Vom EngelHaus German Shepherds

06/24/2025

“The sad truth is that there are some people who will only be there for you as long as you have something they need. When you no longer serve a purpose to them, they will leave. The good news is, if you tough it out, you’ll eventually w**d these people out of your life and be left with some great people you can count on. We rarely lose friends and lovers, we just gradually figure out who our real ones are.”

And that’s the tea. Winnie on our “home field”, at our training day a couple months ago! 🖤

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06/19/2025

On Sunday night Marek injured himself playing, after jumping on a stationary ball in the yard. I don’t know if something was already bothering him and that little thing was the straw that broke the camels back, or if it really just was a fluke thing. As soon as he turned back towards me I could tell something was wrong, I have never seen this dog move the way he was moving. I can’t even lie, I started crying immediately, I just knew that I might’ve just watched his career end.

We took him to the vet and there was visible swelling and irritation in his Xrays, and we were referred to an orthopedic specialist. The soonest appointment we could find with anyone was July 10th, so until then we’re on a crate rest and carprofen regimen. The good news is that the limping has improved greatly, so I’m at least happy that he’s not in extreme pain while we wait to know for sure.

I’m not ready to say I’m retiring him, I know that’s denial and a small sliver of hope that maybe he will be okay and this was a one time thing. I have to be realistic though, as he will be 7 in December, and I’m not willing to risk his health and happiness just to compete.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t insanely depressed about everything. We qualified for nationals this year, we were going to our regional, I had plans for a PDC, a BT, and lots of fun things next year. We were finally showing the way I knew we could, I felt great about training and excited to trial. It just feels so unfair that instead of prepping for a fun fall and spring next year, our summer has turned into potentially nothing except rest and rehab. No dock diving, no hikes, no club days…

I’m just so sad. It hurts me when he hurts, and this isn’t what I wanted for him ever. He deserves to be able to run, and jump, and play. Im hopeful that he’ll keep improving as we wait for the specialist appointment, and we’ll go from there. Please send us all the good vibes and positive thoughts, we greatly appreciate it.

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06/08/2025

Marek performing his civic duties as a rock solid old timer, certifying new helpers! 💪🏼

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06/07/2025

The handsomest boy, floppy ear and all. He’s everything a German shepherd should be, we love him so much 💚

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05/20/2025

Our purple collar female from our B litter, Shäni, made her debut in agility this weekend, and titled! Here’s what her handler, Julie, has to say about her: “At just a bit over 15 months of age, Shäni B (Beretta) made her agility debut this past weekend in Great Falls - her first time competing. She started and FINISHED! two titles this weekend, earning all 3 legs of her Novice Standard and Novice FAST titles — so she had qualifying runs in both classes every single day! She also earned 2 of 3 legs in Novice Jumpers with Weaves (JWW)…we had a knocked bar in one of her runs, or she would have gotten that title too! Her weaves in particular were fantastic: fast and independent (as you can see in the video), which is rare in baby dogs early in their agility career. Since she does all 12 poles at home, I’ve already moved her up to Open Standard and Open FAST for her next trial in 2 weeks (in Spokane).She definitely had baby-dog moments: very excited/interested in the other dogs, and getting distracted by things in and out of the ring, as well as forgetting exactly where her contact position was (lol)…But she was still incredible! She’s my fifth agility dog, and the first one I’ve had who had such an amazing first outing — no previous dogs have earned a title in just one weekend! I’m stoked about her speed: that Jumpers run in the video, she clocked 5.4 yards per second. I’ll be working on confidence, independence, and distance with her, and am optimistic we’ll get over 6 yps (getting near BC speeds).”We are so proud of these two, and excited to watch their agility career take off!! Congratulations Julie and Shäni! 💜

05/14/2025

Winnie is honestly everything I was hoping for when I was dreaming about my first litter. She is twitchy and flashy, thoughtful, biddable, possessive, sweet and careful when it counts, with a whole bunch of drive and try in there. I think she’s also gorgeous, which is just the cherry on top. I cannot wait to start prepping for more than just the BH, and actually starting to show her. She is just so special 🖤

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05/13/2025

Marek when he stands all the way up: 🐻

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05/06/2025

Little Winnie, always trying her absolute hardest at everything she does 🫶🏼🥰

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02/08/2025

Happiest of Birthdays to our B litter!! It has been amazing to watch these guys grow up over the past year, and know that all of them are so loved and spoiled by their people. It definitely doesn’t feel like it’s been a year!

Buffy- Yellow collar
Bugatti- black collar
Shani- purple collar
Millie- lime collar
Hachi- blue collar
Envy- teal collar
Ripley- hot pink
Cora- Is doing great with her people too, however her owners are not big picture takers. They are also dealing with the loss of their older dog, Mika (RIP sweet boy), so we will get some pictures of her later!

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01/10/2025

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