Nine Realms Working Line German Shepherds

02/06/2025

Nemex is a “Kovacs” Phönix Aus Der Asche son and was raised and trained by Nine Realms Canine Training. These updates make everything it takes to raise and train these pups so worth it. Very proud of Nemex’s handler and Nemex.

“K9 Nemex and Beaufort County Sheriff Department tracked for approximately 2.68 miles after an attempted murder suspect fled from a traffic stop. Nemex was able to track to the suspect’s house where he was later called out and placed into custody.”

Great work!!

02/03/2025

This little cutie has found her forever home! Yellow/Sharvara, new name Lyda, will be moving to Hawaii. She will have 17 fenced acres to run and romp. Her new owners are looking into potential SAR work with her in the islands.

Getting to Hawai’i is quite the trip so she’ll be staying with me until she has two rabies vaccinations and a titer. Until then she’ll be working on all her house breaking, crate training, basic obedience, and exposure and socialization.

01/19/2025

Herja and Xerxes last puppy that is still searching for her career is Miss Yellow/Sharvara-call name Falka.

10wks

Falka’s perfect day would include someone experienced in working line GSDs. She has high ball drive, good hunt drive, high food drive, fast to the puppy tug with full and firm grips. She is working on crate training and house training, she holds it almost the whole night! Two rounds of vaccinations, dewormed, and microchiped. Falka is higher energy but can settle in the house and will self entertain or snuggle after running amok. She’s not as outwardly confident as her brother, but she’s also not nervy or scared. She’s a bit more introverted in new situations but has the drive to pull her through just about anything if properly harnessed. She’ll chase a ball anywhere in any circumstance. No dog or human reactivity.

I think she would do well in a protection sport such as IGP or French Ring (she’s fast enough to the rag for Ring), and maybe PSA with good and smart training decoys and a handler that isn’t looking to go to worlds, or high levels. She would excel in detection or tracking and has already begun a foundation in both.

https://ninerealmsk9.com/available-upcoming-litters-puppies/

01/18/2025

Almost the last puppy to go home from the Herja x Xerxes litter (miss yellow is still hunting for a working home), is Black/Grim, new name Garmr.

Garmr is joining the Nine Realms Canine Training pack as a dual purpose patrol dog prospect/trainee. He is a little copy of his father Xerxes in almost every way but I am hoping he got some of the anger and civility that his mother Herja posses. He’s already started his career with article indication, tiny tracks, ball searches and puppy bitework. He’s going to be a fun one!

01/15/2025

Kibo and his handlers first captures! This track was mostly hard surface and about 3/4 mile long.

Kibo was started in patrol and well started in tracking by Nine Realms Canine Training. He finished all his training with his handler during their handler school last fall. He is a Phönix Aus Der Asche “Kovacs” son and takes after his father with his sharp tracking skills.

Very proud of this team!

On January 11, 2025, at 7:28 p.m., Aberdeen officers were dispatched to a burglary-in-progress complaint. The reporting party advised that an alarm and camera were active in an enclosed fenced area in the 1300 block of Coolidge Road. The reporting party also advised that he could see a male inside the enclosed area.

Officers arrived in the area; however, the suspect had already fled. Upon their initial investigation, it was determined that the suspect had removed items from the fenced area. Officer Noah Ewing deployed his K-9, Kibo, to track the suspect. Kibo tracked the suspect north on Coolidge Road, west on Macfarlane Street, and then into a field in the 500 block of Southwest Front Street. K-9 Kibo tracked the suspect in the field, where he was arrested for burglary.

The suspect, a 38-year-old Aberdeen resident, was booked into the Aberdeen City Jail for burglary.

01/13/2025

The next Herja x Xerxes puppy to go home is Purple/Surma, new name Nahla! Bryan and Diana lost their beloved Ruby over the holidays to seizures. Having had GSDs their whole lives and being without a dog now they were so excited when they called me about Purple. Though we know Nahla cannot replace Ruby, I hope she will bring them joy and remind them of their beloved girl.

