Diva's Champion Picture

Here is my Diva. Her latest win and her Champion picture. We will be specializing her this summer. This will be a exciting summer at Deblyn's German Shepherds.

Diva Herding and Loving It!

This was Diva's 1st time herding. She loved it. Thanks to Theresa she got her out there and did what shepherds were design to do, Herd!

It was a beautiful morning in Patterson and Jill offered her place for us to train. Theresa brought out her boy Flex. What a natural. The training that goes into these dogs is amazing. Just watching them work is so graceful and natural. We hope to get Diva her Herding Title by the fall of 2008.

Diva finished her Championship April 6th, 2008. Diva needed 4 points to finish. At the Yosemite Kennel club we managed to pick up 4 points and going Best of Breed all 4 days. My girl did good!!! Diva has managed to pick up 7 Best of Breed placements in her short career. Its not over for us. We have just begun! Diva will be tested for herding in the next few weeks and then we will special her till January. After that who knows. Maybe puppies???

Champion Ambers Fantasia of Deblyns

We have a new Champion as of April 6th, 2008.

Miss Diva.

Diva went BOB all four days at the Merced Shows. IM so proud of my girl. She truly loves to show! Now we will be on to other things. Diva will be tested for her herding in the next couple of weeks.

Start Smart

One thing about German Shepherds they are one of the smartest breeds and you need to be on top of them, or be smarter :). I have always told my clients that as a puppy they will have you figured out in the first two days after leaving my home. One thing with my dogs, they know I'M the pack leader. This starts from the time they are born. Sometimes a puppy will go to a home and they are treated like children. Wouldn't it be nice if they thought like us. They don't. They need a pack leader. Some Shepherds want to be the Alpha. This can not happen. You are the Leader and number one. Start with a good obedience, basic obedience and house manners should start my the time they are 9 weeks old. When looking for a obedience teacher, PLEASE go to the class first without the dog. Watch how the instructor deals with his clients and their dogs. If I see an instructor manhandle a dog, I'M out of there! Second step is to

introduce your dog to the instructor. Now that you have found your teacher for the new addition in your family, its time to work as a team. You, Dog and instructor.

I'M very fortunate. I happen to live close to Luther Evans from Evolution Dog Training. He travels up and down CA training dogs. I have know Luther for 12 years and what a wonderful trainer. He has taken a few of my dogs and has turned them around. (they weren't bad, just needed a firm hand)

Amber's Fantasia of Deblyn's Latest Wins

What can I say! IM so proud of my girl Diva. On January 26th and 27th, 2008 she took Best of Breed and beat two specials both days at the Fresno circut. Diva has had a very short show Career. In less the a year she has both her Majors, all we need now are 4 single points.

Diva is a Excellent mover with a beautiful side gait. She is very clean coming and going. This girl will be hard to beat in the future. I will be specialing Diva this coming year after she finishes her Championship and hopefully to take her to the nationals for 2008. Thank you Theresa Royer for all your hard work in handling my girl.

The Blue German Shepherd

I was always told that if you breed dogs long enough you will run across something new. Last year I had my first blue puppy. When Katelyn had her firsts pup it was a gray color. Now mind you I witness this breeding and there was no way any other male could have bred Katelyn. I was floored!!! After calling my breeder friend and emailing her pictures I was told it was a blue. I bred the same female to a different male the next time around and the litter was 1/2 blues. We as breeders do not intentionally want blues or breed for them. It is a recessive gene that will carry down from generations. It takes both parents to carry this gene. They are a truly beautiful dog and are so unique. Aftr doing my research on I found this website for blue German Shepherds http://www.bluedogs.8m.com/.
Here are 2 pictures of my blue boy Acea, (he is in a loving home) one as a puppy and the other at a year old.After having this experience I read as much information on the blues as I could find. The reason why they are hard to find (they are not rare) is many breeders put down their blues. Blue is just a color nothing more. I refuse to put down a good dog due to color! I will not breed a blue. They have the same health issues as any color shepherd. AKC Does Recognized the color, However you can not show them in the conformation ring. Blues make wonderful companions and family members. So if you own a blues German Shepherd ENJOY!!!