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Phone: 613-622-0004 cell: 613-794-3529 Fax: 613-622-0005 
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My
Name is Sandra, my Husband Mark and I live on 100 acres in Arnprior
a small community just west of Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Growing
up in Montreal we always had a german shepherd around. Both
of us have known and loved German Shepherds all of our lives.
We started like alot of enthusiasts, purchasing our first dog, with
no great plans, and doing some obedience. In fact I managed to get an
obedience (CD)degree on my first dog (Tradar's Lucy Honey)"Honni" who was
a joy to train and show. After about 8 years of showing and training we finally felt that we knew enough to think about having a litter of our own. We were lucky enough to have found our foundation bitch "Senta", 
"Ch. Silverhill's Valley
Girl" "Senta"
Gableridge Farm in Summer 
Senta is a very special lady, a
tribute to the breed and as a bonus a great producer. Senta traveled
all the way to California to meet up with Am Ch. Rohans Glass Palace ROM
and produced our first wonderful litter. Senta gave us our first Canadian,
American Champion, special friend and companion "Big Jake", Princess
(father of Strider) and Minnie.
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Everyone who met Big Jake was struck by his presence and special style. In 2006 Big Jake appeared in the GSDCA Red Book ranked as the #11 top sire in AKC major point show tabulations. Mark and I love dogs and dog people. In our spare time, we give all breed show handling classes and other training to both adults and kids. For a few years, we were fortunate enough to provide classes to the Juniors in the Ottawa Junior Kennel club. We like to give something back to the dog community. We feel it is important to help newcomers to the show circuit by sharing our experiences and expertise. Our clients are great people and we all have alot of fun. |
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We built our kennel building in 2004 shortly after moving to our new location in Arnprior. We have nine indoor outdoor runs, with a separate whelping area and kitchen in the front of the building. The building is heated in the winter and air-conditioned in the Summer all with a new Geothermal Heating System which was installed in 2008. |
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| The Farm Gableridge Farm inlcudes a whole host of other creatures we raise Black Angus Cattle 
and keep a whole lot of other interesting creatures including our hens,
turkeys, ducks and geese, and horses.Our dogs soon learn how to get along with the farmyard animals and in the end everyone lives together in harmony..... most of the time. 
I think the goose won this round! |
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Show
handling Class Show handling Class of "99"
We have learned alot over the years and realize there is so much
more to learn about this wonderful breed of dog. We know now that temperament
is the most important characteristic of our dogs, followed by health,
and then all the rest. In our breeding program these are the priorities that we pursue. We worry alot about the German Shepherd Breed and where it is going. We have over the years seen problem temperaments and poor health plague the breed. These are things which we have worked very hard to avoid. |
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Sandra and Baby "Shane" Central Canada Exhibition. We take every opportunity to educate and inform the public of the wonderful qualities of the german shepherd dog. A well bred german shepherd is intelligent, affectionate and loyal. We support all of our puppy buyers for the life of their dogs. Please browse the site and keep coming back, for updates. We would love to hear from you. |
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