01/12/2025

The next Herja x Xerxes puppy to go home technically never left, Tan Collar/Cerberus, new name Stark!

Stark is joining Katka Working Dog Training LLC. Ava will be training him up for tracking, detection, and potentially protection.

I cannot thank Ava enough for raising this litter. It was much appreciated!

01/09/2025

Before I announce the last couple of Herja x Xerxes puppies who have gone onto their new lives, let’s take a moment to feature Miss Yellow-Sharvara.

This active little lady is still hunting for just the right fit. She has high ball drive, high energy, full and firm grips on a puppy rag, and high food drive. She is social with other dogs, raised around cats, and Ionesco to explore/climb everything. She has started crate training, house training, article indication, sit, and down. Name recognition will start after 9wks when I pick her formal name.

She would be suited for just about all avenues of work (protection, sports, detection, tracking, SAR), except service work. She needs work, an owner experienced with working lines, and structure and she’s going to be awesome.

Until then she’ll stay with Nine Realms Canine Training where she will continue basics for tracking, detection, puppy protection, obedience, crate training, house training, and lots of exposure/confidence building trips. The same I do for all my working pups.

Message for more information.
https://ninerealmsk9.com/available-upcoming-litters-puppies/

01/08/2025

Next puppy to “leave” is White/Lycan, new name Sihil. For those fellow nerds, Sihil is the Witcher Geralt’s sword.

Miss Sihil is joining Jo Holcombe karr_dogs and is staying apart of the Nine Realms GSD program as a potential breeding female in the future. This is Jo’s second Nine Realms GSD with her first being from Kovacs x Narsil, Sigmund! While Jo co-owns this little lady with me she will be learning tracking, explosives detection, and PSA. I look forward to everything you do with her!

01/07/2025

The next puppy to go home is Blue/Carcharoth, new name Bear! I almost kept this puppy had he has excellent grips, is very balanced, confident, and goes with the flow. I look forward to seeing Chris and family raise this dude! Bear already looks so thrilled 😅

01/05/2025

The second Herja x Xerxes puppy to go home is Mr. Green. The biggest cuddle bug of them all he’s going to live the active pet life on the western side of WA with his new owner Irais. His new name will be Astro 💚

Message me about Yellow and Purple puppies. One wants to work and one could be an active pet or a worker.

01/04/2025

The Herja x Xerxes puppies are off to their new homes! The first to depart was Miss Pink, new name Murph!

Pinkie has been the puppy devoted on since birth by .k9 and I. She can do no wrong. Pink is going to Missoula MT to live a very fulfilled life camping, hiking, and bossing around her new Australian Shepherd brother Jack. I look forward to seeing her grand adventures!

12/29/2024

Part of Miss Yellow’s temperament test. She’s a lovely little lady who would like a sport or job to do with someone. Great ball drive, hunt, food, and grips. Neutral to new dogs as well. Message for more information.

12/28/2024

The Herja x Xerxes Spectral Hound Litter are 7wks old!

They had such a busy week. First car ride, Christmas party, first vet visit and vaccinations, temperament testing, and a trip outside.

Six of these cuties have been matched to their new homes and careers. Two are still hunting for the perfect match.

https://ninerealmsk9.com/available-upcoming-litters-puppies/

Miss Yellow - Sharvara: She’s the first pup pictured, sable. This lady has a lot of attitude. High food drive, high ball drive, high hunt drive. She has full grips that push, are calm, and firm. Out of all the pups she has the best grips and drive. However, she’s a little more in her head and not as outwardly/innately confident compared to the other siblings I decided to keep. Given some development though she’ll be good. She’d do best in working home with an experienced owner or an owner who meets consistently with a trainer to learn and grow. You could do just about anything with her: detection, tracking, protection sports.

