Our Dams and Sires

Mini, our foundation Dam, is of German and Czech working lines. Although small, she is the toughest dog in the woods, and lead hen around here. Mini was chosen for her form. You couldn't roll a marble off her back, and her hind legs are as straight as can be. In looking for a female to accompany Leo in starting our program, we chose her to lend even better hip and elbow angles to an already well-built working line breeding. Mini loves being around her family, and her tenacity makes her exceptional in the mountains. She doesn't have any quit in her. Mini harkens back to the original "design" of the GSD breed. The original German Shepherd was a dog named Horand von Grafrath, owned by Captain Max von Stephanitz, who created the breed. Mini is the spitting image of that dog. With her son Rex being our current Sire, Mini is enjoying retirement here with our family.

Timber is one of our current breeding females, of German working lines. Sweet and athletic. She is absolutely wonderful with our young children. Ever the mother, Timber watches over them as if they were her own pups. She constantly puts herself between them and anything she perceives as a threat or vulnerability for them. On occasion, that has been a strange dog who wants to play. Without attacking, which she knows would put the kids in more danger, she heads them off and raises her tail. Letting the other dog know, in the way they communicate, that she doesn't know them and they aren't welcome quite yet. Avoiding conflict every time. Her agility is something you don't always see in larger breeds. She moves like a border collie and can clear a six-foot fence if pressed to. All while weighing about 75 pounds. Timber has been hip-checked by our vet through PennHIP. She has a PennHIP score of .19, putting her in the category of least risk for hip dysplasia.