German Shepherd Dog Customer Testimonial

My husband Steve wanted a german shepherd puppy. I was very leery of getting one after all the horror stories I have heard about their temperament and all. I didn't want my children or my little dogs to get hurt by a dog who was unstable...

Some garages in are neighborhood had been broken into and things had been stolen. I didn't want anyone braking in and steeling our things, or my baby puppies. So I told my husband if I could find a breeder or trainer who really knew their dogs, and was willing to teach us how to take care of the dog, and train a well rounded family protection dog, I would be more than willing to give it a try.

You have to understand I really didn't think that I would be able to find that person I thought all GSD’s were snaky scary dogs that exploded at whom ever was in there path. Boy was I dumb!!!

So the search was on as I had promised my husband. I told him I would give it 2 months, and if I couldn't find the trainer/breeder we were looking for in that time frame he would drop it and not bring up a German Shepherd again. He agreed.

I started my search by calling breeders but no one could really answer my questions. Then I got on the Internet and e-mailed breeder’s trainers of all kinds. They all had nice puppies/adult dogs but couldn’t explain what a person would have to do to keep up on the training that an adult dog already had.

It was 1 week before the 2 months was up and I came across Tom's web site vom Fieldcrest Shepherds. I told my husband this is the last person I am calling. I called Tom and right away knew that this man knew what he was talking about and he really cared about finding the right dog for you, He also made sure you were the type of person who could handle and keep the training up on these dogs. Tom told us that he not only trained the dog he also trained the buyer. This really appealed to us, as we had no experience handling a working dog that has so much training. Up to this point I was actually scared of those big dogs not knowing much about them.

Well Tom took the time to teach me a lot, and find the perfect dog for us. My husband was very excited. We planned a trip to meet Tom and our new fully trained adult personal protection dog. Her name is Twiggy.

Now this was quite a trip with 8hrs driving from our home to Tom’s home in Kansas. We had a lot to talk about on our trip. Many things came up in the conversations such as, disbelief that this all was happening, fear of the unknown, and many questions we didn’t even think about before.

We arrived in Wichita and got to our hotel where Tom had made the reservations for us in advance of our trip. What a nice place to stay. Everything you would need is right there. Tom came and picked us up and took us to meet Twiggy. Tom was just what I had pictured a very well manned kind considerate man. He asked if we were happy with our room and if we needed anything else. We were very pleased and the price was very affordable.

We got to the place where Tom keeps his dogs and Tom asked us if we were ready to meet Twiggy. Much to our surprise Tom called Twiggy and she came running up to us like she has known us forever. Tom showed us how to work Twiggy, how to have fun with her, and how to discipline her. Twiggy is the most loveable, friendly dog yet she can work when it is time to work. The best thing about it is she does know the difference between work and play.

We spent a couple of hours that night with her, and the next day about a half of day with her when we decided it was time to take her home. Now you must know we have had dogs before and we raise little dogs Maltese and Yorkies, We put Twiggy kennel in the back of the truck and Twiggy in the front with us, and away home we went. Three stops and 8 hrs later we were home.

After returning home it was time to introduce Twiggy to our 5 little dogs. One of our dogs, a Maltese, has 2 puppies she is nursing, and the other, a Yorkie, has one puppy she is nursing. Since are little dogs live in the house up stairs Twiggy will have to share the yard with them when they come out. We decide to put Twiggy up in a 10x10 kennel in the yard for now.

All the dogs got along great through the kennel. I was not sure what she would do to the little dogs so we kept them apart. A few days later I was out in the yard with the little Yorkie puppy, who was 5 weeks old and Steve opened the gate. He and Twiggy just got back from a long walk. He didn't see I had the baby out. Before I could grab the baby Twiggy was over to him and gave the puppy the biggest lick I had ever seen she cleaned that puppy like it was here own. What a great surprise! Now Twiggy comes in with the rest of the puppies. What a house full!

It was about 3 weeks after we brought Twiggy home, in the middle of the night she started barking a very loud firm bark. I got up just in time to see two guys running from our back yard. I don't know if they were up to no good, but I do know that nothing was broken into. Our neighbors have had their garages broken into in the past but now that we have Twiggy there have been no break ins. We all love her. Are neighbors tell us that Twiggy hardly ever barks but when she does they know to check things out. She always has a very good reason and all of the neighbors feel much safer with our Twiggly wigglie taking care of us one and all.

Thanks Tom. Not only did you find us a German Shepherd you found us a new family member Thanks to you and your team for all the training you gave her and continue to give us.

Ruth and Steve