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Pictured above is Mackinac vom Waldenhaus. Mackinac is a very special plush coated male from a recent breeding from our V Asco von den Bunaspatzen, Sch 3, FH, kkla and a selective bitch, Sage vom Waldenhaus.
Mackinac is a big boned, 6 month old male pup with an excellent conformation, wonderful movement going and coming. He is almost maximum for the standard, 25" at the withers and goes around 70 lbs. He has a wonderful sound temperament! You can do anything with this fellow and he excepts all situations with a super attitude he especially enjoys children and even slides down the "big" slide at the playground on his own. He learned this trick without any encouragement from anyone. Needless to say he is a big "hit" at the park among the in-crowd. Mackinac is completely obedience trained. He is very affectionate and wonderful. Mackinac is going to be one big awesome fellow when he develops, being right around 100 lbs. Both his sire and dam are so intelligent and fun to live with, it's not surprising that they past on all of these magnificent traits to the entire litter.
Tracy S.
California
I am quite happy with my little angel the way she is. Actually, I told Harriet last night after I got home... why I wanted a dog so much after my other died. I got a little nervous for some reason with Phillip away and took Kassi upstairs to inspect every room in the house, even the ones the children were asleep in. She had her nose to the floor and checked everywhere so I was very confident that no-one was around.
I had to give her a bath tonight after the energetic duo finished playing (they were both black) so I put her in the bath tub for the first time as it was too cold outside. She didn't like it too much, however, while I was e-mailing you she just jumped back in to the downstairs tub so she couldn't have hated it that much.
By the way, I saw a 5 month old GSD in the park on Tuesday and she was tiny in comparison to Kassi (who is small in comparison to Mackinac). Apparently, the dog came from a 'reputable breeder', she paid $1,000 to this lady and then the dog was ill for a long time. He had toxemia or something of the sort caught from chickens!! It was a sweet male but all he seemed interested in doing was (now what's a nice word......) mounting everything in site. We let the dogs play and she kept saying what a beauty Kassi was - in fact everyone does. Miss Kassi just kept slamming that male on his back to show who was boss!! Now I am a TRUE BELIEVER when you say that you get what you pay for. You were sooooo right.
Hope you are all well,
Tracy
Pictured left is a beautiful 4 month old female pup, out of Asco and Sage named "Kassi vom Waldenhaus". Kassi will be at least maximum for the standard when full grown, probably 24" to 25" at the withers and weigh around 80 lbs to 85 lbs.. (approximately 30 to 35 lbs. in this photo). She is large boned with a beautifully and deeply pigmented dark black and red coloration. Temperament is super around small children (as illustrated in this photo) and adults (very affectionate and loving). She has a very happy disposition. She shows good sound instincts and she has house manners, but is still very much a puppy in all ways. She has very high trainability, with good play drives for the highest possible training potential. She is absolutely perfectly beautiful and healthy. |
Ron S.
California
Hello,
It's Ron S. Hope all is well. I've got two major problems. First, it is nearly impossible to take Leo anywhere that we encounter people; we are constantly stopped by folks who want to admire him. We get very little exercise stopping every fifty feet so people can oh and ah over him. He gets more attention that Robert Redford ever got on his best day. The second problem involves separation anxiety. I have always been concerned that Leo might develop this condition because we have never been apart. My fears about separation anxiety came true with a vengeance last weekend. I left Leo overnight with my daughter and the problem became immediately apparent. By the time I returned home, about an hour and a half, I missed Leo so much I had to call Kelli to check on Leo. He was doing just fine, I was miserable.
Within the last three weeks his coloration has showed some rapid and dramatic change. I thought he might resemble Blackjack, though now I'm not sure. His chest, neck, cheeks and forehead are changing to a tan/red. I don't think he will have a traditional pattern like Burk, because his entire top line and flanks remain a deep black, but his head and chest will probably be a light color. It will be interesting to see how he ends up.
In addition to mastering all the major obedience commands, Leo has taken quite a liking to canoes and he proudly carries the morning newspaper the one-third mile from the newspaper box to the house.
Oh yes, Leo can also swim. One evening, just before dusk, we were on a floating pier at the lake and Leo became interested in the dark, flat surface just beyond the the pier's edge. He had never before seen water and being late evening and rather dark the calm water looked like a firm surface to him, rather like blacktop. Without hesitation, he stepped smartly off the pier and disappeared beneath the water's surface. I suppose he thought he could walk on water, since he's mastered everything else he's tried. Actually, he had no concept of water, although upon surfacing he performed a near perfect dog paddle directly to the closest point of land. He is a riot.
I've mentioned that his favorite joy is chasing bugs, preferably butterflies or dragon flys. Well now his new pastime is chasing things that chase butterflies and dragon flies - bats. Never mind that they are fifteen feet over his head, he runs in circles imagining that somehow they will fall prey to his serpentine dance. Hasn't happened yet.
What has happened is that he has found his bark and it rattles the windows. No one dare approach, thought should they catch a glimpse of him, his happy tail would betray his mock fury.
All this activity wears him out. Like clockwork, at 8:15, he is standing next to the bedroom door waiting to enter his crate. That's my guy.
