On July 7, 2020 Glock and Rogue were mated again. Hopefully this will produce the N-litter, due September 8, 2020. We have created a Facebook Group for folks to follow along in the process. Click on over and ask to join!
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Very excited to share some DOUBLE GOOD NEWS! Scroll down! 🙂
Our German import Zeus vom Goldbergsee BH turned two on June 19. We had his hips and elbows xrayed on that day. We have results in from the OFA, Hips EXCELLENT and Elbows NORMAL! Now our little man can go on supervised “dates”! 😉
In other exciting news, Khaos von der Leidenschaft, the smallest born puppy in the history of our kennel, also had recent hip and elbow evaluations. We just received word from the OFA that his hips are GOOD, and Elbows NORMAL! Also important to know, Khaos and all of his littermates are DCM Clear by parentage. 🙂
This powerhouse is owned by Lisa Gaudet, and trains with both the PEI IGP club, and our own Sirius Working Dog Association. We hope to use him in our breeding program down the line. He is his Daddy’s boy! <3
The month isn’t over yet! Stay tuned for more news later in the week! 😉
As we get ready to mate for our N-litter, we are increasingly aware of the challenges of shipping puppies throughout North America. We already have a lengthy waiting list with at least half of the applicants located in the U.S.
Anyone in the United States wishing a November puppy from us, is going to have to get creative about getting said puppy home. And it won’t hurt to start thinking outside the box now!
Today I read this CBC article suggesting the Canada-U.S. border could be closed for 12 months or longer depending on the continuing outbreak numbers of Covid-19 in our neighbour country. While we do have board/train agreements, for those who wish to receive their puppy, while they are still puppies, this would be less than ideal.
Just prior to the border closing in March, a gentleman from TN drove up to visit us, and kindly agreed to bring 3 other puppies across the border with his pup. This might be a “thing” going forward. Think truckers folks. If you have a contact who could bring a puppy or more across the border, it would be appreciated by many to make arrangements to share shipping resources.
It would also be appreciated by us!
As I mentioned, we have a lot of interest in this next litter, and I’m sure we could sell out exclusively in Canada. That said, we are always accepting applications via our Potential Puppy Owner Questionnaire. Just keep in mind, shipping might be a challenge. Be prepared to wait for a future “post-Covid” litter, or to look outside the box for ways to get your puppy.
Stay safe folks!
As always around here, May was a busy month. We are all trying to adapt to the “new normal” which means not being able to accompany our “kids” to the vet’s office. Fortunately we have a great team and our kids are sound in nerve and temperament and don’t even notice we’re not there.
We are very pleased to announce our Khira von der Leidenschaft passed her hip and elbow evaluations for the OFA! She has Excellent hips and Normal elbows. She is also DCM Clear by parentage.
In June, Zeus vom Goldbergsee turns two and will also be evaluated. THEN we should be able to announce our plans for the remainder of 2020. We have had an incredible amount of interest in our upcoming litters, and we can only thank the folks who have taken on our K, L, and M-litters and shown their true potential. Unfortunately with world wide restrictions, it could be another year before we see any advanced titles.
Stay tuned for our June update! We are still taking applications every day, so if you’re interested in a puppy from our upcoming litters, please complete our Potential Puppy Owner Questionnaire.
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Stay SAFE everyone! Hug your dogs.
It’s a very uncertain time in the world right now, and due to Covid_19, two would be homes in the US have opted to wait for the next litter, hoping, as we all are, that the borders between Canada and the US will reopen before our fall litter (and obviously sooner than that!).
That said, it didn’t take long for our Purple Girl, now named Maya, to be scooped up close to home.
Excited for her new people, and for our club members who really wanted to keep her close by.
In May and June, our veterinary team will examine three of our youngsters hips and elbows. Radiographs will be forwarded digitally to the OFA for certification. We hope there won’t be much delay, and all will be clear for us to plan our Fall 2020 litter. Stay tuned for results and plans.
Stay safe everyone, hug your dog.
We are pleased to announce Officer Hearne and K9 LeKarter have certified as a team in Explosives Detection. Special thanks to their trainer Tracy Landis and the crew at Ultimate Working Dogs for taking our puppy through this professional program and creating a great team for law enforcement. We hope they enjoy a long and safe career!
LeKarter is one of the puppies from our L-litter from Glock von der Leidenschaft IPO3 and Rogue vom Klingsgarten IGP1, IGP-FHV. Giant Schnauzers are renowned in Europe as police service dogs, and are slowly becoming recognized in North America as a great multipurpose police K9. This is just the beginning for Office Hearne and K9 LeKarter! So Proud! 😀
It’s been a blur! The time has gone so quickly, with the last two weeks being extra chaotic. Add to this, the current world events, and we feel our heads are spinning.
The M-litter was snapped up like toilet paper at Costco! Don’t worry, I wouldn’t let anyone do any hoarding, although a kind gentleman from Tennessee solved some delivery challenges for us by taking FOUR pups across the border. I do have confirmation that they are all in the hands they were intended for! 😉
We still have our Purple Girl in house, but she is on reserve for now, with a wait list. Should that change, I will announce it here.
Plans for the next litter? YES! All dependent on hip and elbow examinations on our youngsters. We are waiting until everyone is two years old to certify with the OFA. Should everything go well, we have some OPTIONS for a fall litter.
If you missed out on this litter, please let us know you’d like a pup from the next. We are very excited for the next generation, without swaying too far from our amazing foundations. Please complete our Online Potential Puppy Owner Questionnaire and we’ll respond promptly.
Two females are being reserved for performance homes due to their high drives and strong personalities.
If you’re interested in one of these two pups, or a puppy from a future litter, please complete our online Potential Puppy Owner Questionnaire.
Gulp! I can’t believe in just two more weeks almost all of these beauties will be heading to their new homes! We are still determining which pup will go where. There are a lot of amazing drives, and definitely some dominant attitudes in this litter, so it’s really important for us to get it right!
Below, in birth order are a couple of photos of each pup (taken with cell phone) and current weights as of today. I will hold off on commenting about their personalities for now as these are so far just observations in the litter, not as individuals. I know you’re all excited to find out which one is yours, but it’s still too soon to tell.
The M-litter kids are 3.5 weeks old and growing like crazy! Yesterday they had their first taste of puppy mush, which is simply softened puppy kibble enriched with a powdered puppy formula, plus some hot water to warm it up.
Unfortunately, my website software doesn’t allow me to upload the video directly, so I hope you’ll click on the link to see how they enjoyed it! Today they will have two feedings of mush, plus Mom’s milk. They will work up to 4 feedings per day, with their bed time snack becoming dry kibble by the time they’re 7 weeks. By the time they’re ready for their new homes, they are quite capable of eating dry kibble.
https://www.facebook.com/VDLGiants/videos/472317773444725/
We are still screening applicants for the remaining three puppies. We’re not sure if it’s going to be three females or two females and one male. One applicant is more interested in drive over gender. So it’s too soon to tell yet. If you’re interested in a puppy from this or future litters, please complete our online Potential Puppy Owner Questionnaire