About Us
We are a small breeder, on a mini farm, trying to breed back the foundation German Shepherds with straight backs, extensive DNA health testing, and most importantly solid minds.
We believe that producing solid and confident minded dogs will make great family pets - yet be your first line of defense in the home, if needed.
Raising with care
We will only be breeding two litters a year, at most, to ensure that we are able to put 100% of our time and effort into our pups before they go to their forever homes.
We know the hard work that goes into raising just ONE litter of puppies and what it takes to make sure each puppy has been given the time it needs to become confident, comfortable with children, explore outdoor/indoor environments, and receives individualized love and attention before he/she faces the new world outside of our home.
Our process for raising pups
We raise our dogs in the home within our family unit. We offer them an all day outside experience at the proper age in a large 1⁄4 acre fenced in play yard - where they can conveniently access their 12x12 enclosed shelter and 16 ft run should they decide to take a nap in the shade under their fan/heater. The pups come back into the home at night to be with the family.
Our puppies are worked with daily by acclimating them to children, the outdoors, other dogs within the pack, loud sounds, and quick movements, walking on a leash, starting them on basic commands such as down and sit, and let us not forget daily love and affection by their humans.
The puppies are introduced to the crate at two weeks of age, and we work on potty training prior to the puppies going to their forever home. We can tell you with certainty that we go the extra mile to ensure our puppies have what they need, and then some before they ever leave our home to be courageous, confident, and loving dogs as they continue to mature.
We welcome you, as a buyer, to come and visit us and see firsthand where the puppies live and what their daily routine looks like.
Good Dog Responsible Breeder
Adelheid Shepherds has been recognized as a responsible breeder by Good Dog, who performs comprehensive evaluations of breeder facilities and practices.
How we are evaluated:
Breeding practices
Physical health of the breeding dogs and puppies
Mental health of the breeding dogs and puppies
Environment
Buyer education and policies
Each key area is assessed individually and an assessment is also made on the program as a whole.