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We are proud to hear that one of our dogs is working hard to protect diplomats in Iraq.

Thank you to "Eich" and his handler.

V Kimba vom Mittelwest, SchH1 KKL1a

2004 USA Youth Siegerin

Pictures from Kimba's SchH1 trial 

Dear Julie,

We originally came to you looking for a German Shepherd puppy that would be our pet.  We wanted nothing more than a sound-minded German Shepherd Dog.    You convinced us it might be fun to own and train a dog with work and show potential.

You were right!

With Mittelwest's show ring training and Kimba's excellent conformation, Kimba has won first place in 8 out of 10 shows, including SG-1 Youth Siegerin at the 2004 USA Sieger Show and VP-1 at the 2004 Canadian Sieger Show, her only second place was SG-2 at the 2004 GSDCA-WDA Sieger Show in Madison, WI when she was in full heat and a little distracted.

Not only is Kimba beautiful, but she has a HUGE fun-loving personality.  It is impossible to ignore Kimba if she is in the room.   She won't let you.

Kimba also enjoys Schutzhund training.   Kimba just passed her SchH1, with scores of 88/85/86.   She was High Score SchH1 for the trial and only missed high obedience in trial by two points.   It seems that she has figured out how to show off on the SchH field too.

We have been so pleased with Kimba, that we bought a second puppy, Ferguson vom Mittelwest.     Ferguson is just as wonderful as Kimba, but in his own way.

Ferguson vom Mittelwest

Ferguson is our first attempt at H.O.T. (Handler, Owner, Trainer) Schutzhund.    So far we are making good progress with our training.   Fergie loves to work and our trainer thinks he is a great SchH dog for a beginner handler.    Fergie has good drive and strong nerves.   

Fergie and I just passed our "BH" trial and are training hard for "SchH1".   We plan to trial this Summer.

Several National Level helpers have commented that Fergie has good power and full, calm grips in his bite work.

It isn't often that you find a hobby that you could see yourself doing the rest of your life.   That is what happened to us.   These dogs have launched us on a lifetime journey. 

We are forever grateful.

Here is a link to many more pictures of Ferguson and Kimba.

Best wishes,

Gary & Beth Fuqua

P.S.  We think your website is pretty cool too!

Everyday Hero

A true story of how a German Shepherd Dog named Nike* helped save my life.

 By Jill Haunold

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 It was the perfect morning to go for a short cross-country ski.  My husband was at a ski race for the day.  I dropped the two boys and their friends at the down-hill area and parking at the end of the area lot, skied off with Nike the German Shepherd Dog and Moxie Java the Parson Russell Terrier puppy... 

Click here for the rest of the story

* "Nike" SG, Int CH, BH, AD, RN, CGC, OFA good H/E
Nike is a daughter of V Jezzi v. Mittelwest ~ Nike is a full sister to our 3x VA Olly v. Mittelwest
Nike is owned by Jill Haunold

 

Urico vom Mittelwest

I just wanted to touch base with you. Almost 10 years ago, I purchased Urico vom
Mittelwest from you. He was my first German line dog and I could not have been happier with him. I have owned many American line shepherds, but never had one with this type of wonderful temperament, upbeat attitude, easy to work with, train, etc. (but I am sure you know, you bred him :-))

He has constantly surprised me with his great temperament. My elderly parents
had to move in with me 2 years ago and I was very apprehensive because they had
a cat, which Rico had not been exposed to before. He is great with the cat and
with the kitten they just got last year. 

To me, Rico is a older dog who has no clue he is getting up there in years, except for some stiffness and arthritis, which I give him glucosamine / msm for. When he first got a little stiff and limped a bit, I took him to an orthopedic vet, just to make sure and catch any problems early and get him on joint treatments. He was 9 at the time, and they did x-rays. You could have knocked the vet over when the hip x-rays showed that even at that age, the vet bet he would have still OFA'd Good at that age. 

He constantly makes me laugh with his goofy ways of pleasing me, my best friend,
never lets me too far out of his sight. Unfortunately, due to health issues,
which only recently improved, I was unable to really do Schutzhund with him, but
I did have him tested by a club when he was young, and they LOVED him, thought
he would be great. I did obedience train him, and he was one of those dogs that
loved it, and had great eye contact (still does). I had a police department that
wanted to buy him for their K9 program, NOT taking my boy from me. He adapted
to a move to Georgia 5 years ago without a hitch.

I have contacted you a few times over the years to update you, but wanted to
just again tell you how happy I am with him. Sorry for the rambling, but I
can't help but brag about him.

