Breeders in the Pacific Northwest?

[ladyfreckles]

I did a search, but I only uncovered a half deleted thread about it. I was wondering if anyone could recommend breeders to me within 500 miles of the Seattle area. Preferably LH. This would mostly be companion dog but we'd be putting him/her through full training up to search and rescue.

So does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you!

[Emoore]

Just in case you haven't considered the ready-made dog route: Washington German Shepherd Rescue

[RocketDog]

Emoore's link is where I would go first. I was afraid of getting a rescue because I was worried about one that had been mistreated. I've since met 3 absolutely wonderful GSD's since I got my pup and realize I was wrong.

That said, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND my breeder. He was the 11th one I contacted, and the ONLY one I had a second, (then 3rd, then 4th, etc) conversation with. My pup is AWESOME.

German Shepherd Puppies, German Shepherd Breeder, German Shepherd Dogs for sale

Nick Lungu, Iguardinternational. The above link does work. And he and I are both in Spokane. You can PM me if you want.

[middleofnowhere]

I would not recommend someone that bred for an off standard coat. I would recommend someone that bred for temperment and health as primary considerations. A long coat may show up in a breeding but the goal would be temperment and health primarily and to the standard in other issues.

[RocketDog]

Are you talking about my breeder? Because he most definitely doesn't breed for a long coat. He had two show up in my pup's litter, including my pup, but I got a discount for that --his breeding stock is all Sch 2's and 3's. His major concern IS temperament and health, first and foremost.

[RocketDog]

Oop. I didn't pick up on the LH thing. Anyway, he does have one or two show up occasionally like mine. I didn't want one but he reminded me that what I wanted above all was temperament. And of course, he was right. I've been able to dremmel his nails, groom, handle, dry him off, without nary a fuss and he doesn't bat an eye at his shots. The vets are impressed. So are his trainers who see lots of GSD's

[ladyfreckles]

Originally Posted by middleofnowhere

I would not recommend someone that bred for an off standard coat. I would recommend someone that bred for temperment and health as primary considerations. A long coat may show up in a breeding but the goal would be temperment and health primarily and to the standard in other issues.

Oh, I couldn't agree more. I just meant one that happened to have LH German Shepherds is all. It's all about the temperament. I didn't mean a breeder who bred for long haired.

Originally Posted by RocketDog

Emoore's link is where I would go first. I was afraid of getting a rescue because I was worried about one that had been mistreated. I've since met 3 absolutely wonderful GSD's since I got my pup and realize I was wrong.

That said, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND my breeder. He was the 11th one I contacted, and the ONLY one I had a second, (then 3rd, then 4th, etc) conversation with. My pup is AWESOME.

German Shepherd Puppies, German Shepherd Breeder, German Shepherd Dogs for sale

Nick Lungu, Iguardinternational. The above link does work. And he and I are both in Spokane. You can PM me if you want.

Definitely. I'm not looking into adoption right now though I am always open to it, just not for a first dog. That breeder looks amazing, I threw him an email. Did you have any trouble with aggression towards other animals?

Originally Posted by RocketDog

Oop. I didn't pick up on the LH thing. Anyway, he does have one or two show up occasionally like mine. I didn't want one but he reminded me that what I wanted above all was temperament. And of course, he was right. I've been able to dremmel his nails, groom, handle, dry him off, without nary a fuss and he doesn't bat an eye at his shots. The vets are impressed. So are his trainers who see lots of GSD's

I couldn't agree more.

[RocketDog]

Absolutely not. His male, Uno (not the father of mine) was incredible. My son even wore the sleeve and he got the be the "bad guy" with him. The dog was awesome. We also saw another bitch with her 3-4 week old pups, and she let us handle them (after we washed and hand sanitized) with no problem. There were two cats roaming around too.

Rocket seriously has been cautious, respectful and very friendly around every dog he's met. Of course, I'm careful in who he gets to meet, but we're on our third obedience class, and the trainers (in business since 1996 with classes 5 days a week) have seen A LOT of dogs. They really like him and have commented to me after class what a great temperament he has.

The breeder grew up initially in the Ukraine with GSD's as actual working herding dogs. He's quite renowned in Spokane also for training. Really nice family--3 kids, and the pups are amazingly socialized. Plus, he knows which is a good fit for who. You can tell him Rocket's owner referred you.

[BlackGSD]

I would contact:

Vom HausReid - German Shepherd Dogs That Want To Be Friend, Companion, and Protector

I don't know if any of his current breeding dogs produce long coats or not. He has been breeding for a LONG time. I bought a puppy from him in 1979!

There is a board member that has an adult male from this breeder. Her board name is Rei and her dogs name is Trent, you might want to send her a private message if she doesn't see this thread. There is another board member that is getting a puppy from Ray shortly. I think the litter was born the end of September so that puppy isnt old enough to "go home" yet.

[VonKromeHaus]

Contact me about I Guard International privately. I have more information about them.