German Shepherd Dog Breeder in Pennsylvania

This is Bella at 14 weeks of age. She has a lot of her dad's (Artie's) expressions.

This is Jack with his new best friend, Jersey. Jersey also came from Shadowbrook Shepherds.

Hope all is well with you and the puppies!
William Webb

"Dallas"

Dear Pat,

Just wanted to drop you a cute picture of Dallas, I hope you can
open it! She is an awesome dog, and people can not believe how well
behaved she is. When I tell them she is 9 months old, they are
astonished. She is intelligent, fun loving, and one of the easiest
going dogs I have ever experienced. People love to say how wonderful
their dogs are, but Dallas is super (A+), and that is me trying to be
completely objective. Thank you so much for allowing Dallas to enter my
life, and I never hesitate to recommend you when people want to know
where they can get such a wonderful pup. Thank you again!

Cheers,
Trae

Hi Pat
I wanted to let you know how well Koby is doing...we took him to the vet on monday and he gained 3 pounds! He is happy and healthy...crate-trained, just trying to get the house training accomplished - he has freedom of the house during the day and sometimes he gets away from us, and has an "accident" in his favorite room! He is so sweet, having so much fun, and keeps his right ear up most of the time! He is the cutest little thing, thank you so much! Here are some new pics...

"Koby"

Dear Pat
I just had to write and let you know how great your dogs are...yesterday we had a birthday party here for our daughter, who turned 7. We had a group of 7 year olds (and under) at our house and thought that we would have to crate Koby since he is only 3 months old. We didn't want him to try "herding" any of the kids or nibbling on them. Turns out he just napped on the deck in the shade, and walked around and introduced himself to everyone while he was awake. No barking, no jumping, no biting, nothing! Not even a hint of aggression or being uneasy, not at all. We were so proud of him, he is just great!
My family pointed out how when they come inside the house, he is there to greet them, but just sits right down as they come in (while the lab barks and insists that they pet and pay her attention right away!)
Your shepherds are the best!

"Koby"

Pat,
seems all shepherds love bubbles!! and he loves to take a swim :) and soon he will be bigger than Trixie!

She loves him, she loves to have k-9 company again! Pat, he is just beautiful, I am so glad that my husband found you... although it was a long ride, it was well worth every mile! Hands down the best gift I ever got!
I will send updated pics when I get them...he changes so much! Still has puppy fuzz around his neck and on his head, though! :)
Next month I will start him in Schutzhund...I will keep you posted on how he does.

Zep has a webpage about him. Click on this link to see more pictures of Zep. <www.zep-ritchey.com>

Thought I would give you an update on our puppy. I don't remember
exactly when I updated you last so please forgive any repeats.
She has been completely housetrained for several weeks. If I recall that
was pretty much done in the first 3 weeks.
We have not taken her to obedience school yet that will be later in the
summer after vacations.

She sits on command, is learning to shake hands, and has been fetching a
ball since the age of 11 weeks. She loves to play fetch and we throw the
ball far and she retrieves it. Even if it goes under a Christmas tree on
the farm or under a bush, her terrific nose never lets her down and she
always comes back with the ball.
She killed her first mole about a month ago. She loves to hunt them. We
have been taking them away and not allowing her to eat them. However
Saturday when we were not watching she caught a bird and when we found her
it was pretty much gone. We are discouraging that because we have my
daughters cockatiel in the house and Pedro is not on the things I am
allowed to eat list. Also we don't want our song birds to become a staple
in her diet.

She is trying very hard to control the urge to chew on us and we get more
kisses than little gentle bites. She is very intelligent and knows that
she isn't to bite or chew on us but sometimes that puppy urge just takes
over. She never bites hard but her little teeth are still very sharp.

As you can see we think she is just beautiful. She does well with
strangers and children. She loves other puppies.

