Silver Mountain Shepherds

Hi,
Just a quick update on Kojak. He is doing GREAT! He is completely "potty" trained (only have 2 accidents), he sits and stays and is doing better and better on a leash. He is super quiet when he is outside and very mellow with the kids. He does the typical things that puppies do, but he is proving to be a great companion and pet for us.
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> Thanks for all your help and for lining us up with the perfect dog for our family. I will keep updating and will send some updated pictures soon. He is growing longer and taller.
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Greg H

Meet Snow



We are Don & Peggy Hanson, Twin Falls, Idaho. We have raised a family and over 10 German Shepherds as pets in our 36 years together. We have found this breed especially good with a large family, as they are very loyal and protective. Normally we have two at the same time to keep each other company. We lost a beloved pet a few years back and it took us a while to get motivated, but two years ago we started looking for a companion to our 7 year old White German Shepherd Buddy. After a long search we came upon Silver Mountain Shepherds. We made an appointment and it was a day we doubt we will ever forget. Upon arriving you will see many German Shepherds, in the most serene atmosphere, some laying under big trees, others swimming in a lake size pond. No one barked at us, they just watched us. Then we were greeted by the owners, who really know their Shepherds. The puppies were kept in a yard area surrounded by hay bales, and there must have been 15 or more to choose from, all colors.


We had never had such an experience and opportunity to find our puppy. But, we did. Ann, one of the owners, handed me a little white female that they called Kitten. She took our hearts in about 3 seconds. She was the smallest of her liter, but made her presence known. She went from me to my husband, and we could not leave without her. We renamed her Snow Angel, and call her Snow.



This is Snow the first day we brought her home on the left, 6 weeks later she has tripled her weight, her ears are straight up, she is house broken, no longer chews on the furniture, prefers rawhide bones, weighs just about 28 lbs, and the Veterinarian we took her to says she has a great bone structure, very healthy puppy, who will be quite large.










This is Buddy 15 lbs lighter and in better

shape since we brought home his new companion!



Thank You

Silver Mountain Shepherds

from Don & Peggy Hanson

Don & Peggy Hanson

Ann,
Here is a pic of Aspen in the fire truck....every time you open a door she is up in the seat and ready to go. I started bringing her to work with me here at the St Maries Fire Department, as she was very skiddish of people. I started out socializing her with the people walking in and out of the station. She became very comfortable here and all of the firefighters love her. One night, we (the firefighters) were doing some training on the trucks.... Aspen decided that it looked like fun, and all of a sudden she was in the truck, barking at all of us almost like she was saying.... " hurry up you guys.... we gotta go). She has become a very important part of my family as well as a very important part of the fire department. She is soooo smart and has a magnificent personality. She is my best friend and rarely leaves my side.... As you know I lost my 10 year old gsd in 2009 and missed her so much that I just had to get another..... Aspen was the perfect match for me.

Thank you for bringing me Aspen

I recommend you to all of my friends and anyone that shows interest in gsd's



Terrie Kanning

Terrie Kanning

I have two of your fabulous Shepherds. Rio now 4 yrs old is a white shepherd
Silvermountain saved when she was only a few weeks old. She is a lovely sweet
natured charmer and a great grounding influence on her adopted “brother”.
As you may recall, I first got Rio then a few months later I drove up again and
Rio picked out Rob-Roy from a Silvermountain litter as her dog buddy. (Rob-Roy
was the puppy she didn't growl at and that didn't bark at or nip her) Rob was
just between 14 and 15 weeks old the day I picked him up.

Rob-Roy who recently turned 2 is a traffic stopper, my self-appointed body guard
and an 80lb lap dog all rolled into one. Oh and he is also my shadow at home.
Where I go Rob goes.

Because of his intense black, tan and silver markings people frequently stop to
talk to me when I have him out in the car or on the lead. During a recent solo
vet visit the 8 staff members on duty walked to the holding area with me to
watch as I retrieved him from a holding pen. One of the technicians said “he
walks like water flows” and another said he was “kinetic and striking.”
My vet says he is a fine example of sound breeding. Wondering how smart he is?
Let’s just say I no longer have lever handles on any door in my house because
2 days after I brought him home he began opening doors with a paw to the lever
so every door got new handles.

The dogs Silvermoutain Shepherds breed and rehome are beautiful, bright pleasant
and well civilized. They are my nearly constant companions when I am not at
work.

