Crescent Lake Shepherds

01/31/2025

Rylee had her x-ray today! Vet said 8 but we will see 🫶🏾

I am so excited for this litter!

At this time, our waitlist is closed ❤️

01/29/2025

Java started her heat tonight! In a couple of weeks, she will be bred to this handsome guy:

UKC CH NatCH IntCH HnrCH-G WBCH-G WCCH-G WSCCH-B
Odin von den Bären
S.T.A.R FDC TC CGCA CGCU TKA ATT VHMA RN DCAT HIC HCT
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OFA Good/Normal
DM Clear
Embark Clear

Owned by: Ronda Smith (Wildeflecken Shepherds)

He is a very successful male, who is so incredibly sweet and well-tempered. He's done amazing in the ring (as you can tell by the titles in the front part of his name)! He's versatile; the type of dog you can do anything with. He is also a certified therapy dog and often "reads" with kids! I can't say enough amazing things about him and I feel so grateful to be given the chance to use him in our program! I've met a handful of his offspring already (and one of his grandchildren) and I'm unbelievably impressed with what he has produced.

Litter will approximately be due late March. These puppies may be suitable for conformation, sport, therapy, and service work!

Please let me know if you have any questions! 🫶🏾

Site: crescentlakeshepherds.com
Application: form.jotform.com/223328423391049

01/26/2025

Mr. Pickles is still looking for his forever couch– he'll be RTG tomorrow when he turns 12 weeks! He is one phenomenal puppy with lots of personality. He is food and toy driven, medium-high energy, high prey drive. He's a super sweet little dude! He has zero fear and has excellent handler focus. He already knows a few commands: sit, down, touch (front feet on small platform), and boop (push nose into hand). He's a fast learner!

He'd do great in an active home or a sport/performance/working home. He's a bit head strong, so experienced owners are preferred unless you plan on working with a trainer.

From health tested parents and sire is titled. He's been raised with ENS, ESI, Puppy Culture, and was temperament tested at 8 weeks.

Please let me know if you have any questions 🫶🏾

01/24/2025

Kahula (Kuu; Blue) from our very first litter got her SV xrays done a few weeks ago. Her results came back today! She got Normal/Normal 🥳🥳🥳

Congratulations to VanBlargan German Shepherds!

01/24/2025

Our beautiful Niko! The sire to our Crescent Moon, Into The Forest, and Gone Fishin' litters 🫶🏾

He's produced such amazing puppies ❤️

01/22/2025

Demi from our very first litter, as well as our very first keeper! She will be turning 2 years old in April and will be getting her OFA officials done in May. I do not have plans to breed her until next year as I want to get more titles on her first!

We'll start Barn Hunt classes very soon! We plan to continue our journey with dockdiving, try out Fast Cat, try herding, maybe get her CGC, as well as get her Trick Dog Advanced (TKA). Potentially this year as well, she'll get her Farm Dog Certification (FDC) and complete the GSDCA temperament test.

I'm very excited for our future together ❤️

Dancing With The Devil vom Crescent DS DN TKI

01/16/2025

PLEASE be careful of your pup's joints!!

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Basically you’re reversing the fusing process by overexercising your pup. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you're letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

🦴 Many of your German Shepherds puppy bones are not fully fused until around the 15 to 18 months of age.

01/12/2025

Depos*ts for the Jack x Rylee litter are now closed until she delivers! 🫶🏾

01/11/2025

Missy had a very successful weekend at the IABCA's 2025 Peace Arch Seiger in Lynden, WA! Saturday was her first day to be able to enter the next class: aka Junior Puppy. For being the youngest in the class at the show, she did very well!

She has her National, International, and Honors Champion titles – the only titles available for the Junior Puppy Class and was able to snag all three in one weekend ❤️

She is from our previous Jack x Rylee litter and still one of my favorite litters we have ever produced. So I'm very excited for the repeat that's due next month! 🫶🏾

She is now:

⭐️ Nat/Int/Hnr JrCH Supa D**a Fly vom Crescent

01/09/2025

Change of plans! We will be repeating Niko x Feliz. Feliz will be due to go into heat towards the end of the month 🫶🏾

Our waitlist is open for Niko x Feliz. Please fill out an application if interested: form.jotform.com/223328423391049

Previous litter produced medium energy with medium drive, medium to medium-high prey drive, high food drive, and decent toy drive. Previous litter had wonderful structure and lots of bone! They all have made great family dogs! One is in training to be a therapy dog and one is the service dog in training ❤️

Parents are health tested. Puppies will be raised with ens, esi, Puppy Culture, and will be temperament tested at 7 weeks.

Sire: Grand Theft Niko Drago Team USA "Niko"
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=3079569-grand-theft-niko-drago-team-usa?_v=20221018024905
OFA Fair/Normal: https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2337131
DM/Embark Clear: http://embk.me/grandtheftnikodragoteamusa
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Dam: Felisia z Lintichu "Feliz/Fishy"
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=3172781-felisia-z-lintichu?_v=20221027190203
OFA Good/Normal: https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2406379
DM/Embark Clear: http://embk.me/felisiazlintichu?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark

01/03/2025

Depos*ts are open on the Jack x Rylee litter! I have reached out to everyone on the waitlist.

If you're interested, please let me know! ✨️

This is a repeat litter. Previous litter produced pups suitable for service, therapy, conformation, and sports. They are also phenomenal family dogs! They will be raised with early neurological stimulation, early scent introduction, Puppy Culture, and will be temperament tested at 7 weeks.

Website: crescentlakeshepherds.com
Application: form.jotform.com/223328423391049

12/25/2024

On December 3rd, Rylee was bred to Jack and in just a few days we will be confirming pregnancy! If she took, she will be due early February 2025 and they would be ready to go home early April 2025.

This is a repeat litter and, genuinely, one of my favorite pairings I've had thus far. Previous litter produced well-rounded, versatile puppies. Our girl Missy is from their first litter and she is already doing phenomenal in conformation. She has a littermate that is a service dog in training and doing really well. Although the rest went to pet homes, many of them would make wonderful sport, show, therapy, and service prospects. But all of them have been amazing family dogs!

This pairing can produce dominant black, solid black, sable, and black & red/tan. All will be long coats 🧬

Our waitlist is already filling up pretty fast, so if you're interested, please let me know and/or fill out an application!

As always, puppies will be raised with ENS, ESI, Puppy Culture, and will be temperament tested at 7 weeks 🐾❤️

Website: crescentlakeshepherds.com
Application: form.jotform.com/223328423391049