I worry, of course, because he will be 10 in June, but hope he will stay with me
a few more years. Anyway, I constantly have kept track of your breeding, more
so now as he is older, and want you to know that I will definitely be looking to
you when I am ready for another puppy (okay, I am ready now, ha ha, but will wait
a bit). I just wanted to get with you in advance and hopefully you would be
willing to work with me in the future to find another wonderfully temperament,
and gorgeous puppy.

Lynette Loeffler
Urico vom Mittelwest

Julie, 

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments on Kalen.   It really
makes me feel good --- makes me feel "FANTASTIC" !!!    He is such a
pleasure & a joy to have.   Everywhere I take him everyone turns &
stares & points.   Cars have actually stopped & when he's in the car
with me people just smile & stare at him.  He sits in the front seat &
just looks around as though he's a person ( he is to me). 
And of course, if it wasn't for you & all your e-mails to me in
searching for the kind of shepherd I wanted & "all" the info you gave me
as well as answering all my questions, I would never have him.   Again,
thanks so much.   He is my heart & soul & the joy of my life & my very
best friend.

Gary

Asso vom Mittelwest  6mos. old male pup

Sire: Yasso v. Mittelwest SchH3, KKL1a

Dam: Ory v. Mittelwest SchH1, KKL1a

 

My Asso is the most perfect dog in the world.  He is unbelievable in every way.  From how handsome he is, how silly and fun he can be just being a puppy, to how much joy he brings into my life.  From the first day we brought him home he's been fearless, inquisitive, loving and intelligent.  He fits into our life perfectly, whether traveling, driving around town running errands, going for walks, or just hanging around our home.

My husband takes his GSD Schutzhund training each week and I take Asso along.  Although he is still too young to do much, he loves to watch.  He gets to run and play as well as chase the rag.  Everyone there (trainers and breeders) always comment on what a great looking puppy he is.  When Asso was 4 months old, a GSD breeder and friend told me I should take him to the US Sieger show this year.  He had no ring experience so I took him to a UKC Multi Dog Show.  I wanted him to have fun and get experience in the ring doing Confirmation.  It was a weekend show and Asso was scheduled to be in the ring twice both days.  He did so well he ended up in the ring at least ten times with much older dogs then him.   He was so much younger than the other dogs and the show was packed.  To my surprise, despite him being the most wonderful and amazing dog that he is, Asso took three first place of males, three first place between best male and female and rosette first place for Best of Winners.  Regardless of how well he did, it was a perfect weekend just having fun and seeing how well behaved he was, both at the show and in the hotel.  Everything I do with him makes me so happy.  I plan on him going through Schutzhund training but the most important thing to me is just how awesome and perfect he is in every way.  He jumps on our bed each night and when I say it’s time for sleepy-nigh-night, he gets down and puts himself to bed in his crate.  Every night I smile as I fall asleep.  Thank you for bringing something so special into my life.

Camille aka Asso's Mommy

 

Julie,

Pinch me...I must be dreaming.

This puppy is incredible Julie.  He's not like anything I've ever 
seen.  Housebroken already without an accident.  We use the crate a 
little, but the door is never even shut - it's more for just a place 
for him to get away from it all for awhile.  

He's fearless in all the 
social settings I've had him in... sociable, stable, no issues with 
any surfaces or new things, in and out of obstacles (tubes, enclosed 
places, you name it).  

Awesome with kids, no dog aggression but not 
submissive with big dogs.  

He lies by my bed at night, sleeps through 
the night, goes to work with me all day...

THIS is the temperament of a "Shepherd."    :-)  It will be a ball to 
show him.  I am really looking forward to it.

Oh, and his coat is SO plush.  Job well done on the breeding.  

Thanks, Andy

Email from Andy Miller regarding his VA Fonzi/Gusto male 

Puppy age was 12 weeks at the time of his letter.

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Dear Julie,

 Tori is an absolutely wonderful dog!  She has made a remarkable adjustment to our family.  She is loving, very focused,  and, as you can see from the attached pictures, very photogenic.  She gets along with her new canine cousins, Boone, Patrick, and Jenna, as well as our two cats.    We baby sit the three dogs almost every weekend.  She welcomes them into our home just like Rocky always did. Tori is not possessive or jealous of the fact that the whole pack all sleeps together.  She has accepted her position within the pack, allowing Jenna, my sister's 10 year old miniature poodle, to remain as the alpha female.  Believe it or not, our big male cat, Rosco, and her are very affectionate too and cuddle all the time!  It amazes me how grounded she is for her age.  Tori reminds me of "Mother Earth." 

