Located in Fort Jennings, Ohio

419-969-9962, call or text

albeebug@yahoo.com

https://www.facebook.com/shannon.holtzapple/

We specialize in creating healthy purebred German Shepherds in a variety of coat lengths and colors! Bringing happiness and love through puppies!!

Some of my story…. I have been in love with german shepherds ever since i was 20 and got my first German shepherd dog named Elsa. I decided about 11 years ago that i wanted to start breeding. I work hard on breeding only from the best lines. I breed for health, temperament, workability, beauty, and many other things. I try to stick to long coats because those are my favorite. I NEVER breed without doing full DNA panels and hip and elbow xrays! Our goal with our breeding program is to promote healthy, sound dogs, who are suitable for any situation and be gentle enough to able to be handled by families as well. I have a variety of drives and energies and each litter is raised on the Puppy Culture Program. I have mainly full West German Showlines and mixed working/show lines, and Berger Blanc Suisse lines (these are AKC or UKC registered and they register them as “white shepherds”) I do not promote the extreme roach back shepherds. Mine either have the proper gentle slope or a more straight old fashioned back. We have livers, blues, blacks, black and reds, black and tans, sables, dark sables, and white.

All my dogs are part of the family. We take them on vacations with us, and i take them anywhere I can with me whenever i leave, there’s usually always at least a couple, sometimes all, with me when I run errands or do things. We do not have kennels, and I will never keep my dogs in kennels. That would make them very unhappy lol. Every dog i own lives in the house with us and is part of our family. I have recently built a nursery shed! It was bought as a shell and I have built the whole inside into puppy rooms (with dads help lol), and after the puppies are raised indoors in my bedroom for the first 3 weeks, they are then moved out to the nursery shed! They will still be in the house all the time, but they will be in the shed and also outdoors when nice for a majority. I am so excited for the addition and have been waiting a long time for it!!!!

I implement the Puppy Culture Program into our litters! Its amazing, and so much fun! I love being able to give puppies the absolute best start in their lives which will impact their whole life! Its an amazing program! Puppies are raised for the first 3 weeks in our bedroom so we can watch over them carefully and someone is always with them during that time, and during that time we also do the Early Neurological Stimulation with them. Then we move them to their bigger whelping pens (which will be the nursery shed now) where we play jazz and reggae music (there was a study done where dogs actually love reggae music lol, so hey if that’s what they like, then I’m down haha) and other varieties (including thunderstorm), all the time except bedtime when its lights out and quiet time. They learn to use the litter boxes and play with toys. We introduce to new sounds, smells, and textures daily. They are raised in our home and underfoot most of the time, and are handled all day everyday, so they get the full family setting and used to daily family activities and noises and such.

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!!!! I have FINALLY added a golden retriever to our program!! She is an English Cream and from phenomenal lines out of Sweetheart Goldens in Colorado!! Next year in 2026 I will add in a golden-golden retriever, and if things are going well for the retriever lines, I may add in a red one :). These will not EVER be crossbred with my GSD, as I do not do that, nor do I believe there’s a single good reason for that. I have waited years and years to start these lines and I’m beyond excited! I am extremely picky and will only have the best, so it has been a long wait and some hard decisions lol. I will add in a separate menu on here for my goldens when I do get the lines up and running. I’ve been debating on having a completely different website for them, but I’m not so sure about all that, we will cross that road when the time comes 🙂

This is all a huge learning process for me. I do my best and try my hardest at all times. I do not claim to be perfect but I always strive for perfection. I want to produce the best quality dogs I can and I want everyone to always be happy with their lifelong companions. My goal is to provide happiness and love to everyone thru my favorite dog- the German shepherd.

I also provide transport for my puppies and others as well. I charge 50 cents a mile (gas prices are awful right now!) And if flight is needed, I do flight nanny with puppy in cabin. Costs are not known until destinations and days are discussed. Cargo is also available. If transport is needed to meet you someplace or take a puppy to meet you at the airport, it is the same, 50 cents a mile round trip. 🙂

Also, i have lots of references for reputable breeders i will share if I do not have what your looking for. I’m all for supporting my fellow breeders who work hard and health test and are doing the right things! I will start a list in the menu at the top, of websites, or breeder names, whom I feel are deserving of recognition. If I miss someone, I apologize lol, chances are I just haven’t had a chance to put you down yet! Ill try to update this list whenever I think of someone or something I may have missed! – Breeder recommendations