Rio is everyone’s sweetheart. She gets called “angel” or “princess” a
lot thanks to her snowy white coloring and quiet well mannered behavior. One
of the vets who works with my twosome told me Rio is the sweetest natured
shepherd in their practice. The loving care Rio received for the nearly 2
years she fostered at Silvermountain no doubt helped shape her winning
personality.

I’ve disappointed a number of people who found my dogs so appealing they
solicited purchase of a puppy from any future litter involving either dog. Rob
and Rio are my friends and companions and therefore neutered and spayed. My
answer to shocked comments like “How could you do that when they are so
beautiful?!” is “I leave breeding to the experts like Paul and Ann.”
So I tell those who want shepherds as wonderful as Rob and Rio that they need to
contact you or schedule a visit.

Kay Laton

My family and I adopted a puppy, Cooper, from Silver Mountain Shepherds in 2005. What initially led us in the direction of Silver Mountain Shepherds was the desire to own a silver / black colored German Shepherd. We found the web site via an internet search. The site was well planned with good information and pictures. We had two minor concerns; the fact that SMS is located in Idaho, we live in Southern California and the puppies are not AKC reregistered. We called SMS and had a very enjoyable and informative conversation with Paul. After the call, the two concerns were completely eliminated. Paul informed us that he had a very safe and reliable method of transporting puppies to other states. He emailed us many pictures of the available puppies to assist us in choosing. The pictures gave us the feeling that the puppies were cared for in a very ideal environment with lots of room. The conversation with Paul also eliminated our desire to own an AKC registered puppy – Paul’s word meant more to us than the paper. We could sense his vast love and knowledge of German Shepherds.

We have owned German Shepherds the majority of our lives, some registered and some not, and know the makings of a good dog – Cooper exceeded our expectations greatly, more than words can explain.

This year (2010) we decided to purchase another puppy from SMS. Paul and Ann were extremely helpful – they made the entire process of picking and receiving our puppy fun and comfortable. We know that we can contact Paul or Ann at any hour with any type of question. It is comforting to know that expert help is a phone call or email away. Our puppy, Grady, is doing great at 14 weeks. The training is going very well; he heads for the door when he needs to go out, he loves his daily walks and really enjoys chasing tennis balls.

Thank you Paul and Ann!!

Bill and Toni Hull

Bill and Toni

Hello Ann and Paul,

Just a quick note to let you know how much we love our new puppy Max! We had been on the lookout for a GSD pup, as our old dog Ace just turned 11yrs old. We wanted to get him an "understudy" so he could teach him the ropes of taking care of our Owyhee County ranch before he got too old to pass things on.

When searching the internet for German Shepards in our area, I came across your Silver Mountain German Shepards website. We arranged a visit and were certainly surprised and please with the quality and health of the dogs. We particularly liked the fact the the pups are not allowed to go to their new homes until they are at least 12 weeks of age. That way they can get their vaccinations, worming and spend more time with their family, both canine and human. We found Max to be very well adjusted, healthy and happy. He has the classic GSD dispostion which seems to be getting harder to find these days where people seem to breed for show and not family traits. He is very affectionate with us, highly intelligent, reserved but never timid. The perfect mix!

Thanks again for raising Max! He is a very loved puppy and a treasured member of our family!

