check out the litter & report back.

I have a friend that was looking at a pup from a litter across the country. I contacted someone that I have known for 10 years that is into working GSDs & he said that he know of the breeder & would go & check out the littler for my friend if she wanted him to. So this kind of thing works too...if you have someone that you trust to know what they are looking at.

Good luck with getting your new pup. We are here to try to help however we can for you.

You want a well tempermented dog whether it is for sport or just as a companion dog. A dog with the correct drives & a sound temperment means that it can do both. Most of us here that have working dogs & multiple ones at that...have them living in the house with them. They are trained to 'settle' in the house. Properly mentally & physically exercised...that should not be a problem.

Anne
Thank you for the response. I have been looking and reading in depth for several months, the amount of work it takes to manage a working GSD. I have bout a few books on Shutzhund training and am looking forward to the time commitment and ultimate reward. Kids are grown but need to have a temperament that accepts them.
I look forward to posting here in the future.
Mitch