Kleinen Wiese German Shepherds

Posted By Sandy Wilson on September 16, 2009

AIKO VON DER KLEINEN WIESE (OFA GOOD/ELBOWS CLEAR)

From our first litter to our third litter, we have bred consistently strong working dogs.  They are showing solid temperaments, genetic obedience, wonderful biddability and talent.  Two of the boys which I want to talk about are our very own Aiko von der Kleinen Wiese (Hera X Diesel) and a dog from our previous litter, Caden von der Kleinen Wiese (Hera X Diesel).

Aiko lives here with us at Little Meadow Sheep Farm and we are so proud of this boy.  He is a dog that can do it all.  His temperament is rock solid, his work ethic exemplifies everything we breed for, he is obedient, friendly, loyal, and talented.  This dog loves to work, but he definitely has the on and off switch.  

Aiko loves obedience and does it with such a flair because he enjoys everything he does.  He loves to track and really is such a joy to take out because he is so dedicated and so willing to do whatever I ask of this boy.

The other thing that makes Aiko special to us is his natural ability to herd our sheep like his mother and grandfather before him.  These genetics are so strong in our lines and you just can see it come through in our pups.  This was our hope when we first bred Aiko’s dam, Hera v. Fafnerhaus, daughter to Alf v. Fafnerhaus.  He is an asset to us and also such a loyal, dedicated companion.  The thing I love about this boy is his enthusiasm and his initiative to work – he doesn’t need commands to work the border when working our sheep.  He also will check the pasture over once he has brought the sheep in.  He started doing this all by himself without us ever telling him. 

It is just amazing to watch this dog as he is handler sensitive, but yet confident and able to handle the pressure of moving sheep and disciplining them when needed.  Aiko is invaluable to us and he is my best, and most loyal friend!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CADEN VON DER KLEINEN WIESE (19 Months old)

Another boy we are proud of is Caden von der Kleinen Wiese.  He was from our “C” litter.  Caden lives in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with a gal who is bringing out Caden’s true potential.  Donna has seen that this dog is truly versatile and can do it all.  He has been exposed to sheep and has shown good control over stock, he is tracking and doing a super job, and now he is training in  schutzhund at the Calgary Schutzhund Club under the direction of Dan Waters! 

Caden is still a young dog at 19 months old and he is working on his obedience and just now started some protection work and he is loving it.  He has a full grip and enjoys the work.  I know Donna is so proud of her boy and we are too. 

We expect to see great things from this boy!  He is a dog that can do it all and do it well.  I hope in the future as people see the potential that are dogs have that we will have more working homes to put these dogs into.  They truly have such a will to work!

For more on what Caden is doing, see Donna Brinkworth’s blog – Spiritdance Tracking and Herding. 

DIESEL VOM SCHULMEISTER – SCHI

Below is Diesel vom Schulmeister who is both Aiko and Caden’s sire.  Diesel is a personal protection dog on a horse farm and is a very serious dog!   Diesel is out of Reba v. Marinik, HGH and Siggo v. Haus Antverpa, SchIII.

Category: Herding - HGH, Schutzhund
Tags: A-Litter, Aiko, Aiko vd. Kleinen Wiese, C Litter - puppies, C-Litter, Caden, German Shepherd, Schutzhund, Sheep Herding