Hello from Central Virginia!

[BlackthornGSD]

Hello,

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I joined here some months ago, but never posted (I don't think?) and lately I've been lurking and reading enough that I thought I should introduce myself.

I have been involved with GSDs since 1992. I titled my first GSD, an Am-bred boy, Thorn, to a SchH3 and CDX, and even took him to the North Americans. Great dog! Since then, I have had German working lines. Won the 2000 Sch1 HOT Championship with my home-bred dog Ashen, then the 2001 SchH3 HOT Championship with him.

Around 2003, I burned out on dog sports and took a break from competitive training. I am getting back into it now, looking at doing more agility and herding, and probably still some schutzhund.

I breed GSDs under the kennel name Blackthorn--a lot of my puppies have gone on to work in SAR, others are competitive in agility, herding, or schutzhund. I think the SAR pups are the ones that make me proudest.

[boeselager]

Welcome to the forum Christine :-)

[DharmasMom]

Welcome!! Where about in central VA are you from? I live just outside of Richmond.

[BlackthornGSD]

Originally Posted by DharmasMom

Welcome!! Where about in central VA are you from? I live just outside of Richmond.

I'm not far away--Barboursville, just north of Charlottesville.

Christine

[BlackthornGSD]

Originally Posted by boeselager

Welcome to the forum Christine :-)

Hey Kelly,

I just realized that I've browsed around your website looking at your dogs when I was trying to decide whether to buy a DDR female from Germany. I ended up doing so!

I recently imported a pregnant DDR female, V Xita v Ludwigseck, KK1a, Sch1--she had puppies out of V Laruh v Grafental, KK1a, SchH3 born July 4. Laruh's mom is a littermate of Puck, who I noticed is behind several of your dogs.

Here's Xita with her newborn puppies:

[DharmasMom]

What a beautiful girl and those puppies are precious!

[jakeandrenee]

Welcome!