So all in all I think she is ahead of schedule in training and learning
what to do and what is not acceptable behavior. She spends all her time
with Craig when I am working but she likes to take long walks with me in
the evening because we see so many neat things. Other dogs, horses, cows
and deer.

This week we are moving our one son from Mississippi to Kansas. Shiloh
did day care with the kennel and loved it there because they have
playtime for puppies 6 times a day. So she will be well cared for while
we are away. We were disappointed when we picked her up and she did not
want to go home because she was playing with another puppy. (deflated our
ego).
She loves to ride in the car or truck but we are afraid the trip south
would be too hot for her. So this time she will stay in a kennel but we
know from experience she loves it there.

We'll keep in touch.
Linda and Craig Miller

Hi Pat and Tom,

Here are some pictures of Uschi, the last pup picked up from the
Jody/Franky litter. These pictures were taken when she turned three
months old and as you can see, she is growing beautifully. She attracts
quite a lot of attention where ever we go and has impressed a lot of
people with her calmness and gentleness (she saves her rowdiness for us
at home). So far, she understands and responds to come, sit and drop-it
(important on a horse farm with lots of interesting piles of horse
manure!) and she learned to go through her dog door within a few days of
bringing her home. She also has very good leash manners.

We'll keep you posted of her ongoing development.

Thanks to you both,

Christine, Jeff, Stephen and Rebecca Wenner

I thought I would update you on our puppy Nikko. He is now 5 months old, and he weighs 55 lbs! Everyone thinks he is going to be huge! Nikko continues to amaze us with his intelligence and inquisitiveness. We just can't get over how quickly he learns. We show him something once or twice, and he knows it. We found a great training facility and have him enrolled in puppy and basic obedience class. He only has one more month of puppy class left, but it is great for socialization. He gets to run around with other puppies (and he likes to play with the ones that he is bigger than...he stays away from the mastiffs!), and other people get to handle him. We also get to work on the agility equipment, which he was at first terrible at! I think he grew into his paws because at the last class, he came in second!! It really is a great class.

Nikko has also moved onto the basic obedience and is in the "sit" group, as well. This class is usually for dogs 6 months or older, but he was ready at about 4.5 months. In this class, we work on long "sits" and "fuss". he has to remain sitting with distractions, and must heel in and out of other dogs. This is not a play time class, and it is amazing to see how well he responds. He is still occasionally distracted, but the trainers tell us he is amazing for only five months old. We have started working with him on down ("platz"). He can do it, but not to remain there for long periods of time. On our own, we have been working on scent discrimination, which he is getting quite good at, and searching for various items.

Thanks again for breeding such a remarkable pup. I just had to e-mail and brag about Nikko. We couldn't be happier with him. I am attaching several pictures so you can see how he has grown. Notice the shepherd stance already!

Hi Pat,

I hope that all is well with you and the shepherds.  Jan and I took  
some updated pictures of Greta today and we wanted to send some to  
you.  She is doing exceptionally great!  We take her out in our  
neighborhood park a few times a week and she just loves the woods.   
It's great how she sticks right by us even when she's off the leash  
in the woods.  She's also begun to explore the Wissahickon creek and  
will go in up to her belly.  Greta is such a delight in our lives.   
We no longer have the nippy puppy issue that I contacted you for  
advice on.  She's totally outgrown that stage.  She's also really              
great with her commands and so many people that we meet comment on  
how calm and well behaved she is.  We just love our little girl!  We  
will continue to keep you posted.  Take care!

Sincerely,

Morgan, Jan, and Greta Brath

   Greta at 3 1/2 months                 Greta, the "Swamp Rat"!			Greta at Fairmont Part			Watch dog on duty!!

 
More Greta!!

Greta, You've grown into a beautiful girl!! Meet Gus!!

Gus has personality plus. His owner buys him new toys and he prefers sticks.....but he does like his new tie!!! Gus with his new set of "doggles"!!

