Stay Wild K9

12/11/2024

2025 Breeding Plans:

GSD - Yogi x Journey REPEAT
Dutch Shepherd - Ghost x Joy

We have repeated our Yogi and Journey litter, puppies will be due in February, so we can have the summer to compete in our local trials with Journey. The puppies from the first combination are turning out to be wonderful representations of their parents.
https://da.working-dog.com/dogs-details/7859850/Yogi-v-Bora
https://en.working-dog.com/dogs-details/6986380/Journey-von-der-Beizjagd

Joy will be bred to Ghost on her next heat cycle. We unfortunately were not able to do it this winter like we had hoped, and will be waiting until the spring to do the combination now.
https://www.bloedlijnen.nl/?BRN=37564
https://www.bloedlijnen.nl/?BRN=40841

If you would like to be added to our waiting list for either litter please send us a message. Share with any friends that may be looking for a new partner in 2025!

10/13/2024

Breeding planned for winter 2024/2025. Currently taking names for a waiting list. Ghost (C. Smith) BRN: 37564 and Joy (M. Bays) BRN: 40841. We expect excellent working candidates that are healthy, with stable temperaments, high drive, excellent train ability and big grips.

Thank you Chris Smith for allowing us to use Ghost at stud and Emily Houk for your guidance and recommendation!

Ghost PSA2 WD, currently competing in PSA level 3’s
BRN 37564
High Protection/High in Trial/ High Owner Trained
PSA 2 Second Place
PSA 1 First Place
OFA Excellent Hips x Good Elbows

Tommy (H. Pegge) BRN 28022 x Dodo (C. Smith) BRN 30516

Ghost is very stable, clear-headed, and is dominant in his character. Ghost is social outside of work and in the home with people and animals. Genetically during work he displays a dominant character, full pushing grips however remains extremely clear headed easily transitioning between drives.

Ghost genetically has a strong search/hunt. He is also genetically a very hard dog with a lot of drive, extremely high pain tolerance however he thrives to please his handler. He can be hard headed and strong, but at the same time he is teachable and capable of being operant but by no means soft. He carries many traits from his father line because of this he has a manageable edge to him followed with a great deal of possession. From his mother line he remains environmentally free and displays solid nerves. As with all dogs both sides of the pedigree matter, and the purity of his mother line has consistently produced dogs that can be handled by different handlers due to the much desired clarity in and out of work. Like his father and mother Ghost is the type of dog that can work all day but maintains a very much desired off switch.

Joy is an Ivo III PH1 (H. R. Iedema) daughter with other notable influential dogs in her bloodline such as Berry II (Lamers), Boy (Backhaus), Rudy (Jansen), Django (van der Doelen), Biko (Jansen) and Wibo (van Leeuwen). She is a substantial size female with good bone structure and weighs around 75-80lbs. Joy is incredibly social with people and other animals, and can get along with just about anyone. I’m pretty sure she’s never met a stranger a day in her life. We affectionately refer to her as the dumb blonde of the family.

One of the best qualities of Joy is her rock solid temperament and stable nerves. Joy takes every situation in stride with confidence and happiness to be there with you. She loves to work for and be with her people. Joy has incredible prey drive, will hunt for a ball all day long, and despite a lack of training in bitework is incredibly enthusiastic with a strong desire to bite. Her primary job has been to raise puppies, and she has not had much formal training.

Joy is 100% medically clear with spine, hip and elbow x rays, as well as a clear Embark panel. I’m happy to share those results with anyone that would like to see them. Joy has proven to be an excellent producer over different studs. She has been bred to Tommy (Pegge) multiple times as well as Otto (Wilts). She has offspring successfully competing and trialing in KNPV, FR, PSA, and working roles. We expect nothing less from the combination with her and Ghost.

10/13/2024

Back with the intermediate today! Thank you Kanawha Obedience Training Club KOTC for having such a wonderful event, and giving us the opportunity to make memories and friends.

Anyone interested in dog sports, no matter what sport you are interested in, I encourage you to get out to events local to you. No matter the sport, you are going to meet like minded people and make new friendships that will help you along your journey, even if your end goal is different than theirs.

10/12/2024

New fetch title in the books! Hopefully we’ll get us another one tomorrow 😉

10/10/2024

Erin and her program is such an inspiration! I hope I can be at a smidgen of level one day. ❤️

Erin O'Shea is an IGP competitor, former professor at Harvard University, and current President of Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She is a x2 WUSV World Universal Sieger Champion and x4 American national IGP champion with three separate dogs. Erin has a quiet, understated demeanor. She radiates an...

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Jumping into the weekend with Java

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Java is still looking for that perfect home! She would be great at any sort of active role from work to sport to your adventure buddy.

09/21/2024

She’s going to be just like her mama 🤪 Stay Wild’s Java in July

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This sweet girl is still looking for that perfect home ❤️

09/10/2024

Thank you to our friends at for keeping our crew fed and in the best shape!

09/09/2024

09/09/2024

I spy Ms. Joy in that group soaking up all the attention on her spa day! Joy is our social butterfly and has never met a stranger. She’s a lucky girl to get to spend the day at with these kids who are doing amazing things in the Ben Franklin Pet Grooming and Agriculture