Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
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Susanne Shelton and Larry Pinkston founded von der burg Austerlitz in 1993. They are preservation breeders of the German Shepherd Dog, professional trainers, and mentors. Their breeding program spans over 25 years.
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
8M ago
Another well intentioned, but clueless, meme is making the rounds on SM and so again I’m going to try to address what this person got right, and wrong, when they made this and why before we share things we need to think critically about the message before we hit that Share button. There is no ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
1y ago
One of the most common questions puppy seekers ask me is “do the parents have normal hips”. This is both a right question and a wrong question. Right because parents with normal hips are important, right because the person at least understands that health testing for the GSD includes hips, and right because they know ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
1y ago
As someone who has spent a considerable portion of her life at dog club, training dogs, and observing trained dogs the very idea that training was not a friend of the GSD breeder isn’t something I considered until I decided to take a break from the competitive aspects of the German Shepherd after 25 years ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
1y ago
Recently I posted my thoughts on Facebook on the increase in genetic (versus learned) dog reactive and dog aggressive behavior in the German Shepherd Dog. This post cause quite a range of emotional reactions and hopefully triggered some self reflection on the part of the breeders who read it. I remember when I got my ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
2y ago
I’m taking another pass at the ever popular subject of Finding A Good Breeder, a subject I have visited before in various ways from Another One of those Stupid “how to find a good breeder” lists….. to Rin Tin Tin, or Run Run Run? This time from the perspective of finding a breeder that shares ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
2y ago
One of our goals for 2022 is focus on the many positives of breeding, and helping as many breeders and breeder curious people as possible. To that end we are starting the year considering how to prepare for that most exciting, and stressful, first litter. I hope you will join us on this year long ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
2y ago
I had intended to make this a two part series, but I had so many requests to include the difficult subject of Boomerang Dogs (dogs who leave for new homes, but then come back) that I decided to add just one more part to the When Bad Things Happen To Good Breeders series. It has ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
2y ago
When I looked at the x rays, up there on the screen, my heart sank as did any remaining hope I may have had for salvaging an entire bloodline group in my breeding program. This was the end of the road, so to speak, for a new bloodline I had brought into my program with ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
2y ago
“Susanne, this could be catastrophic” those were the words I heard through the phone. I had called my vet, at home, on a Sunday, as I returned home from Animal Emergency Center without my 6 week old puppy. Live-wire had developed a high fever, and intense malaise that morning and by afternoon parvovirus had been ... Read More ..read more
Austerlitz German Shepherd Dogs
3y ago
First, the reasons we believe it is important for us to choose puppies for our families. 1. We have decades of first hand experience with the dogs in our pedigrees, many of whom we raised from puppies themselves. This means we understand the traits present in our dogs, and what traits are expected in a ... Read More ..read more