Waldo German Shepherd Dogs

11/26/2024

Have a safe holiday and stay away from the emergency vet!! 😉

11/11/2024

We are rehoming the gorgeous 2 year old Luna.

She is not free.

Contact us privately if you are interested and feel free to share!

11/07/2024

We have a pretty big announcement that comes with some mixed feelings. This has been a year of change and loss for us.

Waldo German Shepherd dogs is hanging up the breeder hat - at least for a time, maybe permanently.

We had decided to retire Hanna after her last litter, and had two up and coming potential females. Both have failed their health testing, leaving us without a breed worthy female at this time.

We may at some point in the future decide to start over, but at this time we are no longer breeding.

Thank you for your years of love and support!
We appreciate each and every one of you.

10/18/2024

10/10/2024

Apparently some pages are being deleted without warning.‼️

If you suddenly don’t see us here any longer, be sure to got to our website and then reach out to us!

We are NOT deleting our page.

www.waldogsd.weebly.com

09/25/2024

THIS!!!
Dogs really do excel when they’re allowed to be dogs.
Please, please don’t ruin your dog’s chances by trying to make it be your baby.
We love our dogs. They get tons of attention and love. They are still dogs. Not people.

Having been a veterinarian for almost 3 decades, I have seen the tide of how animals are treated change drastically. When I graduated dogs were dogs, now dogs are considered to be higher ranking than people. In our crazy world, people love their dogs more than they love their own families and they treat their dogs better than they treat other humans and I am sorry to say that we are destroying our dogs mental health because of it.

It is increasingly common to go into an exam room and have a dog that is growling at me and trying to bite and the owner is petting it telling it that it is a good dog. It is NOT being a good dog and it should not be rewarded for growling and trying to bite. It is important that we train our dogs properly and we use right language with them. Never is it ok for a dog to growl and try and bite in an exam room where nothing horrible is happening to them and feeding into that behavior does not make it better for your dog, it trains them that their fear is a good thing and it is not.

Mental disorders are exponentially increasing in our dogs and it is us owners fault. Please stop treating your dog like it is some fragile child and start treating it like it is a dog. TRAIN them and teach them commands and correct them when they are wrong and stop thinking you are going to hurt their feelings if you do. Dogs are dogs, not small humans. They need training and proper instructions or it leads to horrible anxiety issues in them and I can assure that that behavior is going to hurt your feelings way more than being an adult and training your dog to be a good dog instead of a spoiled child.

The following are a few copied excerpts from an article that I read this morning from a dog trainer. I feel like there are a good reminder for all of us on exactly what are dogs are and what they need.

"Your dog is a dog, not a human child. Constant unearned affection is a killer and creates an unhealthy addiction for both dog and owner. Your dog will love you unconditionally but will never respect you unless you give it reason to.

The most basic of basics, your dog must learn how to be still in any situation. If your dog can’t be still around any distraction, you will never have control.
Recall
Sit
Down
Walk nicely on leash
Out, meaning release anything in your mouth

You MUST have a language dedicated to your dog that your dog can learn by you being consistent and applying meaning to the words you use. Your dog MUST know what yes means, but also MUST know what NO means. If nothing comes after those words, yes equals reward for good, no equals correction for bad, your dog will never give meaning to either. Your dog’s name is not a command, or correction. NO should not be your dog’s middle name.

The training starts the second you bring the dog home."

09/20/2024

Kaiser Vom Haus Waldo 🥰

09/11/2024

Our Luna’s DNA results are in. Clear for everything Embark tests for.
Now we just need to get her OFAs done and see how they score her hips and elbows.
Congratulations to her breeder, Bailee Thomas!

08/28/2024

Another breeder was just recently murdered - and had puppies stolen. This time it was a Doberman breeder. Please pray for their family and friends. (link below)

If you feel you need to be allowed into a breeder’s home you know they’re legitimate, you are sorely mistaken. It will never be worth risking my life or more importantly, my family’s lives.

We understand that you don’t want to be taken by a scam. That’s perfectly understandable. Here is a list of things that YOU can do to help protect you from getting taken that do not put my family at risk:

1. They should absolutely be willing to have a phone conversation with you.

2. They should be willing to FaceTime with you and show you their puppies and the dam. People DO frequently use outside studs, so not having the stud on site is absolutely NOT a red flag. 🚩

3. They should be willing to give you the name of their vet clinic and allow you to call the vet to confirm that the vet sees their dogs/puppies. YOU should look up the vet clinic online to verify that there’s a listing for the clinic and that it’s a valid veterinary clinic - not a friend of theirs answering your call with, “XYZ Veterinary Clinic, how may I help you?”.

4. There should be actual people who own dogs that this breeder produced who will be willing to speak with someone about their personal experience with the breeder.

5. They should be able and willing to provide verifiable proof of health testing and health certifications that they claim to have done on ANY animal they are breeding. OFA has a way to search by registered name or registration number. Some DNA testing places also have links to DNA results that the breeder can provide.

Paul Peavey - murdered Doberman breeder
https://www.ketv.com/article/colorado-dog-breeder-dead-doberman-pinscher-puppies-missing/61992547

08/28/2024

Apparently today has been named national dog day.
Very fitting as it is the beautiful Claramond’s birthday!🎂🥳
We love you Clara

Hope you all had a wonderful dog day!

08/23/2024

We will be having a 2 year old male coming available at some point soon. Probably in the next several weeks.

He will be available to an experienced home. The current owner says he’s good with his grandchildren when they come to visit but also described him as “an alpha dog”. Has growled, but has never attempted to bite anyone. Indoor, intact dog. He’s out of Axl and Hanna.
The man’s wife has some health issues and balance problems and can no longer handle the dog.

He is black and red and around 80 lbs.

We will begin interviewing people for this placement.

07/25/2024

Many of you have been following Kaiser the agility dog and his progress.
This is Hanna’s full brother from another litter.

Please help us congratulate him and his owner on fantastic results on his OFA test scores! He officially has Good rated hips and Normal rated elbows!

🥳👏🤩

I’m not 100% sure if she plans to use him for breeding, but if you’re looking for an awesome stud and would like to inquire about him, I can sure let her know for you.
This gorgeous boy has it all! Trainability, temperament, looks... 👌

07/25/2024

If they have a kennel that’s a separate business then that’s one thing, maybe (they still have to take precautions to keep their dogs safe - especially puppies from microorganisms). But when you’re demanding as perfect strangers to come into a person’s home where their family lives, please consider that it may not be safe for them to allow anyone and everyone into their homes.

There are MANY safe alternatives and they should be 100% willing to do any combination of these; allow you to speak with their vet and past puppy owners for references, call directly to speak with the breeder and have a conversation about their dogs and puppies, FaceTime with them and see that they actually do have puppies and “meet” the puppies that way, call them back with additional questions and to give them information about your situation... any breeder who cares about where their puppies go WANTS to interact with the people who are getting their babies. If that doesn’t include inviting you into their home, that’s not necessarily a red flag. The general public needs to understand that the scams and such go both ways. There are a lot of breeder friends who have been badly burned by dishonest people claiming to be interested in their dogs.

07/21/2024

🧐😳