Royalair German Shepherds "Experience the Difference of the Large, Old-fashioned german shepherd bred for the family " German Shepherd Breeder of "Quality" not "Quantity" for more then 17 years Typical of old lines, my dogs are considered oversized for today's standards. Straight backs and a calmer, family style of temper. My dogs excel as search and rescue dogshigh level obedience, and now guide dogs for the blind. Size is secondary always to longevity, brains,athletic ability and OFA certified hips.. After 17 years of keeping back dogs that I feel have super brain power, you will be amazed at the ability of these shepherds.... bringing back what the shepherd used to be is my passion. References see my males and females at the links below LOCATION!!! Central, Iowa!! 5 Hours or less from Kansas City/Chicago/St.Paul.MN/Madison ,WI One day or less from Texas,Michigan,Dakota's   Robin Krumm Grinnell, Iowa phone # 641-236-4781. Cell phone 641-990-9901 The great Falco (Royalair's Falco von Dolberg) CGC,CD,Therapy, BH, OFA hips and elbows 28" 110 lbs of lean muscle. He is the best dog I will ever own. He brought crowds wherever he went.   Links BELOW to all the Royalair dogs! Email is falco@netins.net if button does not work! lots of times I do not get emails because of viruses effecting my server or yours. I answere ALL my emails so if you do not here back from mr call me! 641-236-4781 (speak slow while leaving your number!) Comming Soon! the Royalair GSD Store!!! (pictures/lables/ calenders/drawings and other items with Royalair German Shepherd picture's) Please click on the buttons below for lots of German Shepherd information. and all about my dogs -lots of photo's so be patient The "Links" are in RED. Royalair German Shepherd's Index page My vision of the German Shepherd(Breeding goals) The Men of Royalair(current males) The Females (current moms ) Royalair Males of the past Royalair Foundation Females German shepherds genetics/ OFA hips & elbows importance."royalair view" Puppy Sale Contract/Guarantee& Temper Test Letters from Royalair owners/references Puppies for sale/upcoming litters Older trained dogs available/Rescues Feeding/ Raising your puppy! Ear Taping (only at five months) Reccommended dog foods Royalair Store (Item's with German shepherds/Gifts Other links: Information about my veiws ect.... How do I purchase a puppy ? Price/shipping & seeing my dogs/ worming and vaccinations The color of puppies in German shepherd Heads above the rest! NEW!(that Royalair "head" look!) German shepherd history in pictures (see how they have changed- both German and American show lines) Mistaken Assumptions on Mixed breeds? & links on genetic disease in shepherds and breeding NEW! FALCO IN COLORADO!@11 1/2 New! Fun Shots just fun pics OFA CERTIFICATION OF ROYALAIR DOGS (as of November 2003) German shepherd rescue organizations Old -fashioned shepherd breeders of integrity your source for other breeders of my lines and or goals. Training links for your GSD and obedience clubs animal rights vs. animal welfare HD & allergy avoidence Other health issues & linksof diseases AKC vs. other registries puppy socialization Linebreeding and inbreeding poisoning Weak ears/Ear tapeing Falco is the ultimate stick and ball dog, If he can't find anything for you to throw for him he'll pick up a rock out of the driveway. OFA hips & elbows (I line- breed on Falco!) Line -breeding is breeding on distant relatives- Inbreeding Close relative breeding brother, sister, mom and dad ,son daughter ect....wich I do not do is typical of show lines. with "out-crossing" you get huge inconsistency in temperament size and look.. most knowledgeable breeders line- breed and do not out cross allot. distantly no closer then third generation to third generation is good line-breeding. *Reasons to adopt a ROYALAIR GSD! * I do not have a forward or background goal to breed for sport shutzhund or show dogs. AKC Registered (DNA-certified-)watch out for other registries many breeders have been kicked out by AKC, very easy to cheat with no DNA check AKC is the only one! * I get temperament certifications on parent dogs, I don't just say they are trained. * The guarantee is far more extensive 7 years all genetic dies ease" and honored!!!!! no return of your dog is required! page 8.htm * Temperament is guaranteed!! * Parents OFA certified (the best system and the only one recognized by AKC) * Refunds for temperament and obedience certifications. *Purposely staying with older lines- goal to bring back the old Large shepherd. Without being stuck on the giant shepherd breeder syndrome, where OFA and Temper are last in consideration * Staying very small and select!!!! * Keeping my old dogs- to see them grow old!!!- of my nine dogs 2 are spayed!- visit my old dogs and see their health. * Not in it for the money, more then the love of the breed!!!! **I have been breeding German Shepherds only and living in the same town for 18 years I'm not going anywhere!!! Hi Robin Sky has now finished his advanced obedience class with flying colors... He seems to be a very smart doggy heh.... I cut his feet \off in this picture because I was not really looking thru the view finder I just leaned the digital camera down and pushed the button but it was sort of a good shot so I thought I'd show you what most of Sky looks like heh... Talk latter George Sky is a Falco grandson I-Love-Dogs Directory of Dog Web sites & Tons of FREE Dog Stuff! http://www.i-love-dogs.com Links of interest: need wonderful doogy gifts go to Dog Daze Need a great portrait of your dog ? Mike Robichaux specializes in GSD's (he owns two!)and does other breeds as well! visit his sight @ www.mikerobichaux.com If your looking for a wonderful charity that helps both dogs and people here it is , Guide dogs of America! Order the new calendar to see a falco/tina daughter :) www.guidedogsofamerica.org All 'bout old- style shepherds and breeders! Old-fashioned shepherd sight dedicated to bring back the german shepherd What is OFA? A very neccessary hip evaluation that gaurentee's parent dogs to be free of hip-dysplasia.....  