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04-18-2011, 11:51 PM
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We visited the breeder...
We put a deposit on a GSD puppy a few weeks ago and we've been waiting for the end of April when we will finally get to bring our new little guy home. Yesterday we were so excited (and tired of waiting for the breeder to upload new pictures) we decided to make the six hour round trip drive to the breeder and visit the puppies!
Anatone Shepherds is located up in the Blue Mountain Forest of Eastern Washington. They've got four beautiful adult German Shepherds that are used for breeding, 2 males and 2 females. Currently they have a litter of puppies that are about 6 weeks old. Our little guy, Koda wears an orange ribbon. We took lots of pics! This is Thor. Our puppy's dad:  Or puppy's mom, Shai:  One of the puppies, yellow boy:  Our little guy, Koda:  Daddy (Thor) getting to visit one of the babies:  A pretty cool shot of Thor (left) "playing" with another female... It looked way more vicious than it was. What a powerful and beautiful animal though. I was SO impressed with Thor:  Another shot of mom, Shai:  Another shot of dad, Thor, with mom, Shai in the background:  
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04-18-2011, 11:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Maryland kinda missing CO
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WOW!!! I love it!
They always look so intense and like they're on a mission to kill each other..... until they hit the ground in a cloud of dust and start rolling around wrestling like puppies. THIS is a great shot! and your puppy..... ADORABLE!!!! cant wait to see pictures when you take him home!
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04-18-2011, 11:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Somerset, NJ
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Thor is only 14 months old??
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04-19-2011, 12:13 AM
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Location: Illinois
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You should check out the links in this thread Things to look for in a 'Responsible' Breeder
I do not see it on the website, do they certify hips/elbows are free of HD? |
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04-19-2011, 08:06 AM
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Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Wow they are beautiful! I love the fighting pic
 how did you choose your puppy? 6 weeks is a little young to do a temperament test. Did the breeder pick him out for you? I didn't look at the website but they are beautiful dogs. Good luck
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04-19-2011, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Ohio
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Koda is certainly a handsome little guy! Your excited about your future fur baby & your post was not asking for advice on the breeder you picked. However, it would be wise to at least confirm that the sire & dam have OFA hips & elbows done. I checked the OFA website & could not find anything, but maybe you have information that would confirm or not if they were x-rayed. This REALLY is a big deal with large breed dogs, esp. GSD where hip & elbow dysplasia is seen often. It's genetic and at a minimum the breeder should be able to show you proof this was done.
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04-19-2011, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ohio
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Such a cute little guy!
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04-19-2011, 09:39 AM
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A dog can't have hips and elbows OFA certified before the age of 2 years, but he might have PennHip or SV hip certifications. I would definitely check with the breeder. Like others have said, buying a pup from parents without hip and elbow certifications (not "my vet looked them over and said they were ok") is really asking for trouble in this breed.
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