Guesthaus German Shepherds

The Guesthaus Photo Gallery

Puppies Through the Years
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2009 (Spring/Fall)
HGH Training & Trial
Friends & Family
In Memorium

~ PuppIes Through the Years ~

2005 Litter

Anna vom Guesthaus, dinner in a bottle at just a few days of age.

Supplemental bottle-feeding little Anna vom Guesthaus a week after whelping.

Anna vom Guesthaus, 6 weeks of age and already a hellraiser!

Ian Guest taking a bruising from Anna at 6-weeks.

Anna would do anything for a ball at 3 months old.

Ball drive already in 3-month-old Anna!

Anna around 9 months old.

Anna ready for a nap at 9 months old.

2006 Litter

Puppy with dam.

Bischa vom Guesthaus at 4 weeks old with Dam, Usa von Trafalga Sch I kkl 1.

Puppies at one month old.

Bodie vom Guesthaus' profile at 4 weeks old.

Puppy socialization with barnyard foul.

Bischa has a lively encounter with fancy barnyard chicken, JiJi!

Puppies relaxing on blanket.

Bischa and Bodie lounging in the puppy room at 6 weeks.

Bodie at 5 months old.

Bodie, at new home, around 4 months of age.

(Photo courtesy of Rick Zurick)

Bischa at 7 months old.

Bischa, around 5 months of age.

Bischa's first rabbit.

Bischa's first rabbit at 9 months old.

Bischa keeping an eye on our new ducklings, May 2009.

2007 Litter

We are currently accepting deposits for puppies.

Happy mom with all 6 pups just a day after whelping.

Introduction of solid food to 4-week old pups.

Around 3 or 4-weeks of age, the pups had their first taste of solid food.

Cassy vom Guesthaus plays with stuffed, singing Tweety-bird.

At 7 weeks, Cassy vom Guesthaus cuddles a stuffed, singing Tweety-bird.

Cooper vom Guesthaus meets the family cat, Elsie.

At 6-weeks, Cooper vom Guesthaus meets Elsie, the family cat.

Celeste vom Guesthaus at 8 weeks old.

Celeste vom Guesthaus at 8 weeks.

Chloe vom Guesthaus exploring our shoes.

Chloe vom Guesthaus exploring our shoes by the back door at 8-weeks old.

Celeste returning from a game track through the jungle of Trinidad & Tobago.

Celeste at 15 months, returning from a game track through the tropical jungle of Trinidad & Tobago.

Cooper vom Guesthaus at one year of age.

Cooper in his new home at 15 months.

(Photo courtesy of Shari Sutton)

May 2009 Litter

May 1st after whelping; all 7 nursing.

All 7 puppies at 24-hours old, eagerly nursing a very attentive dam.

Very young puppy on scale to track weight gain.

Just a few days after whelping, we track puppy weight-gain on a simple food-scale.

Puppies sound asleep camoflaged on rug.

While we clean the whelping box, the puppies blend-in as they indulge in their 2nd favorite activity, sleeping.

Weighing puppy at two weeks of age.

At two-weeks old, the food scale is already getting a little small for the rapidly growing pups!

Male pup fast asleep with the ball just under 3-weeks old.

Our little male pup has already discovered the ball and fallen sound asleep after playtime.

Puppies getting their first taste of solid food at 3-weeks old.

At 3-weeks old, we get mixed reactions to their first taste of solid food.

Click here to see a video of playtime with Ian's slippers!

4-week old female during outside play.

By four-weeks of age, the puppies get to spend a few hours each day outside.

Puppies learning to interact with older dogs other than momma.

Part of puppy socialization involves interactions with older dogs, in this case her 3-year old half-sister.

Click here to see a video of some puppy socialization to loud noises.

Puppy inently watching the sprinkler at 6 weeks old.

At 6-weeks old, the pups are very inquisitive and active; they don't hold still long enough for a photo like this until they're sleepy.

Puppies playing around the farm.

At 8-weeks old the puppies get supervised playtime all over our farm and never seem to stop jumping, running, and generally having fun!

Puppy Updates:

(from their new homes)

Bruno vom Guesthaus the police narcotics K-9.

At 5-months of age, Bruno vom Guesthaus was already in narcotics training for the Owego and New Berlin police departments.

