| Truly, the only way you
can be sure of buying any dog of any breed without
HD or ED is to buy a young dog and have it X-rayed.
Not a pup.
This way, you truly avoid the
heartache and spent a little more upfront. Buying
any pup from I don't care which line, can produce an
occasional HD or ED dog. As much and as rigorous as
the German Registry is about weeding out the HD and
since two years now the ED as well, still it can
happen, and you know all too well the picture in the
end. Devastating and Expensive.
On my pups, I do give a health hip guarantee for
pups OVER $1,500.-- However, my pups usually start
at $3,000 including shipping etc costs. However,
with your experience and knowledge, do you really
want to go there again? I've never been there,
and am thankful, but I could never give up my dog IF
I could help it.
For your girl I suggest you investigate the
Gold Bead Implant procedure
as well. It works wonders for many dogs' ailments.
Its inexpensive and non invasive. It did and it
really worked wonders for Zuni's old age
arthritis. He was treated a year ago now, so at the
age of your girl. Its a 'pain treatment' without
the medication and no side effects.
http://kerschberger.com/HipElbows.htm
my article on HD/ED.
http://www.wholepetvet.com/goldbead.php
I
am interested in buying a German Shepard. I would
like to know more information on how this process
works. Also how much does the dogs cost and how are
they delivered.
It's not complicated to purchase a dog or pup
from me. Once a family is interested in a
particular breeding (pup) or young adult dog, I talk
or write with them about the particulars of said
dogs' character more in depth. If its a pup they
are interested in, I match the temperaments of the
family and pup as best as possible. Higher drive
pups to go to active, sporting or working dog homes
and such. Mellower ones to more mature homes who
don't run around as much.
At the time of the pups' reservation, a 20%
deposit of the purchase price is appropriate after
the pups are one week old. If already born, and
doing well, then a client can submit the deposit
without delay to reserve the pup. Or if its a
young adult or adult dog, the payment in full can be
made and shipping will follow quite quickly
thereafter.
Full payment is due 2 weeks before shipping the
pup, which is around week six.
Delivery is done via the Airline Cargo
departments of Delta, Continental, American Airline,
Northwest & such which allow animal shipments. It
depends which city the client resides at. They are
shipped in an airline safe crate which allows the
pup or dog to stand up and turn around easily.
Water is provided in plastic container and the
airline personnel will add to it in between stops,
if any. All details are handled by me for shipment
and co-ordinated to the most convenient flight route
with the pup or dogs' well being kept in mind.
A pup from the *M litter with Utica is
$3000.-- this includes
shipping/handling/crate/health cert/full
registration/tattoo/microchip and a replacement
health guarantee for hips, if deficient. The
earliest pups are allowed to be shipped is at 8
weeks. I need to be
sure the pups is ready at that time before I ship
though.
(* Pricing Varies depending on which combination
is bred)
How do I get
into learning search and rescue? Before I get a dog
I will need to know this. Thank you.
Hi, you need to find a local SAR K9
group that is willing to take you in.
That is all there is to it ;)
All the best - Its a great and fulfilling 'hobby'!
I
was reading your very impressive website. I have a
question about work
dogs, when you talk about working dogs, are you only
talking about police work or does that include
working dogs for the handicapped?
A working GSD is referred to as a police dog,
narcotics, search and rescue, bomb, patrol. Single
or dual purpose.
A dog for the handicapped is a 'service dog' and
fits an entire different set of parameters with a
completely different evaluation.
I hope you can help
assist me. I have a all black German Shepard he is
over 1 years old. He is a wonderful and beautiful
but the only thing is he never has his ears up. He
looks more like a lab. He is 100% and I have all
his paperwork. One day he has both ears up and then
they are down. The next day one ear is up and then
it is down. Is there a surgery that can fix them?
I wouldn't recommend surgery though it does exists
thru implants. I think the chance of infection
will always loom. Love him the way he
is!
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