Kleinen Wiese German Shepherds

Posted By Sandy Wilson on June 22, 2009

“D” Litter has arrived!  Arla had her puppies on Sunday, June 21, 2009.  She had a total of 9 puppies, 4 FEMALE, 5 MALE.  All are eating well and wiggling like worms around the whelping box.  Arla is very nuturing and has great mothering instincts.  Hawk, wish you could have been here as the proud daddy, but I helped Arla as her labor coach and she did a fabulous job!

Here are a few photo’s of mom with her little pupsters!

Arla with some of her pups this morning after a very long night!

Arla with the whole gang! 5 Boys & 4 Girls

Way to go Arla and thank you Hawk for a beautiful litter.  Arla couldn’t have done it without YOU!

Hawk v. Eichenluft - The proud daddy of the "D" Litter!

You can just see the joy in his eyes!  Hawk has many progeny on the ground and he has proven himself as a worthy stud dog.   He has puppies on the ground that are involved in all aspects of canine work.  Those include schutzhund work, tracking, SAR, obedience, and agility.  Thank you Kandi for sharing this wonderful boy with us!

I’ll have pictures later of the pups individually – right now I can’t even get mom to go outside much without me dragging the whole bunch in a box with her to follow.  She is so glued to her pups and every peep they make, she must attend to.

More to come later today. . . .

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Posted By Sandy Wilson on June 7, 2009

Hawk v. Eichenluft (12x) SchH3, IPO3, CGC/TDI, KKL2 for Life

Hawk is a beautiful, masuline male, medium in size, exudes great confidence and has a great desire to work!  Hawk is well titled and has a wonderful reputation, but it was when I met Hawk that really made me realize this dog was special – magnificent (IMO) - outstanding solid temperament, intelligence and boy was he a social guy!  Loved, loved, loved him!   He is owned/trained by Kandi Jacopino of von Rokanhaus and you can view Hawk and his accomplishments by checking her website.  He really is such a handsome dog and has a personality to match.

Hawk - in a playfull stance waiting to have the ball thrown.

Hawk’s pedigree is packed with solid working dogs and a bonus is that he has a bit of old herding blood in his genetics.  Finding herding traits in sires today is especially difficult because no one breeds just to produce dogs for herding.   So finding Hawk and having both some strong “old” herding blood and good balanced working lines was a nice surprise.  Both dogs already have strong work ethic and biddability that makes them a nice match.  I wanted a dog that had balanced drives, not a dog that was over the top.  Also important to me is a dog that can think independently with a very clear head.  Dogs that can think independently and make decisions are real gems.   I think it is important for dogs doing any type of canine work to be able to read a situation instead of just react to one.  I do love the natural herding ability that my dogs have since I use them to herd sheep on our farm, but my aim is not only to preserve and carry on these great genetics,  but to produce dogs with overall balance to do any kind of work and do it well.  I am hoping I get the best out of both of these dogs.  I think this is a unique combination and it is something special I am really looking forward to!

Hawk v. Eichenluft - Nationals 2005

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Posted By Sandy Wilson on May 31, 2009

Nicky working the large flock on Nicklesberg’s farm.  Alf v. Fafnerhaus – a full time working dog!

I have wonderful dogs thanks to Manfred Heyne sharing with us his deep love and respect for the old line GSD herding dogs worked by earlier Shaefermeisters.  It was out of these great dogs that Manfred later developed his own line of herding champions.  In 1992, Ellen Nickelsberg bred her Margaret v. Fafnerhaus to Manfred’s last herding champion, Nick vd. Stammherde Ramholz, HGH.  This union produced Ellen’s Alf v. Fafnerhaus (known as Nicky) who worked his whole life with her tending their flock of 200-400 sheep.  http://www.german-shepherdherding.com/manfred-english/index.html

Hera v. Fafnerhaus - Nicky Daughter and our Foundation Bitch

I have also had the good fortune of breeding a Nicky daughter and carrying on these wonderful genetics.  Thus far from her, I have two Nicky grandchildren that are showing great herding talent.  These dogs carry on their heritage of intelligence and working ability from Manfred’s line.  They love to work and they love to please and they do so with zest.  I owe much thanks to Manfred, Ellen and Nicky for allowing me the opportunity to have these dogs as my companions and partners.

Below are some pictures of Nicky working several hundred sheep.  He took his job seriously and did it well.  He was what I call a “Real Working Dog”.  He had a job and he did it with pride, respect and authority.  Stay tuned for more pictures of some of Nicky’s working offspring and for what the next generation is now doing.

"Nicky" Alf v. Fafnerhaus

Nicky - Makes his own boundary.

Nicky needed no commands to work – he was just a natural!  I am hoping we can keep these precious genetics alive.

More to come on the offspring from “Nicky” Alf v. Fafnerhaus . . . .

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