Hi Everyone, We have returned from the German Shepherd Dog show in Grove, Oklahoma.  On Thursday Heidelberg’s Kaito v Carlief (Toby) won a 5-point major.  This gives Toby 9 championship points.  All he needs to complete his championship is 6 more points and one more...

Hi Everyone, Today we will be scrambling around preparing for an important German Shepherd Dog show in Grove, Oklahoma.  This show is a 5-point major on the male side and a three point major on the bitch side.  I am excitedly anticipating this show because we have...

Hi Everyone, One of my favorite training exercises is “Watch Me”, and this is a very simple exercise that may save the life of your German Shepherd Dog.  To begin, take a favorite treat and place your German Shepherd Dog in a sit-stay with you standing directly in...

Hi Everyone, Today I would like to discuss demodectic mange, which is caused by the population explosion of the demodectic mite in hair follicles of the affected German Shepherd Dog.  Demodectic mites are on all dogs, just the same as mites live on all humans.  These...

Hi Everyone, We have all seen the overweight and obese German Shepherd Dog adult.  Some of us may even be guilty of over indulging our German Shepherd Dogs with too many treats and not enough exercise. Having your German Shepherd Dog adult overweight can be extremely...

Hi Everyone, I am not a strong proponent of the use of shock collars for German Shepherd Dog training; however, they have their place, and can be used in a humane way.  We sold a young teenager and future Champion, Heidelberg's Trooper to a young man that had never...