 Yours truly,

Sue and Jack Pierce

Julie,

Hi! We just wanted you to know how happy and proud we are of our three Mittelwest dogs. In November of 2004, we contacted you about getting a nice German Shepherd, that had good health, temperament, personality, smart, and nice looking too. Since we didn’t know a lot about your dogs, other than what we saw in the ads, we were a little unsure at first. But after talking to you, and emailing you with questions, we were very relaxed and satisfied. You easily answered all of our questions and reassured us that we would be getting a good dog. We have owned several German Shepherds from other breeders, who didn’t care as much as you. It was nice to meet someone who cared about the dogs after the sale.

Our first dog from you was Freedom Zeus vom Mittelwest, born 11/26/04 , the son of Vita vom Mittelwest and VA Ham von der Urbecke. We got him when he was 8 weeks old. Zeus is everything to us.  After having three dogs from another breeder, who passed away at young ages due to severe medical problems, we were very concerned about the health of our next dog. Luckily, Zeus has perfect health, and even OFA Good hips. He enjoys living the life on the farm, and has been trained by myself to be my personal hearing dog. He notifies me of alarms, doorbells, phones, water running, and other noises. He is learning tracking and it comes naturally for him. He is a great boy who would do anything for us.

Freedom Zeus vom Mittelwest

 Our second dog was on your website, and we fell in love with her. She looked to be a very gorgeous girl, and sounded like just the girl we were looking for. We made a fast decision to buy her, which we don’t regret. She is the best girl we have ever owned, and is so good. Taya vom Mittelwest, was born on 7/7/06 , the daughter of VA Gusto vom Mittelwest and V Angelina vom Faehnrich. We brought Taya home when she was 4 ½ months old. From the time of birth until we got her, she was obviously raised with love and care. She already knew a lot when we got her, so she was very easy to handle. Taya is a very loving, smart, beautiful girl, with a great temperament and personality. Our thoughts of her were reassured, on August 31^st, 2007 , when she passed her therapy dog test for Delta Society with a complex rating (which is the highest rating). Not only did she do that, but she passed her vet physical with an excellent rating too. She did all that by the age of 13 months, and you have to be 12 months old to even take the test. She will be a young therapy dog visiting nursing homes and schools. We are very proud of her accomplishments, and will continue to further her training into other areas. She excels in agility too. We can’t thank you enough for producing a girl with her qualities, she is remarkable, and will put smiles on a lot of people as she does her visits.

Taya, 13 months old, with owner and handler

Last but definitely not least, we bought a third dog from you. When we heard that there was a puppy for sale, we were not sure. Actually at the time, we were considering a pup or an older pup. After getting Taya a little older, we liked that, and were not sure if we were ready for the small puppy life again. Our second girl from you was Omaura vom Mittelwest, who was born on 5/4/07 , the daughter of VA1 Bella vom Mittelwest and V Ingodds Albert. Honestly, after we heard who Maura’s parents were, we knew we wanted to get her. After meeting Bella and Albert once, we thought they were excellent.  We quickly found out the caliber of dogs that you owned and were producing. We were so excited about owning a Bella and Albert baby girl, at the same time we were preparing ourselves for a puppy. Surprisingly, Maura has been the easiest puppy we have ever owned. She is so easy going, obedient, funny, smart, loving, and healthy. She has a temperament and personality that is going to be excellent for a future in therapy work. Not only do we think she is good, but several people, including vets and trainers have made comments on her. She has a bright future ahead. She is already doing great obedience and agility work. Maura really does everything she can to please us, and does it with an adult mind. She is really not the typical puppy; everything she does is with a lot of thought.

Omaura vom Mittelwest, 3 months old in picture

Obviously, after buying three wonderful dogs from you, we would definitely recommend you to anyone. We are so impressed with how you care about your dogs and their owners. We are very proud to say that we found a great breeder. In the future, when we want another excellent dog, we will be contacting you. Thank you so much!  

Sincerely,

Kari and Kevin Bogott -- proud owners of Freedom Zeus, Taya and Omaura vom Mittelwest

Julie,

I have a hard time writing a testimonial on "Cowboy".  

He is my heart and I don't think I can put into words how much he means to me.

He's drop dead gorgeous...hair and all... He's so smart and so full of enthusiasm that he makes my day and that of my wonderful old golden retriever who has been his mentor, as well as my jet black Mo. Fox Trotter who he is determined to "herd". He keeps us all moving with his energy and mischief and love.

I'm learning about Schutzhund because of him. He loves his bite work better than anything.      

He starts whining when we are still at least a mile from our trainer's house, and my trainer says he's one of the best puppies he's seen in a long time. He's so much fun in obedience and he loves it.

I've also done sheep herding with him, which caused participants to "stop and watch". He was awesome.

