Our Story
Our goal with this breeding program is to produce confident, well-rounded dogs with stable temperaments, paired with good orthopedics and correct conformation. We prefer to work and share our home with high-drive balanced dogs with strong nerve and correct temperaments. This makes for a serviceable dog out in the working field, or in the home as an active family companion.
We firmly believe the German Shepherd dog is, and should remain a utilitarian working dog. With this working ability we find this breed working in multiple areas such as police work, military working dogs, search and rescue, service dog work, Schutzhund, and many other jobs. In order to be suitable for these jobs, it requires a skilled breeding program to bring out the best in the dogs genetics to work together in creating a dog suitable for this kind of work. It requires a clear thinking head, solid nerve to handle the stress, and the drives and motivation to do the work. That is where careful breeding selection with responsible breeding becomes very important. All of our breeding stock is registered with the American Kennel Club and sometimes dual registered with other organizations for competition reasons. All of our dogs are health tested to ensure we are producing the healthiest puppies we can.
We feel that a breeding program that focuses on a utilitarian German Shepherd Dog, is more likely to produce a dog that excels as a family dog as well as a working dog. Puppies from two working parents, are typically more consistent in good temperaments, strong nerve, and biddability, the characteristics that homes should look for in their family companions.
Zwinger von dem Bauernhof uses dogs of pedigrees we have thoroughly researched that is known for producing everything we strive to have in our breedings. We will always take back any puppy from our breeding at any time for any reason. Aiming to improve the breed, matching dogs so that each parent will improve the short comings of another. Standing behind all of our dogs for any reason, we are there for the life of your Bauernhof puppy. As a dog trainer and behaviorist I am always looking for ways to challenge my dogs both in the moment, and working towards titles. I feel in order to evaluate a dog correctly you must see it’s reactions in nearly every environment. My dogs go everywhere with me. Training appointments seeing unruly dogs while they display their obedience under pressure, staying in a long down while an aggressive dog works around them to improve the other dogs confidence in themselves. My dogs are my sidekicks. We travel the United States together for shows, health certification clinics, training with friends, and trialing. I cannot afford to have a dog who doesn’t have the temperament true to the breed, to handle this kind of life style. I feel this unflappability and clear headed temperament allows my dogs into both active pet and working homes very easily.