Sorry it has taken so long to get these photos to you but, with two children,we don't

have much time.  Kira has made a wonderful transition in out family.  She stays close

to the children and is always the first to come to their side if they are crying

and offers licks and kisses.  She has bonded with our older dog Simba and plays well

with our cousin's 1 yr. old rescued dog like they were from the same litter.

She listens well and always comes when called.  She learned to sit and shake in just

a few days.

Thank you for a wonderful addition.

We would highly recommend your dogs to anyone with children.

Yvonne, Roger, Corbin, Caden, and Simba

Okay,  who's idea was this?     	 Snoozing with my best friend! 	             Hmmm,That looks tasty

    All comfy

Kira and Corbin love each other so much I swear she is his guardian
angle. She does not like him to go out side w/o her she will fuss until
I let her out. If he goes to our neighbors in the back of our property
she will sit a the gate of thier fence until they let her in or he
comes home. They play fetch in the yard for hours, sometimes my son
will even fetch. (how wierd is that.) She is a beutiful dog and we love
her very much. Thanks again for her.... Yvonne and Roger James...


"Kira"



     

Meet Boris

Hi Pat,
Just a quick note to let you know that Boris is doing really well. We just love him! And, he is so handsome! People stop us on the stret all the time and remark how gorgeous he is. We agree!
He's growing like a week and is up to about 40 lbs.

Hope all is well with you.

Best,
Rebecca and Kola

Hi Pat,

Here is a picture of Moose at about 3 months. His ears are up here, but just recently they fell back down. I've been told this could be due to teething. He continues to get his yogurt and his vitamin every day. He also weighed 42 pounds at his 15 week check up.

I have to tell you that we absolutely love this dog. He has such a great personality and a fantastic disposition. He has been such a joy to our whole family.
Beth Morgan.

UPDATE: Moose's ears did come back up!!
Hi Pat,

This is Moose from Jody and Giddy's April 2006 litter.

He is an incredible dog with an outstanding personality and temperament. He is such a quick learner. We have done
advanced obedience and are now practicing some rally courses for fun.

I thought you might like to see some recent pictures. Did you keep one or two of his sisters? I would
be very interested in one of the pups in a few years.

Beth Morgan

More recent pictures of Moose. He's a handsome dog.

This is Kinsley!! What a riot!!

Meet Bailey.....

Hi Pat

Here is some photos of the baby. He does not go much further from where I am unless I am not home. I tried to pick different stages that he was in.

He tried to get stuck under the bed today. We are going to the vet tomorrow to weigh him. I guess he is about 90lbs by now.

Thanks so very much for the wonderful addition to our family.

Laurie

"Bailey"

This is Gunner.....What a cutie!!

This is Chris Kriegner writing to say hi and let you know how Trigger is doing! He and I are doing great. I am in awe at his temperament every time he is confronted with a new situation or unfamiliar environments. He is always gentle and kind I feel like he wouldn't hurt a fly. I can't thank you enough for your excellent work breeding GSDs. He learns quickly and is well behaved. His "puppy" comes out once in a while and that makes me smile even more. Everyone that meets him compliments his handsomeness and behavior. I'm so proud of him and I will recommend Shadowbrook to anyone considering a German Shepherd.

He walks with me over a mile every day and we have recently begun his search and rescue training which gives him good exercise and a job to be good at. We go on Wednesday nights and on Sunday afternoons for his (and my) training with Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue. He is getting pretty big, about 80 lbs or so. He was neutered in January so he is pretty set on Vet visits for awhile. Hope all is well with you. I check your website about once a month or so just to see what's new and if there are any new pics up. Enjoy the upcoming spring and know that Trigger is doing great! I will send you a picture if you would like.

Click on this link to view more pictures from a satisfied puppy owner in New York:

Shadowbrook Shepherds
Pat and Tom Holley
2216 Sylvania Rd.
Troy, Pennsylvania 16947

Tel: (570) 297-5136
Email: phickok@epix.net