His latest adventure is retrieving bumpers in water with a group of competition Labrador retrievers. (We're working on the ducks...he ignores the gun shots, and duck calls, and focuses on the bumpers with a zeal that makes everyone smile) My friend, who trains the labs, says she's going to take him to a competition. He loves the work. In fact, he just loves to work and play...and he loves me and the rest of our family...fur and human.

I'll always be grateful to Julie for the integrity of her breeding program. I've owned German

Shepherds for 40 years...as companions....and I've had some great ones, but Cowboy is

in a class by himself. He keeps me young and looking forward to everything, because he

is so enthusiastic about everything. I couldn't ask for a more handsome, smart, loyal,

energetic, strong and fearless, companion. Julie did a wonderful job of picking the "perfect" GSD for me. I can't thank her enough.

Barbara VanDeMark

Prince vom Mittelwest

Dear Julie:

 I can’t believe that Prince (Gusto vom Mittelwest x Yada vom Mittelwest – September 2007 litter ) is 7 mos. old! I just wanted to let you know that Prince is absolutely the best dog that I’ve ever owned. I’ve owned many different breeds of dogs in my life including Dobermans, various retrievers, and various setters and pointers. I never owned a German Shepherd but I always wanted one. After doing research for about 6 months on the Internet I decided to get a dog from you because of the great reputation that you have as one of the best U.S. breeders of German Shepherds. Your reputation was right on the mark.

 When I saw Prince’s photo on your website it was truly a love-at-first-sight experience and I contacted you right away because I needed to get that puppy! When you confirmed to me that he was a laid back male that would fit what I was seeking I was ecstatic. He arrived by air a few weeks later and this young pup was so mature and smart that he never acted like a puppy. He truly has been by far the easiest puppy that I’ve raised. He was housebroken when I got him. He has breezed through basic obedience and he’s a fantastic house dog.

 No matter where I go with him, everyone that sees him and that comes in contact with him all say that they have never seen a more beautiful German Shepherd. My veterinarian simply loves this dog. He said he never saw a German Shepherd with the substantial size, outstanding vibrant black/red coloring coupled with a great confident temperament like Prince has. Friends of mine who are from Germany adore him. He reminds them of the dogs from West Germany that they had when they lived there. This dog is shock proof. He’s extremely confident, nothing frightens him and he already displays very good guardian instincts. He also gets along very well with my other dogs that include an 11-year-old Weimaraner, a 3-year-old Chocolate Lab, a 2-year-old Miniature Pinscher and a 5-month-old Vizsla.  

 Julie, if anyone is asking you to be a reference for your dogs then count me in. I’m a huge fan of your breeding program and I will be very happy to let any of your potential owners know how happy I am with my great dog. Please feel free to use the photos that I sent of Prince on your website. Pictures are truly worth 1,000 words!

 Please keep up the great work in breeding such outstanding dogs! 

 Christine Garrity

Hey Julie,

Just wanted to let you know how awesome my pup is doing. He is up to 25 lbs at 3 months, has a coat that is very soft, plush and shiny. The red is starting to come out and the perfectly symmetrical markings, especially around his eyes look great, especially in the sunlight.

The first thing people comment on is his head, the second is the size of his paws! He absolutely loves people, loves going to the grain store, car dealership etc.  He is extremely handsome and his ears are up but still crossed. They are almost there!  He fears nothing: loud noises, new people, other dogs.  He has unbelievable confidence!

His lines are gorgeous and he has an awesome gait. He is a happy and very talkative pup. When he sits, he looks like a king and has the same posture/pose of the picture of Albert in a sit. He is doing well with crate/housebreaking and is really starting to bond with us. Of course he loves to chew and blows through chew bones. We will begin training next month. This dog is going to be special !!

Regards Bob Bersani

Julie,

Here's an updated picture of Zain.  He's a great puppy.

I hope you both have a Happy Holiday Season!!

Caci vom Mittelwest  owned by the Bersani family

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Dear Julie,

 

We just wanted to thank you for the beautiful little girl we have from you. Before we decided to get our second dog we did little research and we are glad we did. As soon as we went to your website we knew that we want to get a puppy from you. Dealing with you was great experience and as great breeder and person you answered all the questions we had. When we brought Yessa home she was 8 weeks old and she was the cutest little thing we've ever seen. Yessa is now ten months old and she is a real beauty. She is very smart girl and has great temperament. She is very good with kids what is very important because we have full house of them. She is full of energy and she never stops. I attached couple of pictures

 that you can see how she changed since we have her. I recommend Mittelwest German Shepherd to everyone who wants to get one of these beauties. Thank you again for very nice addition to our family.

 

 

Svitana family 

PS: we are still thinking about that training. When do you think we can do that. Thanks

 

Sincerely,

 

Brano Svitana

 

 

 

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