Von Der Leidenschaft Giant Schnauzers

08/29/2024

New Colours in Stock! Odoggomydoggo
"Amethyst" and "Sky Blue" biothane available in all sizes and products we make!
Check out our leash selection here: https://www.odoggomydoggo.ca/product/biogear-5-8-leashes/

08/27/2024

CONGRATULATIONS to all the teams that earned a Title (or 2) at the Summertime Showdown this past weekend!

Win or not, the teams that come out and support us are all truly appreciated. Can’t wait for the Year End Clash in October!

08/19/2024

I'm going to start a WhatsApp group for our puppy owners. If you would like to join, please add me (Tammy) at 1 506 260 2962
and I'll add you to the group.
🤩

08/06/2024

Ron and I would like to announce, we plan to take next spring/summer/fall OFF breeding. We do NOT plan a litter for 2025.
We will plan a litter in 2026 IF we have enough committed, qualified buyers.
This year with the CDC making it extra difficult for exporting to the US, AND those folks who wanted a puppy from this litter, but are now waiting for next... we still have FIVE male puppies waiting for their forever people.
Not only is it unfair to these pups, it's incredibly difficult for us to give everyone what they need. That said, we WILL do it. And the more we do, the more the expenses mount, the more these amazing puppies will cost.
We have three HIGH drive males, they will need a job.
We have two ACTIVE males, they will need an active lifestyle. They will suit companion home, but they also have great drives for any sports.

Send a message to learn more

08/06/2024

Through all the trials we face - whether it’s politics, disorganized events, biased judging, jealous people, or nasty talk - remember this 🔥:

The true joy of training our dogs and the bond we share is something no one can take away ✊

It’s the heart of why we do what we do 💗
Keep that passion alive! 🐾🌟

07/10/2024

Yellow Boy
6 weeks old.
💥Boy Puppies Seeking 4ever Friends💥







 

07/10/2024

White Boy
6 weeks old.
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07/10/2024

Red Boy
6 weeks old.
💥Boy Puppies Seeking 4ever Friends💥







 

07/10/2024

Purple Girl
6 weeks old.
💥Boy Puppies Seeking 4ever Friends💥







 

07/10/2024

Purple Boy
6 weeks old.
💥Boy Puppies Seeking 4ever Friends💥







 

07/10/2024

Orange Boy
6 weeks old.
💥Boy Puppies Seeking 4ever Friends💥







 

07/10/2024

Green Boy
6 weeks old.
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07/10/2024

Brown Boy
6 weeks old.
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07/10/2024

Blue Boy
6 weeks old.
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07/10/2024

Blue Girl
6 weeks old.
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07/10/2024

Blue Boy
6 weeks old.
💥Boy Puppies Available💥

06/24/2024

Congratulations to Tom Zinn and Onyx von der Leidenschaft (aka Xena) on achieving their IGP1 with a nice score of 80/92/82!
Under judge Lance Collins at Synergy Working Dog Club, Tom and Xena picked up trophies for High Tracking and High Obedience! Nicely done!

Onyx/Xena is out of our Khira von der Leidenschaft BH IGP-V Tracking and sired by Zeus vom Goldbergsee IGP3.

The O-litter pedigree is extraordinarily close to our current litter, "R".
Dam Fyokla vom Gleinalmblick is half sister to Zeus, and sire Khaos von der Leidenschaft is a litter mate of Khira.

The O-litter kids are proving themselves in the hands of some fantastic people!
Now to place the R-litter similarly.

06/19/2024

When you can no longer keep the kids IN the box to nurse, it's time to take the next step! Bring on the puppy mush! 😋😂🥰

R-litter kids having breakfast this morning. Soon they will move to the West Wing. 😁

💩🤣

06/17/2024

Flirt and the R-litter, thinking outside of the box. 🥰💜💙💚❤🧡💛🤎🤍💜💙

05/31/2024

Happy One-derful week old R-litter kids. 🥰 Purple Boy is a fighter like his Daddy! 🥊

05/30/2024

A new post on Odoggomydoggo Please read and share! 🥰

How to travel with your dog in hot weather? It's not impossible! We've all seen the photos in the media, or heard about it on the news, and in some cases the interventions (vigilante justice) are justified. That said, for the most part, people are diligent about keeping their dogs in suitable condit...

