Thank-you for reading our webpage about our German Shepherd Dogs. Narnia Kennels is a Canadian kennel specializing in working German Shepherds, with sound bodies and stable temperaments. We produce CKC registered German Shepherd puppies from imported European bloodlines. We offer guarantees on all puppies and adults.

    My name is Robin Winter and I have been breeding German Shepherds for the past 20 years, working to build our lines up to what they are now. My parents and grandparents also bred German Shepherds, so it is a family tradition and love. My husband Harold helps with the whelping of puppies and the raising and training of breeding potential puppies. My children Christopher (11 years old),  Rebekah (9 years old), Suzanna (5 years old), Isaiah (3 years old), and Abigail (9 months old) enjoy helping feed dogs and socialize puppies.   

    I am a Registered Veterinary Technician and also do occasional obedience classes and behaviour consultations. My training as a technician has helped to make our kennel a healthy clean place for our puppies, and for us to be very knowledgeable about the genetics behind breeding.

    Whether you are a pet owner, a top competitor, a breeder, or a police force, these great dogs will enrich your life and make you enjoy training a magnificent animal!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Breeding is an art and our lines are changing and developing as we try to produce the ultimate dog. The dogs we strive to produce here at Narnia are working dogs, that is, they are bred to be able, both mentally and physically, to endure long hours of training. Though they have the endurance and workability, our dogs love to be part of a family, and make excellent family companions and friends.

    We have combined Czech, Slovak, DDR, and German bloodlines. We occasionally use dogs from other European working bloodlines. All of our puppies are sold as Canadian Kennel Club registered German Shepherds.

    We enjoy dogs that are powerful, with nice deep colours, and are a substantial size. The temperament of the dogs is most important, as many go for pets, and many also go to working homes and need to be stable enough to handle the challenge and stress of being worked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    We have red sables, blacks, black and reds, and black and tans in our kennel. Puppies are usually available in these colours, or there is an upcoming litter with that colouring. The sables can have a fairly wide range of colour, but we try to have darker, richer pigmented sables in our kennel.

    We have normal coats, plush coats, and long coats in our kennel, but do not always have long coats available. Usually one litter a year does have some long coated puppies. A sound dog, in both body and temperament should be more important than simply the colour or coat of the dog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    All of our dogs come in the house and are housebroken and obedience trained. None of them are strictly kennel dogs, as they are our friends and companions first, and breeding dogs second. We try to get our dogs involved with different areas of work such as obedience, Schutzhund, tracking, agility and obstacle training, and protection/attack work.

    Our dogs all have their hips x-rayed and elbows checked before they are bred. We screen our primary breeding dogs and randomly screen a few puppies from each litter for eye disorders. We also test breeding stock for von Willebrand's disease, a inherited bleeding disorder. Dogs are carefully screened to have sound body structure, and a good, solid working temperament. We are on our fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh generations of some of our bloodlines, and have seen a very consistent type of German Shepherd emerge from our kennel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    The foundation female of our current bloodlines was Akela - Bara Z Konce Ase CD - a dark red sable Czechoslovakian import. She was a big boned, solid dog, and has a high retrieve drive. She was trained in tracking, obedience, and protection work. She had her first title in obedience and was a personal protection dog.

    Akela was imported as a puppy, so I raised and trained her myself. She was gentle with all people, especially children. She produced excellent ratios for hips, having produced over thirty puppies with clear hips. Her puppies are noted for their sound bodies, even temperaments, and their high will to please. She has offspring on police forces across Canada and the United States, there are more than 30 Police Service dogs that are directly related to her. Akela sadly died just shy of her thirteenth birthday in April, 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Val - OTCh. Valiant Val von Narnia AD, BH, SchH III, IPO3, T.D. - son of Akela - Black/red Czech/West German lines.

Artex - Artex Elbwarte, C.D., BH, SchH III, AD - Black sable male imported from the Czech Republic. 

Yogi - Narnia's YogiBear C.D., PSD - great-grandson of Akela, and is now living in Denver, Colorado, working as a police service dog there.  Yogi will be limitedly bred, and upon occasion Yogi kids will be available.   

Apache - Apache von Narnia BH - Red sable grandson of Val, Czech/West German working bloodlines. 