(Click here to see the news article on Bruno and his police officer!)

Dyna vom Guesthaus (Nika) at 5-months old.

5-month-old Dyna vom Guesthaus (Nika) was a wonderful and loving family companion undergoing regular obedience at a local puppy school in Danby.

Dana vom Guesthaus at 8 months of age.

Dana vom Guesthaus at 8 months of age having completed beginner obedience in Rochester.

Daisy vom Guesthaus just over a year old.

Daisy vom Guesthaus, at just over a year old, is an affectionate, loving and loyal companion to her family living near Buffalo.

November 2009 Litter (Usa x Bandit)

Click Here to View a video of the puppies at One-Week Old

Family Christmas photo around 2 weeks.

Celebrating the season just before the pups turned 2 weeks old.

Female sleeping with her toys around 3 weeks.

A 3-week old female fell fast asleep with her toys.

Puppies get their first taste of solid food around 3 weeks old.

As soon as the pups have their milk-teeth, we introduce the pups to solid food (around 3-weeks).

Socializing puppies with other animals at 4 weeks.

As early as 4 weeks, we begin socialization to other friendly animals and various new people.

Male trotting through snow around 5 weeks old.

Despite being whelped and raised in our home, the pups have no problem going for a romp in the snow before 5-weeks of age!

Male sable puppy sleeping with toy at 4-weeks old.

After a long day of sleeping, eating, playing with brothers, sisters, and mom, then eating some more and playing in the snow, this sable male is tuckered out! (around 4 weeks old)

Puppy Updates:

(from their new homes)

Echo vom Guesthaus at 15 weeks of age.

At just 15 weeks old, Echo vom Guesthaus already assisted his person in teaching obedience classes in Waverly!

Enzo vom Guesthaus at 13 weeks of age.

At 13 weeks of age, our only sable in this litter, Enzo vom Guesthaus, was already showing excellent prey-drive and completing 100-meter tracks in Northern Alabama!

Emma vom Guesthaus almost 6 months old.

Five-and-a-half-month old Emma vom Guesthaus already excelled at a beginner obedience course and is about to begin intermediate obedience with her person in Endicott!

Eva vom Guesthaus just under 6 months old.

Also at five-and-a-half-months, Eva vom Guesthaus is living near Watkins Glen and is involved in Schutzhund obedience and bitework training, displaying a consistent full-mouth grip and solid drives, all around.

~ HGH Training & Trial~

(HGH = Herdengebrauchshund = Herding Utility Dog)

The German-style herding title involves tending and herding roughly 200 sheep and is quite different from most AKC-style herding trials. For more information, Ulf Kintzel has some informative articles on his website for White Clover Sheep Farm.

Bischa vom Guesthaus early in training.

Dec '08: Bischa vom Guesthaus as she begins training with the flock of white dorpers at White Clover Sheep Farm with owner/handler Tarah Sullivan .

Celeste early in training.

Dec '08: Celeste vom Guesthaus in the early stages of training with owner/handler Ian Guest, and trainer, Ulf Kintzel.

Bischa watching the flock closely while tending on the boarder.

Feb '09: (above and below) Bischa watching the flock closely while tending the sheep on the boarder.

Celeste redirecting the flock.

Feb '09: (above and below) Celeste working hard to turn the sheep towards their new graze.

Bischa holding the boarder, tending sheep.

Ian sending Celeste around the flock as they move the sheep.

Below: (May '09) Bischa redirects lambs into the flock so we can move to a new graze.

Bischa moving lambs into the flock, May 2009.

Competition day the HGH judge takes a moment with Tarah, Bischa, Ian and Celeste with their FIRST PLACE TROPHY!

Tarah, Bischa, Celeste, & Ian with SV Judge accepting their trophy.

~ Friends & Family ~

Family pack checking trap lines in up-state NY.

Xirus vom Fleischerheim, Bischa and Sadie vom Guesthaus checking trap lines in up-state NY, Feb. 2007.

Family pack at Horsetooth, near Ft. Collins, CO.

Xirus vom Fleischerheim, Gilda vom Stein Quelle, Xira vom Fleischerheim, Xambia vom Fleischerheim, Sadie vom Guesthaus hiking at Horsetooth Trail, Fort Collins, CO, 2004.

Xirus on the couch with Anna vom Guesthaus.