Ontario Breeders , comments please
 

Hi, I have posted in the introduction section just recently.

Does anyone here have any first hand good experience with Good Heart Kennel in Ancaster, Ontario or Anaheim Kennels in Midland, Ontario. I do not like publicly bashing anyone so if you have anything negative to say please do so in a private message.

Nothing posted anwhere on this forum that I can find .

I am still awaiting word on an upcoming litter or two sourced through personal contacts of my own but just want to keep my options open in case the pups don't pan out for me.

Bumping this and hoping for some input.

Personally, I wouldn't purchase from either breeder you listed.

If your looking for showlines, I can give a few recommendations based on my experience with either the breeder and/or their dogs.

1. Frank Caputo
You can contact him through here: Frank | Scarborough Select German Shepherd Schutzhund Club
One of the nicest and most informative people I know in the SchH/GSD community. He has lovely dogs who can work in any sort of discipline and are beautifully structured. You will not find a nicer man out there - always wanting to help others and is great with answering questions. If I was going to get a showline (which could happen in the future.. lol) I will be putting Frank at the top of my list.

2. Carissma Kennels
German Shepherd Breeders Ontario | German Shepherd Puppies | German Shepherd Puppies For Sale

I have had personal contact with several dogs from different breedings from these litters. I definitely think they can both produce dogs that are capable of work (I have seen them worked on multiple decoys) and outside the field as well.

3. Amalaberg Kennels
AMALABERG

This last breeder I met at Regionals last year. He was super busy but took the time to talk to me about his dogs - as did several of his puppy/dog owners. Very involved in the shows but has nice dogs. I met a few of the young dogs as they were coming out of the ring and they were happy and outgoing even with all the chaos around them.

I emailed good heart once and never got an email back. That kind of bugged me haha

Best kennel IMO not that far from the areas mentioned is Carmspack.... She is also a member on this forum.

I have researched every kennel in the same geographical area you are searching and passed on all but Carmspack this time around.

I agree, if you are close to Carmspack you shouldn't even look at other breeders. :)

I know I know lol......:D

I have a great lead on a working line litter due end of this month that has produced a few closer to black and tan (my wife will get final say on the appearance aspect) and keeping my fingers crossed on a litter due any day with hopefully some closer to black and tans through a close personal contact.

I am in no position to take home a pup before mid April at the earliest anyways but i would like to be well into puppy training before the summer gets here.

Carmspack has been contacted and I need my wife to speak to her.

Elizabeth thanks for your post. Carrissima is definitely in my radar. I have not sourced the others yet.

The reason I asked about Good Heart is that she used to have a dog from one of the offspring of the breeder that I bought my first shepherd at . She apparently never bred him. I have no information about some of the pups she has on the market at present but some of the dogs on her web page reminded me so much of my last dog.

Keeping my fingers crossed but appreciate any input I can get.

Frank doesn't have a website but you can definitely contact him through his schH website contact page. He will get back to you very quickly - they are good at that.

I believe 2 others at that club have dogs in which they breed as well. I have met many from that club and I have yet to run into a "bad dog" bred by that team. Great people who know dogs.

There is another man that attends training there - an older gentleman - has MANY years experience in the breed - I talked to him for hours and was captivated by his experience and stories about dogs and the sport(S) world. I can not for the life of me remember his name though!!! He had a WONDERFUL male who was going to be bred last year just after Regionals... ugh... wish I could remember that dogs name or his... that dog had amazing structure, wonderful bone (looked like a working line! but was showlines) amazing temperament and was an AMAZING working dog... I think they were thinking of using him with a few working lined females as well... I, who am not "into" the showlines, was impressed.. I think Anick was handling him for obedience.... I would ask her about him, especially if you want a showline who can work with a nice hard temperament. Nice, nice dog. Wish I could remember his name!

ETA: I believe the man's name with the dog I really liked is Richard Vergolst. I believe he is still with the Scarborough club.

Have seen a pup from Alpenhof-she was a really nice pup