Adir - Adir Kar-Lav - Bi-Colour black and red male, imported from the Czech Republic.

Jack - Jack Balgaro - Bi-Colour black and tan/red male, Czech import

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired Males  Retired Females

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Narnia's Page of Fame

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    Follow the link to pull up our Page of Fame, where titled dogs are listed, or those that have completed certification courses in police work, wilderness patrol, Search and Rescue, and others.    

Narnia's Page of Fame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puppy Information

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    Please follow the link to our puppy information page.  There you will find information on how we choose puppy owners, reserving puppies, how puppies are raised, picking puppies up, and guarantees.  There is also a special puppy photo gallery for your enjoyment, these are pictures of past, or sometimes present puppies that we have.

Puppy Information Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puppies for Sale/Upcoming litters

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Follow the link below to access information on our available and upcoming litters.  Each litter has pictures of the parents, a short description, and a link to a puppy page for you to see current pictures.   New Litters and Pictures posted Mar 4, 2008! 

We have the following litters available:

Shaylah von Narnia X Artex Elbwarte C.D., BH, SchH III, AD : born January 10, 2008.  11 puppies!  Two black sable males, two bi-colour males, four sable females, and three bi-colour females.

Questa von Narnia, C.D., T.D.X., BH X OTCh. Valiant Val von Narnia, BH, AD, SchH III, IPO3 : born January 29, 2008.  Seven Puppies!  One black & red male, three red/black sable males, one black & tan female, and two red/black sable females. 

Ira Bett Silver X OTCh. Valiant Val von Narnia BH, AD, SchH III, IPO3, T.D. : born April 14, 2008.  Seven Puppies!  Two black and tan/red males, three black and tan females, two black females - all SOLD!

Fina Z Elbu X Artex Elbwarte, C.D., BH, SchH III, AD: born April 24, 2008.  Nine Puppies!  Two red sable males, seven red sable females.

Follow the link      Puppies Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young Dogs for Sale/Fostering

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We are currently offering the following young dogs for sale:

Holly von Narnia - black sable 8 mo. old female, excellent temperament and working ability, prelim. hips - excellent!!   SALE PENDING  Holly 

Blue von Narnia - solid black 7 mo. old male, excellent working ability, excellent police or Schutzhund prospect.   SALE PENDING    Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police Potentials/Importing Service

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We offer green dogs and partially trained Police Potentials, from our own bloodlines as well as imported from Europe.  Currently available:

"Axel" - Axel von Narnia - 15 month old black and red male, with very good socialization, high ball & retrieve drive, and natural hunt drive - SOLD!

We are pleased to offer importing services from Europe.   Adults (titled and non-titled), police potentials, and puppies will usually be imported directly from Europe to the International Airport closest to where you live.   We screen prospective imports carefully, and try to ensure that they are from top quality bloodlines, are clear on hips (if adults), and try to research the health of parents, offspring, and littermates of the parents.   New dogs will be posted shortly.

Follow the link for further information and pictures:  Dogs for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Dogs at Work/Success Stories

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    These pages are full of pictures and information about our own dogs and our puppies that have grown up and that are working.  Thank you to our many clients who faithfully send pictures, and allow us to share them on this webpage!  Click on the links below to pull up pages of dogs working in different areas, or to read success stories.  References are available upon request.

Tracking / Search & Rescue               Obedience                Companion               Protection Work               Police               Success Stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Art of Raising a Puppy, by the Monks of New Skete. An excellent book covering the raising and training of puppies, written by the Monks of New Skete, who breed, raise and train their own German Shepherds at their monastery. Excellent for new puppy owners.

The Perfect Puppy, by Gwen Bailey. This book deals with how to raise a problem free dog, in today's society. This book is another important book for new or repeat puppy owners.

Don't Shoot the Dog, by Karen Pryor. This book was marked as the new art of teaching and training dogs in the 1980's. It has an easy to read style, and contains a lot of valuable information about the basics of most modern day dog training (Positive re-enforcement, rather than correction). Helps to prevent behaviour problems.

Schutzhund, Theory and Training Methods, by Barwig & Hilliard. An in-depth book dealing with the raising and training of a Schutzhund dog, and trial requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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