ofaroyaliarsearch.htm Old Style German Shepherds ? Welcome to my family of German Shepherd Dogs. If you are looking for a German shepherd for the conformation show ring or the German shutzhund ring, I would suggest you go to another web sight. My main goal for my breeding program is to bring back what the shepherd used to be. Because I do not focus on showing or sport dogs I can look closely at what is needed for perfect family temperament. All my breeding dogs are house pets. They also have temperament certifications often with obedience titles. Many of my dogs are obedience and temperament certified. I like calm but energetic dogs with no hind end slope, straight top lines (backs) , tight round feet, with large heads, heavy bones, and tall frames typical of the old fashioned shepherds. Yes my dogs are large often very large but size should never be a factor over soundness and OFA certified hips are of great importance. But perhaps even more so is age, the new style German shepherd is dying or being put down much sooner then shepherds from just 20 years ago. Thyroid is causing terrible allergies and sterility at an early age. I am committed to keeping lines that average 12 to 14 years of age. I am also committed to staying very small , I have 9 dogs and almost half are spayed , because my old girls and boys stay with me, not farmed off or put down because their usefulness is gone I can see how they grow old. Breeding shepherds and bringing back what they used to be is a passion and commitment not a business for profit. Falco's Temperament certifications & obedience titles. CD- AKC obedience title , CDX (pending) - AKC obedience title, CGC- AKC temperament certification, BH- German temper/obedience certification. Unfortunately allot of breeders say they OFA and do not.. Or x-ray and say they don't OFA? Here's a question every puppy buyer should ask your breeder! If you payed 200-300$ for the x-rays why not spend 30$ to send them into OFA to be evaluated? If a breeder doesn't OFA there is normally a reason, his or her dogs don't tend to pass?? Link to RoyalairOFAdogs Robin, I have attached a recent picture of our girls. It shows what a wonderful temperament Royalair girls have. How many people can have 4 females in one family, running loose together 24 hours a day...all in the house and never have a fight? They look out for each other and really think of each other as sisters. We love them all VERY much.Thank you sooooo much, Shirley and Kyle left to right: Misha 3 yrs old, Heather 11 years old, LEA 1 year old and ALI 9 years old. All Girls of Royalair!"all Search and Rescue dogs with ISAR" Hi Robin, Chance is now 4 months old and the most wonderful dog. He talks a lot to our two old dogs, as they don't like to play much any more..they much prefer to sleep. He is a very smart dog with a wonderful temperament. As you said though, he can be a hardheaded and he is slowly learning who the real bosses are around the house! He definitely knows what "No"means, but sometimes chooses to ignore it anyway. His last trip to the vet , he weighed in at 37 pounds and all they can ever say is "Look at those feet, he is going to be huge"! You can almost see him grow. He loves to play ball and follows us around all day. One of his other fun things is to follow my husband on the tractor, so he gets pretty well worn out by the evening. Thought you might like to see a picture of him I just took over the weekend. He seems to be a little vain, as he loves to sit and look at himself in the mirror, but why not...he is a beautiful dog. Hawkeye and Roxanne should be very proud of this son! Thanks for a beautiful dog, Thelma and Billy Longgrear Congrats to Royalair's Molly Krumm in getting her Certification in water and on Land Iowa Search and Rescue Home Page See Feature Story of Ralph- the greatest in search and rescue dogs! also other shepherds of Royalair bloodlines Need a good hunting dog or or professional hunt training for your dog? The Reeds will also do boarding short term or long term at a reduced rate. Contact: Ken and Janine Reed, Professional retriever training! call 641-236-9011 web sight : www.indiancreek-retrievers.com         All copy right is reserved for the Royalair web sight only  (Do not copy without my permission)"   2000© Other links of interest: http://www.offa.org About OFA - Orthopedics Animals foundation of America a foundation for the registering of hips and elbows as well as other genetic diseases it has been extremely helpful to me as a breeder to OFA-certify my dogs. To check out any breeder type in the breed and kennel name such as mine (ROYALAIR)at the web sight above for your own research. If the breeders has been breeding along time you should see lots of names...... http://www.akc.org About AKC & Other dog registries: AKC is the only All breed registry with a DNA program -Beware of puppy mill registries such as APR (american pet registry), & AKA as well as others. You are supporting puppy mills if you buy a dog with these registries as they are mainly for puppy mill breeders you know what you get with AKC because of inspections and DNA all Buyers beware! good example: two APR kennels close to me raise GSD's both are breeding females that are not german shepherds (they looked like husky crosses) but are registering them as German Shepherds and the registry does not care. I have personally seen it and so have many others support "good breeders" and no matter what the breed buy AKC. 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