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More infor to be posted 7.28.2010 PM......Litter bred, whelped in Europe and will be SV registered. Litter born 7.4.2010

 “Breeding and Training in one hand”   - Gabor Szilasi

Hands on Experience, Knowledge and Consistency. Gabor has over 40 years of documented actual hands on training, selection and handling of dogs, from a sport, family and certified k9 standpoint. This gives us the integral and required foundation for our breeding program; this experience was before we started.   We did not jump into breeding after a just few years of only owning a German Shepherd: we ensured that we had a solid foundation in evaluation, selection, work, pedigrees and hands on experience.

“Breeding and training in one hand” results in the most successful breeding programs in the world.  It is the established standard for some of the strongest, consistent, long term and successful working kennels in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Hungary and Denmark and the same goal that we strive for; excellence in breeding, health, temperament and training/competing that we do ourselves. That is how all the top working kennels in Europe started out.

We have a focused and responsible breeding program with a goal. We breed dogs that we would want for ourselves.  That is why we keep dogs back from our breeding program to work/train ourselves, so that we personally know what we are breeding.  To be a correct and ethical breeder and be targeted on the holistic focus of breeding, a true breeder needs to personally know, train, trial and experience what they are breeding. Our dogs live with us, not at other locations and/or other homes/locations waiting to be bred.

We take the extra effort ourselves and go above and beyond to train and compete with our own dogs. It is not a question of whether you have the ability or not to know a good dog; it is also the consistent hands on experience, certified training (in multiple venues) and trialing/testing at all levels that completes the process.  This is critical.

§  How can one evaluate puppies or dogs for family homes, K9, Search and Rescue, schutzhund, and/or any level of competition or show when they have not personally consistently done the training and actual work from the start to the finish, including selection and competition?

§  Due to Gabor’s extensive experience and exposure, we talk directly to, consistently train with fellow breeders/ competitors that focus on the same true breeding goals that we do. Experience and information that is within a small specific circle that focuses on dogs. Gabor has worked numerous dogs, himself and as a helper, from different pedigrees and abilities in Europe and in the US; he understands the way the different bloodlines cross; what works and what does not prior to breeding. You must educate yourself always in training, evaluation and genetics in order to have a breeding program. 

Breeding is close and personal. There are many dogs that are titled and sold to breeders in the US - but the question is….. how did they get there and why were they sold?

We do not claim to "have" working German Shepherds - we do have working German Shepherds that we train, work ourselves.  We do not purchase titled dogs from brokers to breed, hold the leash during training and state that we are "training, working dogs", and/or have employees take care of and train our dogs.  We handle and take care of our dogs ourselves every day.  All our personal dogs are trained from the beginning and competed with by us on the field; some that go from local trials to the World level events- we know our dogs.   The working title itself is a reflection of the training and competing - this is how you learn and evaluate the abilities and temperament of your dog.  You can confirm that we have really personally titled dogs; we do not claim to have titled dogs in schutzhund, we actually have done it.

Our dogs are working titled, breed surveyed, hip certified ("a" stamp or OFA hip certifications), DNA'd, and tested in all kinds of conditions, strange locations (not home fields and property) and environments. The pedigrees of own dogs are from some of the top German, Belgium and Czech lines; pedigrees and dogs that Gabor is familiar working with, seeing on the local to top competition fields and handling himself. You can see our dogs on the training fields and at the different levels (club to World level) competitions, as well as in the community.  We consistently look at studs for consistently proven dogs in health, no faults, temperament and working ability in the US and in Europe to bring back into our breeding program.  Dogs and bloodlines that we have hands on experience with and that we have seen, tested ourselves: proven dogs that we have seen progeny from, both here in the USA and in Europe, on the USA National fields and European World fields.

EVERY puppy and dog that carries the Tajgetosz kennel name represents us as a breeder. It's our job & obligation to breed for temperament and health first, working ability and structure follows. The most important thing to us when breeding is the dog’s animal’s fitness, the overall health and the genetic background (ancestors). This includes not only hips and elbows, but allergies, digestive tract issues, breeding without known faults, etc.

Gabor's background is unparalleled in evaluation and selection of puppies and dogs.

Our puppies are socialized with small/active children, different surfaces and environments.  Prior to going their new home, they are vaccinated,  handled by different people, exposed to a collar and leash, started in crate training, travel in a crate in a car multiple times and evaluated.  We take additional time in the final selection, as any good breeder that works/trains dogs know that puppies c We are a registered kennel though Schutzhund USA as well as the FCI in Europe, active members in Schutzhund USA, MEOE (FCI member), and register our litters through AKC and FCI/SV.

Airline shipping is from Nashville, TN (BNA) airport.  Normal requirements are vet health certificate, up to date shot and worming records, all puppies are tattoo'd and AKC registered or SV/FCI registered (dependent on the litter).