05/26/2024

Ignore the unfinished living room, dogs needs come first! 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

05/25/2024

Why we do what we do, and the way we do it...

Still in the birthing stage, with only two female puppies born so far, already folks are private messaging me left, right, and centre, wanting to know their chances.
Nobody wanted a third or fourth bitch puppy more than me, since I’m going to have to replace my precious Phyre-ball who is cut from our breeding program. Having to decide between the only two bitch puppies is hard. This will be the third time doing so.
Also , knowing two folks have been committed to obtaining a puppy from this litter and going all out to prove they were going to be excellent homes, and both wanting females, I am faced with the task of deciding who will best suit the temperament and drives of the remaining girl. Someone is going to be disappointed, and having been there , done that I know it sucks big time.
Regardless, we are not in charge of the gender disposition of the litters, so it is what it is. Perhaps some folks who initially wanted a girl pup will change their minds. A very few MIGHT wait for our next litter and then have a better chance. Likely most will move on and find their puppy elsewhere; I’ve known some even to decide on different breeds. That is none of my business, we don’t operate like that.
Which brings me to the point of this post. We Are Different. I’m not saying we’re the only ones, because there are plenty of breeders who operate in similar ways, but the majority do not. So, I completely understand the confusion our puppy buyers/inquirers might be feeling.
Typically, the puppy buying public is used to their name being added to a waiting list, often putting a deposit down to secure their position in line on the list. We stopped keeping a waiting list a long time ago, because most people don’t wait. More and more we are becoming a grab and go society - convenience, on demand, no waiting.
As for deposits, we stopped taking those after our very first litter in March 2001. Our first Giant Schnauzer litter was with a mature, proven, 4-year-old bitch. We sent her away for breeding, and she had a normal pregnancy right up to the last day. She had one male puppy (which we already had planned to keep) and then died with twelve more pups inside of her. We lost all but the first-born male.
Not only did we lose a great female (who we hadn’t even finished paying for), but we now had to refund deposits to folks on the waiting list. The lesson learned there is we don’t take money for something we don’t have. In fact, we don’t take deposits until the litter is at least one week old!
So back to my current puppy buyers and their understandable frustration, and disappointment. They’ve been waiting all along to get excited about their new puppy, and this is yet another set back. I get it, I really, really do!
I’ll tell you why I can’t promise either of them a puppy. I can’t even tell them the likelihood they will get one of the girls. The reason for this, is they both have different intentions for the puppy, different drive levels, different attitudes that will fit into their specific situation. At 24 hours old, I can’t even begin to imagine if one of them will be suitable for one or the other of them.
When you choose your offspring’s temperament and drive level to match the new home, you must wait to see the puppy’s development. To send a high driving, dominant puppy to a companion home will be disastrous for all. And the opposite is true to send a low drive puppy to a high-level competition home! I can’t just choose the “first person on the list” and send the puppy.
So, when a potential buyer asks where their position is on the list, or what their likelihood of getting a puppy is, I honestly can’t tell them, and therefore, I can’t even take a deposit from them.
I completely understand the disappointment, confusion, frustration, or any other feeling of being let down. I love being able to make puppy buyers happy, and provide them with the very best, educated assessment about which puppy we believe is best for them, but when the product falls short of the demand, we must live with the fact not everyone is going to be happy.
For all ten of the puppies, only time will tell whom they will go to. This is true of any litter; unfortunately, when there is a big difference in the gender split, some dreams just won’t come true. This time.

05/25/2024

A minute of adorable-ness. 🥰 Puppies 2nd day of life.

05/25/2024

05/24/2024

What do you do after having 10 puppies? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 Checking if there are anymore needing a "motorcycle ride"! 😂🥰

05/24/2024

Flirt FAILED to check the calendar! Today was supposed to be xray day NOT BIRTHDAY!! 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🥰
A few days early but so far Eight healthy babies. 6 boys and 2 girls. Have no idea yet if there are more to come. 😬

05/23/2024

Momma Flirt (aka Fyokla vom Gleinalmblick) is hanging out closer to the whelping box these days.
Our living room is about to become a nursery. 🥰🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾?

05/22/2024

22 pounds gained since mating! 8 weeks down, 6 days to go? 🤷🏼‍♀️😬🥰