About Us
About Us
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GretchAnya Shepherds was established with our first, Gretchen, in 1995. We strive for puppies with good conformation, excellent temperament and medium activity level. We are hobby breeders who average one litter a year. All our dogs are family members first. During the day, they enjoy spacious outdoor runs, where they are kenneled with a pal. In the evening, they warm their paws by the fireplace. Gretchen gave us our start in the breed mainly because of her mischievous nature. A brain like hers had to work - and work we did: breezing through our CD title before the age of 2. An injury prevented her from continuing her canine education. So we turned our attention to "Anya," a lovely American-bred bitch who would become our foundation. We are blessed that Gretchen and Anya are still with us. The girls are the reason we became "GretchAnya" German Shepherds. They inspired us to get involved in the breed, with both local and national clubs and rescue work. Today, our dogs are shown in the conformation and obedience rings, in the U.S. and Canada. But mostly they make wonderful companions. All breeding stock is OFA certified or prelim'd. |
GRETCHANYA IS PROUD OF:
- (Our very first) CHAMPION BrownHill-Kysarah's Odyssey OFA
- BrownHills LetsBlowThisJoint Am CDX Can CD TC HIC OFA CERF, and her daughters:
- BrownHill's Summer Solstice OFA CERF - SAR dog
- GretchAnya's Koshari for Hopi OFA CERF, and her kids:
GretchAnya's Rigz - NH certified police K-9 (achieved at just 16 months old!)
BrownHill-Kysarah's Nikki OFA - 9 CH points by the age of 2
GretchAnya's Geronimo OFA EXC - Multiple Best Puppy in Specialty Show and Major Ptd at 19 mos
GretchAnya's Maxine CGC (achieved at 8 months)
GretchAnya's Pandemonium OFA Prelim
Halfen's Grand Canyon of GretchAnya OFA
GretchAnya's Kodiak OFA
- CH GretchAnya's Matinicus v Jntr OFA
- RFM Morning's Kan't Touch This TT TC OFA EXC
- Can CH Wil-Haus Tasha TC OFA
- Darby-Dan's Just Jenny GretchAnya OFA Prelim
- Gretchen vom Haus Licher CD TC HIC OFA *13 Club Member - and her kids
GretchAnya's Take It Like A Man CD TC HIC
GretchAnya's Take Precedent TC HIC
And of all the dogs whose paw prints will follow . . .
Three Generations, left to right:
KK (7 mos), and her mother, Anya (5 yrs),
and her mother Naughty (10 yrs)
Naughty is owned by Emily of Brown Hill Shepherds.
Photo Jan. 2001
Three Generations, left to right:
Anya (nearly 12 years), and her daughter, KK (7 years),
and KK's son, Moe, (2 years).
June 2008, Photo by snowheronstudios.com
Carly Simon was right: "These are the good ole days."
A dog is made
Of a head and tail
And paws and ears and itches
And when he sleeps
Upon your bed
He snuggles close and twitches
He dreams dog dreams
Of cats and bones
And gently runs in place
And when he wakes
He yawns and wags
And washes off your face
~ by Christina Wheeler-Alldredge
