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What determines the price
of puppies?
Breeding excellent quality German Shepherds is not a money
making business. We do it because we love the breed and we enjoy producing
beautiful puppies. It's expensive to breed if done correctly. Purchasing
titled parents is not the only expense, we also incur the costs of hip
x-rays, vaccinations, breeding tests, fecal exams, heart worm preventative,
flea and tick preventative, dewormers, registration fees, X-rays before
delivery, C-sections when needed, trips to the emergency vet at 2 a.m.
on a Sunday morning, etc., etc., etc. not to forget about the fact that
we feed some of the best quality dog food on the market. We are not a
backyard breeder that breeds 2 AKC dogs together and sells the pups (cutting
all corners) to make a profit. Here are a couple of the determining factors
of the prices of our puppies. Keep in mind that there are breeders out
there that are selling pups of equal or lesser value for 2X, 3X or even
4X the price of ours. The prices of our puppies are most likely a quite
a bit lower than similar lines/qualities.
- Titles: The SVV1 at
the end of Akim's names are working titles in Slovakia. These prove
their workability in obedience, tracking and protection. These titles
are very similar to SchH titles, but more difficult to earn.
- Hip Ratings: Akim's
are 0/0 hip ratings (or DBK "A") and clear of elbow dysplasia
and is the best hip rating in Slovakia. This does not guarantee that
he will not produce offspring with hip or elbow dysplasia, but the chances
are significantly reduced.
- Show Ratings: Every
"V" before a dog's name in the pedigree means that he/she
has excellent conformation, and each "VA" before a dog's name
in the pedigree mean he/she has Very Excellent conformation. Their pedigrees
are littered with V and VA show ratings.
- Pedigree: A European
pedigree with the number of exceptional dogs as Akim, Cat, Markota and Iris's
pedigree has says incredible things about the potential of their offspring.
The number of "V" and "VA" show ratings and the
number of SVV1, SVV2, SchH1, 2, & 3, IPO1, 2, 3, FH, AD, etc working
titles is incredible.
- Pigmintation: Dark pigment
in Akim & Iris make our dogs very sought after for the SV style
conformation ring with the dark saddles and muzzles.
- Color: Rich color is
a goal of our in our breeding program. Our showlines have gorgeous red
color and we plan on breeding to enhance that rich red color with dark
pigment.
- Coat: Right now we have
breeding stock that are all stock coat or maybe almost a bit plush coat.
Since we are adding Daphney to our family, we may have some long coats
in a couple years.
- Lines:
U-GRCH Akim Vitmajk SVV1 (92-92-89) (Slovak Import)
— STUD
Akim has an exceptional pedigree with beautiful conformation and gorgeous
dark red pigment. Akim has a wonderful disposition and excellent with
kids, cats and other dogs. He's a serious protection dog and is ready
to escort and uninvited guests out the door. He is titled with his SVV1
title with awesome scores. He's available for stud to approved females.
VP U-GRCH Cat vom Landstrasse AD is from
very strong german lines and her mother is a V rated titled import from
Germany. Her father is VA Utz vom Hirshcel SchH3. She is sweet, feminine
and a fabulous ball drive. She has a very physically muscular and tone
body.
U-GRCH, UCICB, RBIMBS Iris von Katzel
is out of Slovak imports. She has awesome conformation (structure),
color, drive and temperament. She has a phenominal pedigree and will
be a huge asset to our breeding program. We expect many of her offspring
to be in the show ring.
Here's a breakdown of the differences in our prices
of our litters.
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Markota's "P" Litter |
Iris' "Q" Litter |
Cat's "R" Litter |
| Titles (working) |
N/A |
N/A |
AD (Endurance) |
| Hip Rating |
TBD |
OFA GOOD, Elbows Normal |
OFA GOOD |
| Show Ratings |
N/A |
U-GRCH, UCICB, RBIMBS |
VP2, U-GRCH |
| Pedigree |
Czech Showline |
Import Slovak Parents |
German Showline |
| Color & Pigmentation |
Black and Red |
Black and Red/strong pigment |
Black and Red |
| Potential |
Conformation showring
(SV Style, UKC or IABCA)
Companion
Protection
Sport
Tracking
Obedience
Agility
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Conformation showring
(SV Style, UKC or IABCA)
Schutzhund
Companion
Protection
Sport
Tracking
Obedience
Agility |
Schutzhund
Police K-9
Protection
Sport
Tracking
Obedience
Agility
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| Sire Bred to |
"Wilke"
Import from Germany
Beautiful Color and Pigment
Phenominal Temperament
"A" stamp hips from Germany |
"Tobi"
UCICB Conformation Title
Black and Red Showline
Dark coloring
Fabulous temperament
OFA FAIR HIPS
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"Bacchus"
Black and Red Showline import w/tons of working titles. Will have SchH titles summer 2009.
2008 NATIONAL
LEVEL 1 MONDIO RING CHAMPION
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| Price |
$900* |
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$900-$1,250* |
* Prices are temporarily set and are subject to change.
** Pet quality is a puppy that is not top show quality. He/she may be
as beautiful as the top show pups in the litter to the normal person,
but may have some traits that are not perfect as seen by a trained expert
in superb quality GSDs for the showring.
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