Miss Purple - Surma: Sixth picture, black and tan. This lady actually scored the highest on the overall test. She’s very balanced and stable. She has good food and ball drive and nice and social with new people and dogs. She doesn’t have the intense gripping behavior I look for but she’ll chase and bite a puppy tug. Purple would make an excellent active companion/pet, possibly service dog (no psych service work though-mobility, hearing, diabetic alert etc would be fine ), or detection/tracking dog.

Black - Grim: Second picture, sable, Nine Realms’ Keeper Police K9 Prospect

White - Lycan: Third picture, sable, Nine Realms’ Keeper/Future Breeding Female

Green - Kludde: Fourth picture, sable, Active Pet

Blue - Carcharoth: Fifth picture, black and tan, Active Pet, (I came very close to keeping this pup as his grips are fantastic and he is incredibly even tempered, but I decided one was enough this time around, don’t want to overwhelm myself.)

Pink - Bulgea: Seventh picture, black and tan, Active pet and the cutest puppy in the litter

Tan - Cerberus: Eighth picture, black, Katka Working Dog Training LLC keeper

Thank you Katka Working Dog Training LLC for the pictures!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from the Nine Realms Pack!

SG Zajka Tobani ZVV1, KKl

“Kovacs” Phönix Aus Der Asche FR Brevet, FR1, PSA PDC, TD, TDX, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, ASCTI Patrol Tracking and Explosives Detection K9

Sword of Anduril von Nine Realms

Shards of Narsil von Nine Realms CGC, CGCA, CGCA, ASCTI Narcotics Detection and Patrol Tracking K9

Ronan Niall Lynch von Nine Realms BH, IGP1, GPr2, FPr1, RN, CGC, CGCA, CGCU

Not pictured is the lovely “Herja” Letti Aus Der Asche BH, CGC, ASCTI Explosives Detection K9.

12/24/2024

The Spectral Hound Litter had their first vet visit today for their first round of vaccinations.

Everyone got a clean bill of health and proceeded to terrorize the entire vet clinic. katka.k9 reports she could not film more than this as she was fighting for her life amongst the little monsters!

Two ladies and possibly one male would like to talk about future careers with people. Follow the link for more information: https://ninerealmsk9.com/available-upcoming-litters-puppies/

12/22/2024

The Herja x Xerxes Spectral Hound Litter had their first outing yesterday!

They made their way from Bonners Ferry down to the Nine Realms Facility in Medical Lake. They all met new people, dogs, saw new environments, noise, crowds, and had a blast.

Blue collar pup spent the entire time playing tug, eyes on him for work. Tan collar pup (black color pup) escaped the box first. Pink was cuddled by everyone and had lots of independent adventures. Green spent an equal portion adventuring and sleeping. White was miss cuddle. Yellow was thrilled to be chasing the ball. Purple spent a good portion visiting and doing her own thing. And Black collar bullied all his siblings for the snacks.

Two ladies and maybe one gentleman would like to discuss their futures.

https://ninerealmsk9.com/available-upcoming-litters-puppies/

Katka Working Dog Training LLC

12/21/2024

Very excited to post about Kibo and his new handler Officer Noah Ewing’s accomplishments this week. Kibo is a Kovacs and Alizeh son, and was born and raised by Nine Realms. Kibo was from my very first litter of GSDs bred with this exact goal in mind. He is the second Kovacs son to become a dual purpose patrol K9 for law enforcement in the past year.

Copied from Aberdeen Police Department:

“Congratulations to Officer Noah Ewing and his K9 partner, Kibo, for successfully completing their training and becoming a certified K9 patrol team through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission! K9 Kibo, a 17-month-old German Shepherd, was purchased from Nine Realms Canine Training in Spokane. Kibo is highly trained in tracking, building searches, evidence searches, area searches, and handler protection. Officer Ewing and K9 Kibo have been training with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office since the beginning of October and will return to patrol duties after the new year. Well done, Officer Ewing and K9
Kibo!”