OUR GERMAN SHEPHERDS ARE FAMILY TO US

Von Buchmann German Shepherds, aka Michigan German Shepherds, is not a kennel but we are a home where our handful of dogs stay inside with us. We just love German Shepherd dogs and puppies. They are family members to us. We stay small so every dog can get the attention and time they deserve, and our puppies can be raised in a family situation. Our puppies are not only born in the house, but they stay in the house. Our German Shepherd puppies go from our whelping box right to crate training and house breaking introduction. We get several comments from families they are very easy to finish housetrianing.

Preserving the breed is at the utmost importance to us so our dogs are thoroughly health tested (hips elbows back), Titled in IGP, and shown in German SV shows. We breed to the German SV standard to ensure we have the most stable and healthy dogs for your family.

I, Peggy Buchman, grew up with German Shepherd dogs and have loved them my entire life. My daughter started training German Shepherd Puppies and dogs in IGP, service work, and pet training and it has brought back all of my favorite memories of them. She and I both are now involved in Schutzhund/IGP, showing, and breeding shepherds, and I’ve fallen in love all over again.

What a wonderful experience this has been, breeding and raising German Shepherd puppies. Watching the development of them as they grow with their new families, feedback has been amazing. Many families have come back for a second and third German Shepherd Puppy. We have dogs in sport homes, service homes, and mostly family companion homes where comes our most important focus, temperament!

Since we raise our own dogs and keep from our own stock we have a great understanding what is behind your puppy and his or her pedigree. We don’t buy titled dogs and breed for “quantity” rather we keep from our own program to further and improve our own bloodlines. Raising and training our own dogs to the German standard takes a lot of commitment, time, expense, and is never easy. It’s a lot of work and we believe that it is absolutely worth it.
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What is Socialization?

• It’s actually just what it sounds like –introducing a German Shepherd puppy or dog to social situations. This includes people, other dogs, other pets, new areas and different situations. Each experience must be a positive experience.

Why Is Socialization So Important?

• All puppies, including German Shepherd puppies, need to learn appropriate behavior. It’s critical for puppies to learn this early on. Otherwise, your German Shepherd dog will be either too shy or aggressive in varying situations. You want your dog to be able to handle new people and new situations.

How von Buchmann German Shepherds Socializes Puppies

• In my home, we have plenty of different people in and out of our Michigan home. They all love puppies and dogs and play with them. We also expose our German Shepherd puppies to puppy safe dogs and pets within our pack. Another socialization technique is taking the dogs to new environments. We make sure our German Shepherd puppies have as many socialization opportunities as possible. Here are some socialization tips you can use once you bring your German Shepherd puppy home: