Most qualities you see in an eight week old puppy will remain consistent throughout his/her
life, but it is fact that even so, it is merely a good guess.  We get to know our litters from the
minute they are born . It is of up most importance to us that our litters are well socialized .
Pups get many hours of interaction with people and children throughout the entire eight
weeks.
We do not perform set temperament testing ,I find these
tests unreliable . I rather spend time with the pups  and
observe their behavior and  individuality.
Through play I test each individual pup on sensitivity
level,self confidence, independence,  retrieval and search
desire ,additional  imprinting through our early  litter
imprinting for tracking , a program I developed my myself !
We test puppies on slippery floors  and other unfamiliar footing  I interact and  get to know
the puppies better than anyone else. Potential puppy buyers are in close communication with
me to ensure a good match of each pup.  Many years of selecting puppies for a purpose
give me a good in sight on the potential of the individual pup. Training my own breeding
stock and having the opportunity to see one generation after the other give me the valuable
tool to achieve my passion of a serviceable working German Shepherd.That said, we put in
everything we have to make as educated a guess as we can to pick a puppy who will grow
up to meet  your needs.  All vom Rheinland  puppies will be placed accordantly , to match up
with the homes that suit them based on their personality, the desired requirements, as well
as what function this dog destined to serve in the future.  While we will honor the buyer's
wishes for gender preference, we do not pick our puppies for working/service work by color
or markings and advise color is a secondary  and should never take place over the working
potential of a pup. We will consider your color preference , however  vom Rheinland German
Shepherd are NOT bred for a set color pattern or shade of color!! Throughout our web page
you will notice 'vom Rheinland " dogs  in all acceptable colors within the breed standard .
Many of our litters have 2 and sometimes 3 different colors in one litter  .

Males or females are all priced  the same. Unless I feel the quality of an individual pup is not
up to standard such as a disqualification fault of the breed standard .  
You will NOT pay more for your pup if you wish to have a future working or service dog
YOU will not pay less because you wish to have a companion dog .  We consider the work
and planning we have put into each litter to be a secure platform on which to be built up on.  
However, much of what the puppy ends up to be as an adult results from the environment,
exposures, and quality of training it receives from the time it goes to its new home.  Here at
vom Rheinland we do not believe to tag on a higher price because a puppy has the potential
to achieve a working title or be a future service dog . Our breeding program is based on
functional working German Shepherd Dogs  and we do not charge more because we have
achieved a high number of pups with that potential. We  guide you through the selection of
your future working dog and/or family companion. After all much of this potential is what you
as the owner /trainer make out of it , why charge a owner for wanting to achieve that what
his/her dog was bred to do :) Makes no sense to me .

The same care in selection of service/working puppies goes into our selection for family
companions. Some puppies even though they have the same genetic influence do not show
enough  overall potential to be selected as a future working/service dog and therefore better
suited for the  less active life style ,such as that of a family dog . This does not make them of
lesser value or quality . Family dogs also should be dogs with true German Shepherd
character of self -confidence ,nerve  and willing to obey and follow their owners instruction.


Our puppies are weaned on raw  and kibbled food and are placed on  a vitamin/mineral
supplement and joint support supplement by NU-VET Pharmacies .  We found that the
combination of good genetics good food and the right supplements ensure proper growth
and a  dog that is a picture of health..

We will NOT sell any of our puppies or dogs  over pure Internet communication , you will
never be able to push a BUY NOW payment option on any of our dogs !

I require potential owners of "vom Rheinland " puppies and dogs to visit us , if a visit is not
possible spend  time on the phone  so I can get a better feel of each individual person/family .


Pia Blackwell

owner of vom Rheinland German Shepherd Dogs