Tia with Mason and Ausha 

Dan at work 

Von Der Otto German Shepherds Specializes In Having The Best German Shepherd Puppies and German Shepherd Dogs For Protection of Children, Families and Single Women.  We are Breeders That Offer Some Of The Finest German Shepherds And German Shepherd Puppies For Sale In The Dallas, Austin And Fort Worth Areas Of Texas. Von der Otto German Shepherds is a family owned business with the personal touch not offered at most kennels. We started several years ago buying our first female to start our business. Before entering into the business we spent years researching the different bloodlines of German Shepherd dogs. Working with different police departments assisted us in our search for the quality of German Shepherds we wanted to breed. Throughout the years of owning and working with German Shepherds we have been around both the German bloodlines and the American bloodlines. In our experience the American lines do not have the same qualifications offered by the German lines. To read about the difference of both breeds go to German lines vs American lines.  For more information about German titles and testing in our pedigrees go to German Terminology and German Breed Standards.  

I met my husband, Dan at the Sheriff's Office.  We have both worked at the Sheriff's Office for over 10 years. Dan is a Patrol Sergeant and I am a Deputy Sheriff.  Working in law enforcement allows us to work with several police agencies during K-9 operations. Because of our line of work we have seen first hand the difference between the working line German Shepherds and the show line German Shepherds. It is very important for someone to understand the difference, because there is a vast difference.  The working lines are exceptional at what they are bred to do. They have extremely high energy which makes them better for law enforcement when searching hours for a suspect or sniffing large areas for drugs. A working dog has to have something to do at all times or they will get bored. That kind of energy does not work well for a family and in a home atmosphere.  What I searched for is a line of German Shepherds that would be naturally protective, not afraid of any situation, proven to be the best generation after generation and still have the calmness to be good with children.  We found that dog in the West German Show Lines.  To receive a top show rating of either a V or VA the German Shepherd Dog is required to be excellent in all fields. The hips have to be certified with either an "a" stamp or OFA, excellent conformation, obedience title (BH), pass an endurance test (AD), a courage test, bite work, and tracking (SchH 1, 2 or 3).  They cannot be distracted or show any aggression towards the judge, stud dogs or female dogs around them, but be ready to bite when asked too. For any dog to accomplish all these things is remarkable. To read and understand more about what is required for each phase of testing go to German titles and ratings. 

From left to right are three of our breeding female Daffi von der Krautschneise, Tara vom Fleischerheim, Bailey von der Otto and our breeding male Mason vom Fleischerheim.  The picture was taken on September 16, 2008. You see Daffi and Bailey are helping Tara nurse her puppies. I trained our females to get along even while nursing their puppies. Since, I keep all the mother's and puppies in the house with me until the puppies are four weeks old it was important they get along. When I started I did not know if it was possible. Our females with their puppies are in three different rooms in our house. The first thing I had to do is to teach them to respect each others space.  Bailey is a new mother and the first day she did not do very well cleaning her puppies, so her mother, Tara took over and started cleaning Bailey's puppies, which worked very well because Bailey actually got the hang of it. After a few days passed, Bailey got a little agitated with Tara and grunted at her.  With that attitude, I could just see what she was thinking, "I got it Mom, you don't have to show me anymore". Now, I can go to work and leave all their doors open and they will respect each others space with no one home, but it took time and a lot of work.

Our kennel is located in Rockwall Texas 30 miles east of Dallas, Texas. We own seven acres with horses, geese, ducks and chickens. We usually have one or two colts born a year. Our dogs have plenty of places to run and exercise. Above is Mason, Bailey and Tara in front of our house. Our home is usually full of either children or dogs and most the time both. We recently bought land in Oklahoma surrounded by the National Forest 35 miles from Arkansas. Our German Shepherd Dogs and Puppies have plenty room to run and explore. They also go with us in the springtime trail riding behind our Oklahoma property, since there are miles of forest managed trails right out our back door.  The dogs love it! Our German Shepherd dogs are a big part of our lives, as you can see. Our dogs are not just breeding dogs to us they are part of our family.  Our goal is to make your experience with your German Shepherd Dog as happy as ours. 

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