Old Fashioned Style German Shepherds with Straight Backs
Gentle Giants
This page was last updated on: July 10, 2023
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Miss Oceanat 1, sable.
The puppers on this page are still not full grown. Some pics from when they were only about 1 & 2 years old. Not full grown till 3 1/2 years. They look just about the same now but more filled out with larger heads and more mature looking. Keep having computer problems but am trying to get their new pics up very soon!
Till then u will have to see them when u get here. :-)
Miss Laken at 1.
Mister Thunder Too at only 1 year. Now 30 " tall
Stormy/Bear
Stormy/Bear
My new boy HERO. 97 lbs at 7 months old & at 1 year 2 months. Blk/Red. From my Summer/Sammy lines on moms side.
Dad is Mo who is from Rasta at Legacy Kennels and great grandpa is Briarwoods Magnum.
At Selah longcoat german shepherds now.
All my girls are longcoats - In the pics below these doggies did not have their first full coats yet as they were young.
Lilly Bug at 9 months, and 6 mo.
Soki/Sammy & Pippi/Job
Phone calls only at this time. Thank u! :-)
1 Girl PUPPIE AVAILABLE Now
Miss Moxie and Gunnar
Fancy/Bear Gretch/Dally
& I own 3 of the great grandparents as well.
Gunnar at just 1 year old. - Gunnar is now 30 " tall!
2 girls. 1 is gold sable, 1 black/tan blanket like Miss Sissy. Sorry had 1 boy in pic which was wrong pup.
same girl as above
2 blk/tan boys.
2 HUGE sable boys Muncie IN. 1 gold sable, 1 silver/black sable. Color did not come out in pics- # 1 is very gold very gold. Getting NEWER pics this week.
1 gold
1
3 pics of 2nd boy, .....
Teal boy. sold ------------------------other 2 boys already spoken for.
Teal boy 8 weeks. sold
Purple girl. sold.
Blue girl 7 weeks.sold
8 weeks
Red girl 8 weeks. sold
Yellow girl 7 weeks. sold
8 weeks
Moxie at 2 1/2, nursing puppies
Gunnar as a puppy
Ocean at 2 1/2. Havent got a good side shot yet. She is longer than in the younger side shots of her and bit taller too.
Mr. Tundie at 2 1/2. NEW. Other shots are before he got a butt, but now he has a big one! Will get a new side shot to show his great structure!
Miss Maya at almost 3. All 6 puppies ears went up with out any help. Person who I had sold her to did not make sure her ears got up and then later I was able to get her back when owner couldnt keep her.
These 2 sweetie girls are built like tanks! Very broad chests.
AMOS At 8 months
New pic: Now massive and huge head Thunder 30" tall, 116 lbs.
AVAILABLE PUPPIES Now
2 huge sable boys are in Muncie,Indiannaat my foster moms home now. Gold sable and a silver & black (dark) sable. PICS BELOW.The 1 huge girl is here at my home.AVAILABLEGIRL PUPBELOW.
3girl PUPPIES AVAILABLE10 weeks old
Some pups from Moxie/ Gunnar last litter below and to right.
I thought all my boys were pretty gentle but Mr Gunnar has them all beat! He walks around puppies like he is walking thru eggs or a china shop - soo gently!
Next year may breeding a few of these girls but have not deceided who yet. Angel, Lola, Tessa, Queenie, Ocean, Caprina, Lilly Bug. They will prob be bred with Dallas(Daisy/Sammy), Little(Daisy/Toby) or Hero. Have not deceided yet. Will get new pics of the girls as soon as I get a chance.
I have the most generous, and most FAIR I have seen- 2 year hip and health guarantee on ALL my pups that are sold at full price.
Lilly Bug/Thunder
Miss Maya
All above sisters and brothers same litter. Stormy/Bear
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Believe it! You will see it when you come!
ALL of the dogs on this page, in fact all of my dogs are very gentle, some extreamly so!
