Pawsitively Powerful

Not my cup of tea, I have not heard good things about the breeding ethics and temperaments but I have no first hand experience to offer unfortunately.

Hey! Thank you for asking about us!

I’m entering a new chapter in my life and I honestly just haven’t had the time. I finally moved out and moved in with a very good friend of mine who is now my coworker. So we’ve been focusing on work and fixing the place up.

We also live a bit farther out so our internet is terrible and I’m rarely ever on the computer anymore, so I do not know that I will update here often. Anyone is welcome to follow me on Instagram or friend me on Facebook if you want to see more regular updates. :)  That has been easier for me to keep up, but my posting has honestly decreased there too.

I’m quite happy with how Rou has matured overall, she’s a super reliable dog, genuinely likes to work to please you, that is her biggest goal in life yet she isn’t particularly handler sensitive nor is she needy, great work ethic, fantastic hunt drive she loves to find things for the sake of finding them, confident/good nervem super stable, natural mom/adores kids/puppies, I like her intensity in protection, she is fast and has a civil side to her, the more you fight her the stronger she shows. But I am not super happy with her grips so far, she can be shallow and chompy at times, other times she can be full and pushing. Hoping it will continue to improve with maturity but it’s definitely something I’m going to be mindful of in breeding.

Right now I’m looking at Force vom Quellwasser for her first breeding, strong young upcoming male, definitely would have the genetics to correct the grip issues. He’s a half brother (dam line) to the sire of my B litter and I’ve been incredibly happy and impressed by my B litter. I would like to use the sire of my B litter with her too.

And Rou already has a good number of titles. I’m not one to stress over proving things to others by pursuing titles that are not meaningful to me (assuming you might be getting at IPO/IGP). She is currently:

UWP SG Abyss vom Dakonic PD1 P1(H) OB1 UNJ CGCA

I definitely want to do more with her but I by no means feel like I have to.

And thank you! It’s been a awesome experience to see them grow and converse with all my awesome puppy owners. I’m incredibly excited for the B litter too, Kaiju is showing extremely promisingly and so is her brother. I am actually repeating the litter (co-owned litter with a friend however) and will hopefully be on the C litter in April.

I have no idea I’m sorry :( They’re one of those breeds that I know nothing about besides their looks.

Did you mean to say local dog park? Because if so, dog parks are a horrible place.

And I don’t find GSDs to be particularly dog aggressive. Dog reactivity is definitely an issue in the breed but reactivity and aggression are completely different. It’s also possible it could be your dog, GSDs are very much a “policing” and controlling breed. They like to see order in their groups and want to keep things calm, so it is not uncommon for them to be corrective towards a dog who is either over the top or overly weak. Weak personality dogs are more likely to be targeted by stronger personalities.

Raising a Shepherd to avoid reactivity is a matter of doing your research and selecting the correct breeder, but also preparing to handle it appropriately (even GSDs from a very good breeder and GSDs who are very stable with dogs may go through reactivity phases as puppies which should be handled appropriately). I personally nip it in the butt, I will immediately correct any inappropriate reactivity and do a lot of engagement/play work around the other dogs to enforce that they should be background noise.

I’m very much in support of out crossing and cross breeding programs. As long as they are done with the same ethics and selectiveness as I’d expect from any responsible purebred breeder and there is a purpose/goal to the program, I’m all for it.

I really like their dog Torr and Nash, but I unfortunately have no experience dealing with the kennel themselves directly.

It’s been awhile so I could be wrong, but I don’t remember it involving denying vaccines, just vaccinating later than most.

I personally am not a fan of vaccinating dogs when they’re super young. 8 weeks is the earliest I would ever do it, and her starts at 9 weeks so it’s not that far off. Vaccinating too young can cause the dog to be more exposed because it can mess with the resistance that their mother has given them.

I really don’t know many, but one I can recommend and know personally is von Den Baren kennels. :) She specializes in long coats but she could probably help refer you out. I’ve also heard good things about Haus Huro.

Yes! I’m @dakonicgsds

Yes, I would, every dog that I own is linebred. It’s impossible to find a GSD that isn’t at some point. It’s important in breeding and trying to find consistency in the traits that you want to see. It simply needs to be done wisely, avoid linebreeding on dogs that bring concerning issues, etc. And obviously one should balance it and not overdo it either.

Brazen vom Dakonic. :) If you ever need to find them, they are listed on my website! ^_^

I don’t teach my dogs bite inhibition, if need be I redirect onto toys but I do not discourage it. : ) That’s just my bite sport pups though, for pet pups then I do work on bite inhibition.