GENERAL
INFORMATION:
"AMALABERG" is a hobby kennel where dogs are part of the family.
They are trained and have an active life, they exercise on a regular
basis and
love trotting along the bicycle, they love playing and working
and...just being happy dogs.
We strive for best conformation and temperament, to reduce and
eliminate
as much as possible the breed's genetically transmitted problems and
our goal
is to produce healthy and great quality purebred dogs, using some of
the best bloodlines in the world.
Responsible dog breeding is both: art and science and our "recipe to
success" in our work with the dogs, is to be 100% committed, to
study,
research and work hard to select, raise, train and constantly
improve the quality.
It is a demanding activity, that requires 24/7 time and work.
The "Amalaberg" dogs have both: beauty and balanced temperament -
they have the skills required to be suitable for any environment
and,
their happy disposition, energy and natural pleasure to work makes
them easy to
train -
from just being reliable and well behaved family companions to
highly trained sport and service dogs.
They are on a high quality diet that keeps them healthy and fit.
All our dogs are x-rayed and OFA certified for hips and elbows and
all are
tested for and certified A-clear for DM (Degenerative Myelopathy).
All are shown and evaluated by well-known judges as true to the
breed's
standard in all details and all have exceptional results in
important shows and competitions.
They are trained, and many of them also go through high level
training in IPO (Schutzhund), are trialed and breed surveyed.
All our breeding dogs pass their ENDURANCE test (20 km of running).
Our puppies leave at around 8 weeks of age, 3 times preventively
dewormed,
vaccinated, with a puppy kit containing food and materials that
offer
valuable information with regards to raising, training and living
with a dog, health and vaccination, etc.
All our dogs and puppies are CKC registered.
The puppies go to their new homes with 6 weeks free health insurance
from
the moment they go into their new home – this is offered through the
Canadian Kennel Club.
Sometimes, puppies that live close enough will gather together here,
under George's supervision, for training classes - for proper
socialization
and for learning "good manners" while having a lot of fun, in a
relaxed and natural environment.
This is beneficial for both owner and dog and this helps the young
dogs
turn into the good companions they are expected to become and
reaching their genetic potential.
The relationships that develop with our puppies owners will often
turn into lifelong friendships.
It is very rewarding for us to see our beautiful German Shepherds
living
full and happy lives and bringing so much joy to their families.
NOTE to INQUIRING CLIENTS:
Please take the time to research a little before contacting us.
About the
German Shepherd in general
(the
difference between North American lines and German lines,
between working and show lines) and about our dogs in particular.
There is nothing wrong with being a first time owner or having no
experience with the breed.
We all started this way and it is an exciting and rewarding journey.
But, before committing to having a dog and bringing a puppy home,
everyone should educate themselves a little and learn some basic and
important things.
About life with a German Shepherd dog, about dogs life stages,
health and
disease/parasite prevention, puppy vaccination program, “home
quarantine”
in the first months of life until the immune system is strong enough
to protect
from infectious diseases, basic training and socialization, DIET and
what is
healthy for a German Shepherd and what not, and also COSTS – as
having a pet
means regular extra expenses and responsibility that need to be
taken into consideration.
We do not worry when the new client says that it is their first dog,
but we worry when for instance they ask if the puppy comes with
"all vaccines done" at 7-8 weeks of age, potty trained or trained in
general.
Or to have questions like “when will you have puppies” or “do you
have puppies”, or “who are the parents”, etc. when our Litters
page has the
complete and detailed information about everything: timing,
availability,
parents – with pictures and easy access to their pages that contain
all the
information that can be: pedigree, show/trial results,
certification, pictures.
And more pictures and detailed info of the parents and dogs related
on
the NEWS page that is so rich in details and so helpful when
someone needs
to determine what kind of dog they wish for, if our dogs are what
they are looking for and most importantly: the quality of our dogs.
Please take the time to research and learn about your potential new
dog,
about their breeder, what raising and owning a dog means and
involves.
We have a large amount of inquiries and unfortunately
do not have the material time to educate everyone from 0 in all
details and
we need our puppies to go to homes that are responsible and with
a minimum of knowledge and preparation.
We have written materials with a lot of info available to our pups
owners and we
take the time to go through everything, to help make the dogs
transition into the
new homes as smooth as possible and for the new owners to have a
positive
experience and enjoy raising their puppies, but it is impossible to
cover everything that anybody should be aware of, when bringing
a puppy home, and what life with a canine companion is all about.
We offer lifetime support to our puppies' owners and are always here
for them,
ready to answer questions and guide them, help them with training if
they are close enough.
But, as always, common sense should also be present and people need
to understand what their responsibilities are, and that a canine
companion
is
a lifetime commitment that has its joys and sometimes challenging
moments and all is part of life with a pet.
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We have wonderful puppies year round and young or retired dogs for
sale occasionally.
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We are located in Ontario, 80 minutes south of Toronto,
45 minutes from Hamilton 1.5 hours from London,
1 hour from Niagara and Buffalo border,
in Hagersville/Cayuga/Fisherville area
(close to Hwy 6 South from 403).
Visitors welcome by appointment.
Phone # (905)
779-0677
(please note that we have problems with some Hotmail accounts
as they do not receive our correspondence and it is better if
other email address than Hotmail is being used to contact us)
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UPDATED: Oct. 4, 2021