Looking for breeder that does SAR puppies

JamesDomin · 06-11-2011, 05:03 PM

Hello Everyone,

I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm looking for a breeder that does breed GSD in SAR. I'm very serious in SAR.

Thanks
James

LaRen616 · 06-11-2011, 05:04 PM

If you give us your location we can recommend breeders around you

**JakodaCD OA** · 06-11-2011, 05:10 PM

there are a few members here that do SAR with their dogs. Hopefully they'll chime in with suggestions

**jocoyn** · 06-11-2011, 05:51 PM

Jim, basically a suitable young puppy can be had from MANY working line breeders.

Some SAR handlers want a young adult to reduce their odds of failure. You can learn a lot by working a pet dog through issues - even in dogsport or agility - but in SAR you want the best tool for the dog and no matter how the dice are loaded puppies are always a gamble. After you wash a few dogs our for not being suitable, you start thinking .... you know....maybe I should stack the deck and get an older dog. I washed out my first two SAR dogs and hit gold on my third who was acquired as a young adult at two. Dog 1 had nerve issues, Dog 2 had severe HD, Dog 3 is operational and going strong but I am looking for Dog 4 because Dog 3 is 8 and the clock keeps ticking.

If you want a young adult that has been raised out the pool narrows considerably and price goes up as you are now in competetion with law enforcement agencies for the same dog. Sometimes you can get lucky like I did and find one that does not "exactly" fit the bill but has what you need in terms of drives and nerve strength.

Are you ON a SAR team? Normally you get contacts through there as well as by talking with other people. Some breeders won't sell you dog for SAR if you don't have some background in it or are not on a team, and the vast majority of pups bought for "SAR" wind up being pets because people find out there is no place to work them or get real "un" serious when they find out how much of it does NOT involve dogs.

If I see dogs I like I always ask around at seminars or ask other SAR folks I know and have seen their dogs.

doggiedad · 06-11-2011, 07:16 PM

are there breeders that breed dogs for SAR or do
you find a dog and train it to do SAR???

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesDomin

Hello Everyone,

I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm looking for a breeder that does breed GSD in SAR. I'm very serious in SAR.

Thanks
James

JamesDomin · 06-11-2011, 09:31 PM

Buffalo, NY

dawnandjr · 06-11-2011, 09:54 PM

What traits do you look for in a SAR dog/puppy? I have two puppies here now and just curious what they might posses that would make them good candidates for SAR work. I have read bits and pieces from others involved in SAR and hear how several dogs just dont have what it takes. So what does it take? Do they run puppies through some testing?

**JeanKBBMMMAAN** · 06-11-2011, 09:59 PM

I don't know if you would be a rescue type home as there are various requirements and doesn't always go as people planned, or if Uko is a SAR type/potential dog but his foster may be able to tell you more: Available Male

Freestep · 06-11-2011, 10:01 PM

Are you looking for a pup local to you, or would you be willing to have one shipped? Julia Priest in California has a litter on the ground right now. Several of her dogs have gone on to SAR.

Available puppies

Mrs.K · 06-11-2011, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesDomin

Buffalo, NY

Have you tried to get in contact with eagle valley SAR?
I believe they are not to far away from you.

I'm with Oswego County, NY

06-11-2011, 05:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesDomin New Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3	Looking for breeder that does SAR puppies Hello Everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm looking for a breeder that does breed GSD in SAR. I'm very serious in SAR. Thanks James

06-11-2011, 05:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
LaRen616 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,582	If you give us your location we can recommend breeders around you __________________ ~ Sinister 3 yr old black male GSD 3.11.09 ~ Malice 9 mth old black female GSD 6.19.11 Cats: Chaos, Monster, Wicked

06-11-2011, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	there are a few members here that do SAR with their dogs. Hopefully they'll chime in with suggestions __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

06-11-2011, 05:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,037	Jim, basically a suitable young puppy can be had from MANY working line breeders. Some SAR handlers want a young adult to reduce their odds of failure. You can learn a lot by working a pet dog through issues - even in dogsport or agility - but in SAR you want the best tool for the dog and no matter how the dice are loaded puppies are always a gamble. After you wash a few dogs our for not being suitable, you start thinking .... you know....maybe I should stack the deck and get an older dog. I washed out my first two SAR dogs and hit gold on my third who was acquired as a young adult at two. Dog 1 had nerve issues, Dog 2 had severe HD, Dog 3 is operational and going strong but I am looking for Dog 4 because Dog 3 is 8 and the clock keeps ticking. If you want a young adult that has been raised out the pool narrows considerably and price goes up as you are now in competetion with law enforcement agencies for the same dog. Sometimes you can get lucky like I did and find one that does not "exactly" fit the bill but has what you need in terms of drives and nerve strength. Are you ON a SAR team? Normally you get contacts through there as well as by talking with other people. Some breeders won't sell you dog for SAR if you don't have some background in it or are not on a team, and the vast majority of pups bought for "SAR" wind up being pets because people find out there is no place to work them or get real "un" serious when they find out how much of it does NOT involve dogs. If I see dogs I like I always ask around at seminars or ask other SAR folks I know and have seen their dogs. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

06-11-2011, 09:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
dawnandjr Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Macedon, NY Posts: 1,054	What traits do you look for in a SAR dog/puppy? I have two puppies here now and just curious what they might posses that would make them good candidates for SAR work. I have read bits and pieces from others involved in SAR and hear how several dogs just dont have what it takes. So what does it take? Do they run puppies through some testing? __________________ Dawn Brogan German Shepherd Yoko von der Burg Austerlitz pedigree information http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...html?id=713938

06-11-2011, 09:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
JamesDomin New Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3	Buffalo, NY

06-11-2011, 09:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
JeanKBBMMMAAN The Rescues Rule Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,697	I don't know if you would be a rescue type home as there are various requirements and doesn't always go as people planned, or if Uko is a SAR type/potential dog but his foster may be able to tell you more: Available Male __________________ Help IMOM help Pets www.imom.org You can help Anna help IMOM help people help pets help people win...

06-11-2011, 10:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Freestep Knighted Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,087	Are you looking for a pup local to you, or would you be willing to have one shipped? Julia Priest in California has a litter on the ground right now. Several of her dogs have gone on to SAR. Available puppies

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