Carol and Rick Brand

Carol and Rick

I purchased Rafe from Silver Mountain Shepherds in March 2004. I had always owned dobermans before and did not know that much about shepherds. I was looking for another doberman but could not find one. I seen Pauls add for his puppies and called him and decided to purchase a puppy from him. We got Rafe our black and silver male puppy at 10 weeks old. He was 24 lbs at 10 weeks. He is the most outstanding dog I have ever owned. I have had many dogs through my life from childhood on and I loved them all the equally the same. But Rafe is a very special dog at 12 weeks old he would race off out into the field to catch up with our other dog. Even though he wanted to chase off after her he would stop and turn around at 12 weeks old and look and wait for me. He had a greater concern about being with me then playing with our other dog. At that point I knew I would always own a shepherd he had captured my heart. Paul asked me how his shepherds compared to other ones I had seen and at the time I had not seen that many shepherds or did not pay attention when I did because I had never owned one. I took Rafe to 1 year of obedience school at a large dog training club. In that time I had the opportunity to see a lot of german shepherds. I honestly could answer Pauls question and tell him that Rafe was the best shepherd I have seen other then one other shepherd which happened to be Rafes 1/2 brother that looked like his twin. All the trainers just loved him. They loved the fact that he did not have the german shepherd slope to his hips like some of the show dogs did. He was the smartest in all of his classes. He always excelled faster then the other dogs and shepherds, because he was always very focused and calm which enabled him to learn faster. He could do sit and down stays longer then any of the other dogs. I also did some work in teaching him to search for people in our woods. I would give him an article of clothing and let him smell it he would get really excited and the I would let him off leash and tell him to search. He always found his person there was not a single time he did not. He would race ahead of me through the woods and disappear into the woods. But within a few minutes he would come back for me to make sure I was heading in the right direction. I did not teach him this he just did it on his own. I did take him to a search and rescue groups dog trials. He was the best behaved and disciplined dog there. He was the only dog in the trial that when asked to search for his owner could do it. He was held by a stranger while I hid then when released. He went to ground scenting then air scenting and found me in a short amount of time. All the other dogs ran away. We did not join the group it was more of a social group and I have a criminal justice background and was looking for more of a group along that line. But it was great to see how well he behaved and he out shined the trainers dogs of that group that were barking and jumping all over everyone. Rafe is not only stunningly beautiful but very much the gentleman. He is my best friend and I told my husband if he was a man I would marry him. I have since decided to get another puppy so Rafe can have someone to play with his nanny, Mia a keply/assusie cross is 12 now and does not like to play as much as he does. We looked at some other shepherds but none of them compared to Pauls dogs they just did not seem to have all of Rafe's qualities. So we are now waiting excitedly to get a cousin of Rafe's. I highly recommend SilverMountain Shepherds we also have a friend that purchased a puppy the same year we did after seeing Rafe and they just love there shepherd also.

Todd and Sherrie M

What a great friend. We have had Oden about a month now. He has a great temperament and a outgoing personality.

Oden is a good addition to our family and is everything I wanted out of a German Shepherd. I am sure he is an example of the great breeding going on at Silver Mountain Shepherds.

Thanks Paul and Ann for a great dog.

Paul M.

Hello! My name is Alexia Laughlin. My husband, Dale, and I are writing this for anyone who is considering purchasing a German shepherd from Silver Mountain Shepherds.

First of all, we can't thank Paul and Anne enough for all they have done for us. We purchased our Titan from them and he is an absolute joy.

A friend of ours recommended Silver Mountain Shepherds when he heard we were looking for a German shepherd puppy. We found their website and we were impressed by their years of experience breeding these beauties, as well as rescuing and adopting out abused or abandoned German shepherds. It was obvious to us that they love these dogs. We headed straight to Glens Ferry, Idaho, to meet Paul and Anne. They welcomed us to their home like we were family.

When we got out of the car, we were greeted by two pure-white puppies and a shy, black and silver male. After we played with the three pups, Paul and Anne showed us around and introduced us to all their puppies and parents. They were informative and answered all the questions we asked.

The entire time we were there, the silver and black puppy never left my husband’s side. Originally, Dale was set on a pure black puppy, but the black and silver puppy had stolen his heart.
When we got home we discussed purchasing the dog and called our vet. She gave us a long list of questions to ask Paul. When we called her back with Paul’s answers, our vet was impressed and said that Paul definitely knew his stuff. I called Anne and told her I wanted to buy the black and silver male for Dale’s birthday. We brought Titan home on June 24, 2010.

Paul gave us good advice on dog training, and explained the basics of being new parents. But we can’t believe how incredibly smart Titan is! He was leash-trained within the first week and now heels without a leash. Potty training was a cinch - Titan has not had a single accident and sits by the door when he wants outside. He mastered “sit”, “stay”, and “come” in no time. And within a month, he learned his “boundary” lines while fetching. Titan listens well, senses changes and adjusts very quickly. He is wonderful with kids and gets along with even the most difficult of dogs.
We highly recommend Paul and Anne to anyone interested in German shepherds. They are knowledgeable, caring, and simply put, they are just good people.
Good luck finding the puppy of your dreams!

Dale & Alexia

I gave Paul the criteria for what I wanted in a grown GSD and he suggested a pup for me. I'm always leary because it's tough to know what they will be when they grow up.

So far Jack is turning out to be everything I wanted! Good Job Paul!

Mike Allton