Breeder in Indianapolis?

[venenoindy]

Hello everyone!

After a long wait I done some research and really want to add a new member to our family, I had a GSD when I was a young boy and don't remember a whole lot about that. During my research I found a lot of things that I like about the GSD and one of my mayor concerns is finding thr right breeder, In our case we need a pet quality dog because don't have plans other than fun at the park and to be the guardian angel for my son. we have some experience with dogs as we had a wonderful Rottweiler that we lost to cancer but trying to move on,With your help hopefully find the right dog to spend wonderfull years with and make great memories for my son and family. I have talk to several people that have ads but anybody here that can recomend a particular place or person in the Indianapolis area, what I don't want is a hyper dog, more like a solid temperament, playful loving dog. what bloodlines do I need to look for thanks.

[sagelfn]

You can find that in any bloodlines. Just be sure to let the breeder know your wants. They should match you with a lower drive dog. You will have to decide if you are interested in showlines or working lines.

Here is a thread you should check out Things to look for in a 'Responsible' Breeder

I can't think of any reputable breeders in IN but know of some here in IL depending on what "type" you're looking for.

[venenoindy]

what do you think about this people?

First Friend K-9 Training

sagelfn if I could get a # or website from you that would be great, I would like to talk to as many people as possible thanks.

[wildo]

Definitely check out the responsible breeder link. There is a lot of good info there. If you check out FFK9's facebook page, you'll see they have a number of pups available right now. You'll learn from reading through the link above that there are a number of things you can do:

• Go meet them in person and talk to them about what you want to accomplish with the dog
• Ask if they will pick a pup for you or if you will be able to choose from any
• Ask to see their facilities
• Ask if they work their dogs and if you can see them work (I would say even if you want a lower drive dog this would still be important in order to guage temperment)
• Ask to see the dam and sire, ask if you can interact with them
• Ask about health guarantees and pedgree info
• Ask what they do to socialize the puppies (go check out Wildhaus Kennel's How our pups are raised webpage for a great description on this process)
• Ask if they are willing to take back the dog if you are not able to keep it for some reason

...And about a million other things. But probably most important- go talk to them in person.

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by wildo

Definitely check out the responsible breeder link. There is a lot of good info there. If you check out FFK9's facebook page, you'll see they have a number of pups available right now. You'll learn from reading through the link above that there are a number of things you can do:

• Go meet them in person and talk to them about what you want to accomplish with the dog
• Ask if they will pick a pup for you or if you will be able to choose from any
• Ask to see their facilities
• Ask if they work their dogs and if you can see them work (I would say even if you want a lower drive dog this would still be important in order to guage temperment)
• Ask to see the dam and sire, ask if you can interact with them
• Ask about health guarantees and pedgree info
• Ask what they do to socialize the puppies (go check out Wildhaus Kennel's How our pups are raised webpage for a great description on this process)
• Ask if they are willing to take back the dog if you are not able to keep it for some reason

...And about a million other things. But probably most important- go talk to them in person.

As we are on the list for a FF Ozzy Barnero puppy coming in a couple months, I'm happy to answer these questions for you.

Yes you can see their facilities, yes they work their dogs and yes you can see them work. Yes you can spend as much time with dam/sire as you like. They love to work the dogs and one of the employees even grumbled (not in a mean manner, but in a friendly joking manner) that Bruce enjoys working the dogs so much that if he works one, one day, they are there working all the dogs the rest of the day. Their dogs full names are on their website, you can search on pedigreedatabase or google to bring up the czech sites that have pedigree info (some of his dogs are direct imports and aren't entered into pedigreedatabase, but you can translate the other languages with the easy google translater). Full standard health guarantee.

They socialize the heck out of the puppies. I've personally seen it.

Obviously they are willing to take back the dog. You know this as you have experience with them. They do some rescue on the side and take in other peoples dogs which they then spend their own money on altering, updating on vacs, paid employees who use company time to train and work with the dogs so they stand a better chance of having a successful second home, and careful placement.

OP, please feel free to contact me either here or via PM (private messages) with any questions you may have. We have years of experience and have research FFK9's dogs and them quite well.

BTW - they don't have a "number" of puppies available. They have two litters. This is a big breeding/training facility, they have quite a few very well trained employees who work and socialize the dogs. They aren't just a puppy producer, these are well bred dogs that are exceptionall well raised. Both my dogs are in the advanced OB class there so I have the opportunity to see quite a few of their dogs every single week, as well as quite a few puppies who have since grown up into very nice exceptional adults. They have VERY solid nerves, an excellent temperament, and fantastic training.

[wildo]

My comments were a summary of what you would find when reading the "responsible breeder" links. They had nothing to do with FFK9. The only thing I said about FFK9 is that they had a number of pups available, which is true-

They have four pups from the Meggie x Fato:
"W" litter Meggie x Fato 4 weeks old | Facebook

And I think 7 pups from Ema x Nargo:
"X" Litter Ema x Nargo 19 days old | Facebook

I don't know how many pups are spoken for, so they may not actually be "available." My point was that they have pups right now making it a good time to go check out how they handle and interact with them.

[gagsd]

Sportwaffen K9

Diehl's K9 Training LLC

Both of the above have working lines. May be too much dog, but worth checking into.

[Rerun]

Diehls dogs are going to be waayyy too much dog for a pet home like the OP is looking for IMHO.

[Draugr]

I have had a couple other GSD owners recommend Sportwaffen when I was looking for my own dog here in Indiana.

I can't endorse them myself, as I haven't looked at them much, so any endorsement or, um...whatever the opposite of that is, too early in the morning for my vocabulary to be up to par yet, wouldn't mean anything and would be irresponsible to give.

But, check them out for yourself and see what you think.

[gagsd]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Diehls dogs are going to be waayyy too much dog for a pet home like the OP is looking for IMHO.

I have one... and although lots of energy up to about 6 months, she is living as a "pet" housedog. Training and activity like ball play keeps her sane and my house protected.