Yet all let me know when some one arrives. Some are very agile. All are very intelligent, some even more so than the others! Thinking on their own and figuring things out on their own. One quick example - like when I let a mom back in the house from going potty, if I am not right behind her to let her in to her puppies, opening a round door knob with her mouth to get to her puppies! Puppies are raised with all of my gentle dogs around them - boys and girls, with some of the moms even sharing the care of the puppies with another girl, after they are about 4 weeks old! When younger puppies are about a week old and older, some of the moms will even let one of my girls come in the puppy room and lay with her puppies! or near by, keeping her company! Which is pretty amazing! Some of the dogs are more independent, liking to play more on their own like with balls. etc, some are very interactive with the others, loving to romp or wrestle etc with each other. Some are happy laying at my feet while others want to be in my lap no matter how big they are!
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"I looked at a lot of sites before selecting a breeder.
None of those dogs had the eyes like your dogs.
I am particularly impressed by all of your dogs.
I have met them all in person and they are all kind, gentle and so very intelligent animals with wonderful personalities.
Each one of them is very special.
My husband has always told me that when looking for a dog or a puppy look at their eyes. The eyes of a dog are the stairway to their soul. The eyes will tell you the personality of the dog whether they are kind or mean, whether they are gentle or fierce, intelligent or stubborn. I have always followed his advice and I have four of the most wonderful dogs a person could ask for. All have their own personality and all have the personality that their eyes told me about when I found them. Two of them are your dogs. Sue C." Dakota & Caleb
MARKINGS:
Examples of a 'SADDLE BACK' - Daisy,Dallas, Mikki, Little,Zoe. Looking at the dog from the side it looks like the black is where a horse saddle would go. The saddle would usually be called the 'traditional' markings. With 'traditional' coloring referred to as black & tan.
Examples of a 'BLANKET BACK' - Samson,Bear, Sissy. Looking at the dog from the side it looks like the black is where it would be if one threw a black blanket over the dogs back- covers a larger area than the saddle.
I can not tell when the pups are just 7 weeks 'who' they will look like when they are older or how large they will be - tho most are relatively close in size which is usually LARGE. I can tell you which will be blankets and which will be saddles. Best for people to pick moms and dads where they like the majority of the dogs in 'past puppies' pictures. The puppies usually do not look exactly like the moms and dads but sometimes more like one than the other or a combination of both or a combination of the past relatives too. SEE Color Changes (Bear at the bottom of linked page-3 pics).
Temperaments can change too- A more submissive pup can become dominant due to lack of proper leadership, a domiant pup will stay dominant though.
So remember to "Be Your Dogs Pack Leader!" says Ceasar Millan
Most of my dogs pages have pictures of them as youngsters too so you can notice how their color keeps changing, and structure, till they are about 3 years old. My dogs are not full grown until they are 3 1/2 years old. A good example would be looking at Eli, Sissy or Samson's page.
It would be unrealistic to think I can accurately predict or 'guarantee' a certain size and I do not. I have had female puppies that when full grown at 3 1/2 years old have been from 74 pounds to 122 pounds with the majority of Females being 86-115 pounds. Males from 85-140 with the majority being 110-120 pounds. (full grown weights)
I believe it is much healthier for their joints - for the girls not to be much over 90 pounds, even though many of the girls would like to go right up to 120. The boys not to be over 120 pounds, for some that might be a bit high- more like 105-115 would be better for most boys. I had to put a few of my dogs on a slight diet to get them to a more appropriate weight for them.
Some of the many families that have more than 1 puppy from us!
Laura Thacher. - Breeder Genesis Kennels - Echo and Indy-Anna - R.I.
Jackie-Seminole* & Star Heart*, Spencer/Sammy. Freehold, New Jersey NJ
Sue - Mesa and River RI
Eileen - Yukon* and Rylee* - NH New Hampshire
Brenda - Nakita* and Vegas* - Massachusetts
Sue - Dakota and Caleb Ohio
Sandy - King and Prince OH
Loretta - Jack & Abby FL
Caryl - Obie & Stormy IL.
