Shepherds By Design

[Steelhead]

This breeder seems to come highly recommended. Anyone have any feedback. Looking for working line but nothing on the high drive or shark side. I imagine a good breeder can pick a low drive puppy. I do like the all blacks and dark sables.

Thank you!

[Ace952]

I believe they are members on this messageboard

[ShenzisMom]

Yup! His name here is Narysdad

Contact the following members, I think they have pups from this breeder
Dainerra
LaRen616

[Dainerra]

yup, I have a pup from them. He will be 1 on Dec 12.

Here is a pic taken of him in Oct


He has 2 legs toward his Rally novice title. I'm not an active "conformation" person, but we are going to do the local kennel club show in April. He's gotten very good feed back from other club members, so I expect him to do well.

He's a drivey little guy and super smart. If only I could get him to use his brain for good instead of evil!

[Jax08]

Jaggirl has one from him also.

[LaRen616]

Yes, I have a puppy from Chuck.

Malice is exactly what I was looking for, she is the perfect puppy for me. She is a great puppy, very happy, friendly, confident, curious, clever, loves everyone and she was never a land shark.

[KZoppa]

Chuck is a nice guy. I enjoy talking to him. I am actually hoping to get a pup from him either next year or 2013.

[Steelhead]

Thanks for the replies. My husband was on the site asking for info on breeders. But he has mentioned he wants to do schutzhund with the dog but I am not comfortable with with him doing any of the bitework since we have small kids and alot of their friends over all the time. I just dont want the dog to have any inclination of biting people in his head! I just want to replace the GS we had!

Anyway, I had my husband set up an account for me because I want to be involved in picking this dog and i dont want a land shark! He thinks he is funny with my name steelhead because he says I have a hard head. He also has been posting in my account and answering my PMs! I need to figure out how to change the password! I am not real computer savy.

Angela

[onyx'girl]

Angela, a dog who trains in ScH is usually more stable than a dog with no training. The obedience is very important, the bitework is just a part of that, and good training will not have the dog bite if they cannot be obedient.
You may want to visit a couple few clubs with your husband and meet the people and dogs so you can see they are well adjusted and not a threat. Most of us that train in the sport have dogs that are our family companions and are very safe around children and guests that come into our homes.
The dogs I have that aren't training in the sport are the ones I have to manage around others, because their temperaments aren't cut out for SchH and they are unpredictable around strangers.

[Steelhead]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

Angela, a dog who trains in ScH is usually more stable than a dog with no training. The obedience is very important, the bitework is just a part of that, and good training will not have the dog bite if they cannot be obedient.
You may want to visit a couple few clubs with your husband and meet the people and dogs so you can see they are well adjusted and not a threat. Most of us that train in the sport have dogs that are our family companions and are very safe around children and guests that come into our homes.
The dogs I have that aren't training in the sport are the ones I have to manage around others, because their temperaments aren't cut out for SchH and they are unpredictable around strangers.

Hi Jane - I understand what you are saying and have gone to a few schutzhund club training events and I agree the dogs are stable and I encourage him to do tracking and obedience but I am having a hard time with the bitework. In talking to some trainers if you plan to do schutzhund you cant discourage biting or mouthing people in the dog as a puppy. Also, my husband is not an experienced schutzhund trainer and I dont want HIM making a mistake in training or not doing it right and having that lead to a biting dog.

Angela