Purebred West German Bloodlines
Every dog in our program is imported or directly descended from top West German show lines. We breed only with sires and dams whose pedigrees can be verified, scored, and titled — never from unknown lineage.
About Us
What we believe, what we test for, and what every Kaiser puppy inherits before it ever leaves our home.
Breeding German Shepherds is the heart and soul of what we do. It takes real dedication to consistently produce stunning, elite, intelligent puppies — and that dedication shows in every choice we make, from which dogs enter the program to which families take one home.
— Terri & Paul Daugherty
Our Standards
Every dog in our program is imported or directly descended from top West German show lines. We breed only with sires and dams whose pedigrees can be verified, scored, and titled — never from unknown lineage.
SV- or OFA-certified hips and elbows on both parents. DNA clear for degenerative myelopathy. Full vet exam, brucellosis screening, and titled at minimum BH or breed-survey approved before a single litter is planned.
A limited number of litters each year — by choice. Every puppy is whelped and raised inside our home, exposed daily to people, sounds, surfaces, and other dogs, not in a kennel-only environment.
All breeding dogs work with a professional trainer. We evaluate confidence, drive, recovery, and social bond — and we don't breed a dog whose temperament we wouldn't want in our own home.
What goes into the program
At Kaiser, the quality of a dog's heritage is non-negotiable. We import from top West German bloodlines because pedigree depth — three and four generations of titled, surveyed dogs — is the foundation everything else stands on. Structure, working drive, temperament, and pigment all trace back to the choices made decades before the puppy in front of you.
When we evaluate a potential breeding dog, we ask: would this dog earn a V or VA rating at a Sieger show? Would it pass a Schutzhund / IGP working title? Does its pedigree include the right combinations to produce puppies that match what families and working homes actually need? If the answer to any of those is no, the dog doesn't enter the program.
How we treat our dogs
At Kaiser German Shepherds, our females are cherished members of our family long before, during, and after their breeding careers. Most of our girls spend their retirement years right here with us, enjoying the love, comfort, and attention they have always known.
On rare occasions, we may choose to place a retired female in a carefully selected family home when we believe it will provide an exceptional quality of life and individual attention that she would enjoy. These placements are never made lightly. We are extremely selective and consider only homes that can offer the love, stability, and commitment our girls deserve.
Being chosen to welcome one of our retired females into your family is a unique privilege, as these dogs represent years of careful breeding, training, and devotion, and have played an important role in the legacy of Kaiser German Shepherds.
Every dog in our program has a story — and Terri loves telling it. Reach out and we'll walk you through specific bloodlines, upcoming litters, and what we look for when we plan a breeding.