P-5 litter, whelped Jan 6th, STORMY ~ YVES litter, 3 pups ( 1 males / 2 females ).
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Competition grade contact agility equipment for sale, good shape.

How we raise our pups
Scroll down to see photos of our pups & litters at various ages. It gives just a glimpse of some activities and natural, age-appropriate exposure our pups and young working prospects receive before leaving us.

  • Lil' Grizz as a young pup, getting early exposure to a rubble pile at our facility. After leaving Sapphire Shepherds, he went on to acheive the following;

    SAR K9 Lil' Grizz of Sapphire Mountain

    USD Tracking/Trailing certified (at 14 mo.), CGC, Cadaver certified.
    owner writes;
    He is so solid, methodical and strong nerved. Absolutely Loves to work!
    He is a vital part of our team.
    Shanin

  • Resident group home enjoying a visit from one of our 7-week-old litter of pups.

  • Testing pups in new areas/different floor surface.

  • A 7 - 8-week-old pup working a food track. Our pups are worked on several short tracks and search problems before they leave us in order to determine who exhibits a natural (not “coached”) ability in this area.

  • Rubble pile searching.

  • Very fortunate my grandchildren live next door!

  • Pups being properly exposed to stock at a safe distance while their focus is on something else (engaging in a game of tug).

  • Litter exploring parked haying equipment. A busy day on the ranch with our dogs or pups always tagging along.

  • A young pup with mom getting exposure to one of the many different natural obstacles we have in our backyard.

  • A young litter enjoying the good weather and getting toenails clipped during a routine daily outing.

  • Danny hauling a litter back to the barn after an afternoon of exploring the forest & creek with all kinds of different ground cover, noise, smells,.. All our dogs & litters are very fortunate to have the perfect natural environment for our pups to flourish!

  • One of our fine broods enjoying some afternoon sun with a barn cat.

  • A young pup working a short track.

  • Search work with a young pup.

  • Play and surface exposure with pups.

  • Litter inside the barn on a winter day.

  • Another excellent area for exploring and confidence building.

  • Different footing being explored by a pup.

  • Natural, age appropriate obstacles in environment for a litter to explore.

  • A litter exploring.

  • Agility course set up in our back yard for older dogs and young adult training.