Eastern Connecticut Area Breeders?

[crisco78]

My parents are looking for a GSD puppy. They have had several GSDs before and know the breed. They want a dog to hike, play, and love, but not for formal sport/work.

Any recommendations?

I love my GSD, but I don't recommend the 'breeder' I got her from.

TIA!

[GSD Fan]

What is their price range? I see a lot of West German Show Line breeders in that area and they're usually higher than working dogs.

[JakodaCD OA]

eastern ct the only one I know of, tho not sure if they would be a fit for your parents is Noble Craft Canine (she has a website) I think she had a couple of older puppies available at this time.

Would they be willing to go up to Mass? Ryanhaus in eastern mass I believe has really nice dogs.

[crisco78]

I think they would go to Mass or to RI.

I think their price range is probably under $2K. They can afford more, but I can see them baulking at 'paying for lines'. They would absolutely pay for health and temperament though.

I will check out your recommendations. I found this one, but don't know anything about them.

Connecticut and Massachusetts German Shepherd Breeder, German Shepherd Dogs and Puppies for sale. Work and show line German Shepherd Dogs in CT and MA.

Thanks!

[Caitydid255]

Both of our dogs are from Vonderteuth. Freyja is a Boss x Hexe pup. I never was able to meet Boss as he passed away 2 days after Freyja's litter was born from bloat. Sadly Angus' sire and dam have since passed due to cancer (Mark x Bofie). I have met Hexe several times and she is a very stable, confident bitch. She was in the whelping room with me when I met the pups at 4 weeks. Vonderteuth's website is out of date, which is my only complaint about the breeder. They do socialize the puppies, and use the boarding kennel they own as additional socialization.

Hexe is known for producing pups with high drive. I have met several of her pups from different sires and all seem to have quite a high drive. If you are an active I would consider a pup from that litter, but they need an active household. Additionally her pups are nicknamed the "piranhas" as they tend to be much more mouthy than other litters. I don't know Skeeter so I cannot give you much advice on her. Exon is a favorite stud of the program. Tom is very good at matching a pup to the future owner and I, my husband and others I know have nothing but praise for the dogs he has bred. He was also very informative in matching my pup (Freyja) to Angus and was accurate in describing how her personality would compliment his, and the problems that may arise. He also keeps contact with dogs from previous litters.

If you have any further questions, feel free to PM me.

[Gilly1331]

Out of newtown,ct Van den Heuvel k9
German Shepherd Dogs Van Den Heuvel k9 406-458-6102

[Jax08]

Originally Posted by crisco78

My parents are looking for a GSD puppy. They have had several GSDs before and know the breed. They want a dog to hike, play, and love, but not for formal sport/work.

Any recommendations?

I love my GSD, but I don't recommend the 'breeder' I got her from.

TIA!

How about a rescue?
German Shepherd Rescue of New England Inc
Available Dogs

[crisco78]

Originally Posted by Jax08

How about a rescue?
German Shepherd Rescue of New England Inc
Available Dogs

They called rescue first, but GSD rescue refuses to adopt out to someone without a physical barrier fence. They have an already installed, fully functional invisible fence that worked wonderfully for the previous two GSDs they had on it, and they are unwilling to fence their property. I don't blame them.

They got one as a puppy and rescued two, but the two rescues were word of mouth rescues, not through the rescue league.

[Jax08]

Not all rescue require a fence. Not sure what is in your area though. Good luck with your search!

[JakodaCD OA]

Jax, this area, gsd rescues require a fence, unless the dog is like 8+ years old, which sometimes makes no sense to me..I'd rather see a fence with an older dog vs a young one if I had to make the choice