Zaruka German Shepherds

06/09/2024

Recently, Aleksei and I attended a PSA trial, trying for her PDC (Protection Dog Certificate) and while we missed by only 1.5 points, it was a great experience, and I am thrilled with how hard Lex tried. We're gonna clean up a few things, start working on the behaviors we need for the Level 1s, and in either the fall or the spring we will try again for her PDC and the first leg of her PSA1.

Thank you to OddPaw Studio for capturing some truly gorgeous pictures

04/17/2024

Miss Byte, now known as Eevee is off to her new home! Her and her new owner Nikki are beginning the long trip back home to California, where they'll learn to become a Search and Rescue Trailing team. We spent the last couple of days practicing Eevee's Trailing skills and showing Nikki what Eevee knows. They had some extremely successful trails together and we can't wait to see all their progress together. ❤️❤️

04/01/2024

Easter 2024, some of our detection dogs got to do a little eater egg hunt ❤️❤️

03/19/2024

Happy Birthday to our "B" Litter, Idoll x Prada ❤️❤️❤️

Gage
Eevee
Beretta
Cinder
Nazzi
Ransom

03/16/2024

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02/15/2024

Beretta and Byte got mail! ❤️

02/12/2024

Huge shout out to Protecting K9 Heroes for outfitting K9 DareDevil and I with a K9 Trauma Kit. If the worst happens and Dare is injured this kit is fully packed with everything I will need to take care of him until I can get him to a vet.

Protecting K9 Heros, with the help of donations from the public donates these Trauma Kits and other K9 equipment to K9 teams around the country for free ❤️❤️

01/27/2024

Byte passed her AKC Canine Good Citizen Test today 🥳🥳❤️❤️

01/01/2024

12/27/2023

Lex and Dare got mail today!

12/18/2023

Herding breeds in general and German Shepherds in particular are prone to the negative effects of playing with lasers.

12/10/2023

Byte z Zaruka

DOB: March 19th 2023

Idoll z Jirkova Dvora x Prada Tjarnshaget

West Plains, MO

See attached breeding announcement for parents titles and health tests.

Byte is a confident, outgoing, social female. She spent fourish months in a active pet home before being returned to due to her constant nipping and energy level. In my opinion she was not fulfilled in a meaningful way, I have not had any issues in the two weeks she's been back with me.

Unfortunately her first family spayed her at 7 months in hopes of it calming her down......naturally it didn't.

Environmentally sound Byte walks into every situation like she owns it. She has high food drive and medium-high toy drive. She has been started on foundational sport obedience including a focused Heel, Sit, Down, moving down, rear end awareness and pivoting in heel position.

She is clean in her crate, does occasionally bark or spin if there's excitement going on, but nothing major.

House trained as appropriate for her age.

Very high prey drive, would do better in a home without cats, but can live with them under supervision.

Social with both dogs and people of all ages. But very capable of being neutral and ignoring others.

Travels well in the car, no car sickness or anxiety.

Byte needs a dedicated home. She shows solid potential for bite sports, I'd like to see her doing IGP, PSA, AS, etc. By no means is she a national level dog, but she needs a home that will let her fulfill her natural desires.

Byte is conditioned to a prong collar and started on ecollar conditioned.

This pup requires a handler who is fair, if you don't build a relationship with her, she will not take a correction from you and will tune you out completely. But with a relationship she handles correction well and bounces back smoothly.

Foundational bitework is started, she's behind for her age, given that she hasn't been worked since she was 10ish weeks old, but she chases a rag eagerly. Has a naturally pulling grip, but has offered a couple of pushing regrips so it could be easily trained.

Super nosey by nature and I plan on imprinting her on an odor this week.

Raised with ENS, ESI, and Puppy Culture
UTD on all vaccines and dewormings
AKC registered
Microchipped

12/03/2023

The dogs got to meet the Grinch today All Pet & Equine Supply WP , and boy did they have fun!

11/30/2023

Current photos of the "B" Litter, 8 months old 😍

11/13/2023

The last "B" puppy has left the nest! Red collar "Bond" has left to begin his life with his new owner Nicole in North Carolina! He's got a big life ahead of him and we are so thrilled to watch him excel ❤️❤️

Bond is now known as Bring the Money or Else z Zaruka "Ransom"

11/05/2023

Dare, Lex and I went to Springfield last night and tonight to try for our AKC Temperament Test Title, and I am very very proud to announce that both dogs passed! Beretta just tagged along for the exposure.

Pending AKC Approval we now have:

Blueprint K9 DareDevil CGC ATT

Aleksei z Zaruka CGCA CGCU ATT

10/29/2023