It is our opinion that German shepherds are the most intelligent, faithful, noble, and above all loyal dogs you will ever own! They are not just ANY breed. There are a LOT of intelligent dogs, and a LOT of athletic dogs, but the uniqueness of the German shepherd is that they sum up the best qualities of all working dogs into one breed. This is why they are used worldwide by military, private security, and police.
Those who are fearful of this breed don’t understand its purpose, relationship to its owners, and its potential and willingness to want to please and offer its life for its owners. I have had many dogs that have been wonderful, intelligent pets, but none of them compare to the intelligence, loyalty and intuitiveness that the German shepherd just has naturally.
We want to make sure each puppy is matched up with the best home possible. For example we don’t want to give a first time GSD owner a very high energy, highly driven puppy that they won’t be able to manage when it is 6 months of age. We want to find the right puppy for you, the best puppy for you!
We closely watch each puppy from the moment it is born. We watch and observe how they interact with each other, the adult dogs and people. We watch how they act in different environments and how they respond to different noises, stimuli, and how they play with their toys, etc. Because of this close observation, and understanding of their personality and temperament, we may recommend a puppy (or a few) we feel are a good fit for you, taking into consideration your wants and needs. If we do not have what we believe to be the “right ” match for you, we will tell you. Depending on your time frame, we may recommend a different litter, or possibly even send you to a different breeder altogether. We want you to be happy and have the right dog for you. It is important for us that if you choose one of our puppies that it is going to a “forever” home.
Each dog is different and has its own unique personality and they have different drives. We do our best in our breeding’s to match up dogs that will bring out the best qualities in each other, to balance out each other’s weaknesses and bring out each other’s strengths. My goal is to produce a beautiful healthy strong dog that far surpasses the norm in intelligence, one that has natural intuition, a dog that is emotionally balanced and stable, that you can feel safe with your family and children. One that is also beautiful and majestic with a strong solid frame that you feel confident will do its job to protect you and your loved ones if it came down to it!
Our dogs are a part of our family and treated as such. They are not kept in kennels! We keep our dogs indoors as the weather requires, or let them run outside where we have a few jumbo size kiddy pools and also a pond for them to stay cool during the hot Texas summers.
Along the same lines, we believe that it’s in a German shepherd dog’s best interest to live in a home with an ample fenced yard, That being said, we have partnered with a local Real Estate Firm who is willing to provide discounts on service to our clients for the express purpose of buying or upgrading into a new home. Please contact us directly for more information on our Puppy Discount Home Owner Incentive Program.
While each litter is different, and the dogs have different drives, German shepherds are “working dogs”, and these dogs are “working-line” dogs. They need regular daily exercise and a job or enough training and exercise to where they think they are doing a job. We take our dogs swimming every day, even in the winter, if it’s not raining or too cold. We also take them walking daily and will go running (or walking) through neighboring wooded trails. They go to work with me on a regular basis on our property. One dog I take with me everywhere while I am working. He is my personal protection if I have to work outside my fence line, alone in the country. He has proven himself faithful. .
We do our best in our breeding’s to match up dogs that will bring out the best qualities in each other. They balance out each others weaknesses and bring out each others strengths. My goal is to produce a beautiful healthy strong dog that far surpasses the norm in intelligence, one that has natural intuition, a dog that is emotionally balanced and stable, that you can feel safe with your children or other children around. One that is also big beautiful majestic with a strong solid frame and straight back like the original German shepherds had. But also one that you feel confident will do its job and protect you and your loved ones if it came down to it! We do not want to take away from what the German shepherd truly was meant to be!
Our dogs are known for their good temperaments. They are good with children while at the same time they are naturally protective and will step up if the need arises. Our puppy’s have gone on to working ranch’s, K-9 officers/handlers, military, retired military, police officers and former police officers. Many have become Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, and Emotional Support dogs. We also have had K-9 narcotic dogs, personal protection dogs and guard dogs, with others doing training in Schutzhund, Personal Protection and Herding. But most of our pups have just gone on to become family companions and guardians in wonderful loving homes to everyday regular people.
Star Shepherds got the opportunity to go to Canada to deliver some puppies to a very nice couple from Germany. We took Ruger and Ruby with us, and they had so much fun running around. It’s a doggy paradise with over 1000 acres, several ponds and a lake. Ruger and Ruby were both very good representatives of the breed.and well behaved. Ruger is extremely mellow, but his protective side did come out.
Please note, Ruger was only 8 1/2 months old during this trip. He has grown considerably since that time