Pictured right, is Leo vom Waldenhaus. Leo is a loving and very affectionate male, but his awesome look in this picture does not portray his soft "underbelly side", which is his true nature. He is the school mascot for the track and field team at his local public school, where he interacts with great numbers of school age children on a very regular basis. They all just love him. He is from a recent breeding from our V Asco von den Bunaspatzen, Sch 3, FH, kkla and a selective bitch, Sage vom Waldenhaus. Leo is a big boned, 6 month old male pup with an excellent conformation, wonderful movement going and coming. He is almost maximum for the standard, 25" at the withers and goes around 70 lbs. He has a wonderful sound temperament! You can do anything with this guy and he excepts all situations with a super attitude he especially enjoys the water and is skilled in all the major obedience commands, Leo has taken quite a liking to canoes and he proudly carries the morning newspaper the one - third mile from the newspaper box to the house He is very affectionate and wonderful. Leo is going to be one big awesome fellow when he develops, being right around 100+ lbs. when matures. Both his sire and dam are so intelligent and highly trainable, it's not surprising that they past on all of these magnificent traits to the entire litter. Leo and Ron have set very high training goals for each other. I have a feeling we will all be very proud of where they are headed together. We will keep you posted! |
Rebecca R.
Maryland
Hello,
Although you do not hear much from me lately, it is not because we do not think of you and your family out there in Missouri.. We are just busy, as you are. However, when special things happen in regard to Hunter I do want to sit down and share them with you.
Hunter turned one year on Monday..On that particular day my (almost ) 11 year old (his birthday is this Friday) had come home from school as usual. I was not home yet, because I was on the way to pick up his brother from elementary school. He decided to check up on the dogs in the backyard because our one garage door was open. Since he was the first to be home, this was an unusual situation to greet him. The dogs were fine, so he threw a stick for Hunter to fetch..Just as Hunter was bringing the stick back, Taylor started barking at something (yes, this too, was a first)..She ran to Hunter who turned around towards a man who had just scrambled over our back fence from our neighbor's yard. This is the same time that my son saw this stranger. Hunter let out loud barks and ran towards the man. For some odd reason, the man must not have seen the dogs in the yard (there were some bushes and trees separating him from the lawn), so he ran back to the fence and heaved himself across it. Hunter jumped up on the fence(with the front paws) and barked some more. Once he was back in our neighbor's yard, the intruder just took off running through the yard and down the street. My son was rather shaken. I thank God that Hunter was there and reacted with his ancestors instinct. I am not sure what Hunter would have done if he had gotten to this intruder before he cleared the fence ...Although Hunter looks impressive and perhaps formidable, he is still a babe..
The fact that the garage door was open was probably totally unrelated to the backyard incident..since the house was totally undisturbed. If one of the cats decides to run out of the garage as the door is coming down, the sensor is tripped and the door automatically opens up again. That probably happened that morning as I left with the boys for school..except I had never looked back to check that the door had actually closed..
Tonight Craig took Hunter on some quick errands,,In the pet store Hunter followed Craig's commands to the 'T'..like he was a PRO..Other customers were asking him what obedience school he had taken Hunter to...Of course Hunter has only had the puppy class and my continued re-enforcement at home...After the new year I will definitely enroll him in some intermediate class..I think Hunter actually gets a kick out of them.. Well, it is getting late ...but I just wanted to thank you for breeding such a fine dog!!! Eric (my 11 year old) thanks you too...
Goldy
(Good Boy Hunter!)
Pictured is Hunter vom Waldenhaus. Hunter is an incredibly personable, large sized, black and red, 5 1/2 month old male out of Egan and Julie. He weighs approximately 60 lbs. He will top out at around 95 lbs to 100 lbs when fully mature. Hunter has an excellent disposition and is very willing to please. He shows good tendencies to have very strong natural protection instincts. He has good "ball" drive and good play / prey drives. |
Lynn T. Maryland
...I cruised your website - I just love looking at all the dogs. For the
first time I noticed Julie's grey muzzle, just like Dakota. Coltrane's
face has stayed much blacker than his dad's; his eyes are still two
different shades of brown - such a distinctive looking dawg! Also,
Dakota's fur is at least twice as long as Coltrane's. He's a skinhead.
Well I've had Baron just beginning 4 weeks now and it has been a wonderful
experience. He was basically housebroken when he arrived here and now I
know exactly what you mean by "reading" him. He lets me know when he has
to go. Any accidents have been my fault for not moving fast enough. He
has slept through the night since his arrival. He has grown so much in
the past 3 weeks I can't believe it. He has lots of silver in him now -
not sure where that came from but he is beautiful. And smart!!! He just
started obedience training, learning how to walk on a leash without
pulling in 45 minutes with gentle instruction. He comes when he is
called. Since I plan to go into search and rescue I've been setting him up
to push open doors, climb out of tight spaces, greet all kinds of people,
etc. And he just knows what to do. For all of my fears about raising a
puppy - he's has been wonderful - and I've nothing to fear. He is
comical and mischievous, intelligent and loving. He met my brother's
140lb GSD and it was like they've know each other forever. He showed
nothing but curiosity and ingenious when trying to take a ball out of
Smokey's mouth. First he would chase Smokey, then when that didn't work,
he'd sit and wait for Smokey to come back and he would hit Smokey from the
side to get him to drop the ball. We were amazed. The yard they were in
wasn't fenced in so I had Baron dragging a 15 foot lead. He was being so
good I decided to give it a shot and take it off. Well every time he
started to head off the wrong way I would call him and he would come
running back. His intelligence is absolutely amazing. I can't wait to
start serious training.
Teri and David S.. Chicago
Hi Everyone!, good health to all! Teri in Chicago
Genesis vom Waldenhaus at 8 months old
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