Diane - Kallie* and Monty* CAN
Dan & Karen - Sofi* and Bravo* VA
Diane - Kallie* and Monty* CAN
Anita - Zoomer and Turbo WI
Norrine - Cassie and Lexy Indiana
Lynn - Quin & Kai FL
Kim - Ivory and Otis WA
Deb - Cagney & Maverick OH
Kris - Spencer and Emmy NC
Donna - Bear Fostered & Zora SC
Kathy - Elsa* and Fostered Glory * PA
Sue - Blossom VA
Sarah - Rosa & Reba * WV f
Buffy - Maggie TN f
Louise - Titan & Caprina CT f
Melissa - Fancy & Pippi VA
Mike - Bruce & Champ VA.
Barbara Maya and Colina FLS
Sandy - Trouper & Molly PA
Alice - Shimeen & Samara
Anna - Gus & Molly IL
Charlie and Ike
Sophie Maggie VA
Nicole - Emma & PA
Donna and Bruce - Monty & Mitch NH
Deb - Cloe & Tunder IN
Terri - Tensing & Khumbu MT
Carolyn - Kodi & Siemper AL
B B - Pippi and Ocean VA
Nona - Isis & Gracie SC
Kathy - Rocky & Adrien FL
Barbara - Stormy* and Thunder* in CT.
(not my own St &Th, but my pups)
Michelle - Mai Mai & Soki FL
Frank & Cindy - Sissy & Emma PA
Darlene - Buddy and Sophie MA
Nancy - Wolfpack & new girl OH
Anita - Zoomer and Turbo WI
Diane - Emma and Lilly OH
Norrine - Cassie and Lexy Indiana
Dan & Karen - Sofi* and Bravo* VA
Caryl - Obie & Stormy IL.
Felix - Leo & girl MN NC
Delores Donna, Sara & girl PA
Darien 2 girls MT
Erin Bonne & OH
Tamera Sophie & VA
Debbie Delta & Soccra SD
Sandi - 3 puppers. Abby Rose* & Frisco* and Chya IL
Ann - 4 pups. Jenna & Gino, Roxy & Gunnar VA Jeanne fam.- 4 pups.JW & Sara & Baxter & Duke FL
Rich and Jane - 4 pups. Maki, Kalee. Belle, Boy FL Sharyl - 5 pupper dogs! Gunnar, Moxie, Heidi Fostered, Jack* & Teddy* IN
Ian - Kizer & Marlee NY
Kristie Cambell (was VA)- Luna and Samson Virginia - Not paid for Luna yet. Disappeared. Also Clint Dunlop WV who took Miss Gina and did not ever pay for her either and disappeared as well. Please let me know if u have any info on their location. Thank u!
10/08 Not adding to this list any longer as it is getting too long! ;-)
Miss Rosa/Mr Eli pups Large straight backed Standard Coats
Pups are really looking like Mr. Elidid when he was a baby!
boy
long coat Boy sold
Girls 5 girls - missing 1 pic. Will get soon but u can see they all look very similar.
AVAILABLE PUPPERS
Beauty Moxie & her 2 different colored eyes!
Ocie
These pics dont actually show how stunning this girl is as it was a peculiar shot as her ears ARE straight up all the time except when I was trying to get this pic! lol!
I only have 1-2 litters a year. So if you would like to be the proud pupper momma or daddy of one of my beautiful, gentle puppies, you should try get your deposits in before the end of this year to guarantee you will be able to get one of my puppies.
Amos
Starting 12 & 13 year old listings: Little, Stormy, another Stormy, Pippi, Sweetie Pie, Sara, Samson, Isis, Soki, Pippi, Sampson, Samson, Jenna, Ocean, Thunder3, . A Zoe/ Bear Whole Litter lived to be 12 -13!!!! (8 puppers)
