Let's talk about pedigrees: AMERICAN DOGS vs GERMAN DOGS
Here's a question we get asked a lot - are your dogs American or German lines?
When people ask that question, what is it they really want to know? Most of the time, folks have an idea that one or the other typifies what they want in a dog. Here's what we hear: American (or German) dogs have sloping hips.
German (or American) dogs have aggressive temperaments. Which is it? If you really study the breed you will find that there are good dogs in both of those lines. The best dogs, we believe, are the old-fashioned German Shepherd dogs of the 1970s. They were big, athletic dogs with straight backs (no sloping toplines!) that were intelligent, faithful, natural guardians. That's the type of dog we are still breeding!
The pups you buy from us now are sixth generation.... that means we owned and bred all the way back six generations of males and females. We have done all we can to breed only the best qualities, in our quest to preserve the classic,
old-fashioned German Shepherd. Our original dogs were a mix of German AND American lines - they were great dogs who proved they could throw pups as good or better than themselves. Meet them on these pages.
We'll start with an example of one of our present day female breeding dogs.
Under that are photos of some of our original dogs. Enjoy!
Black Magic's Bella
Bella's dam is Black Magic's Daisy
Black Magic Daisy's dam is Black Magic's Minime
Black Magic's Minime's dam is Black Magic's Good Karma
Black Magic's Good Karma's dam is Black Magic's Sunday Sugar
Black Magic's Sunday Sugar's dam is Shelley Libby's Irish (Desdamona's Irish Cream). We were thrilled to meet Shelley and Irish so many years ago because Irish's pedigree has many dogs that our original lines had.
Irish was Sunday Sugar's dam. Sunday had Karma, Karma had Minime, Minime had Daisy
Daisy had Bella, Bella had Irie.......6 generations!
Black Magic's Minime
Minime started working as a nursing
home therapy dog at age 8. .
Minime's dam Black Magic's Good Karma
1978
Our daughter Sarah naps on her first German Shepherd, Shawna
2006
Sarah
and
her dog,
Black
Magic's
Ali
We've been breeding fine quality German Shepherds since 1976. For more than 30 years we've bred for the same type, temperament, health and size of dog. Our lines have been refined and carefully bred to bring you some of the best GSD in the U.S., all bred to be FAMILY dogs. Many have excelled in obedience, therapy, and search and rescue, as well.
Black Magic's Leo
Leo sired many wonderful dogs for us, including Elijah, California Dreaming, Daisy, Maxi, and so many more. He had a great temperament and was a gorgeous dog. 122lbs and OFA good.
Karma is a BIG girl, 110 lbs.lean. She is an exceptional family guardian; faithful, calm and ready to do whatever you ask.
Minime 114 lbs now at age 8 - She's a fabulous dog, loyal, brave and smart! Loves her cats....
Irish
Desdamona's Irish Cream Shelley Libbey's fabulous girl at age 10, over 120lbs. Dam to our
Black Magic's Sunday Sugar
Black Magic's Laddy
We imported Laddy from a friend in Scotland
to have a good outcross. He is a year old here. Laddy built up nicely and produces lovely pups. He's Bella's sire and is related to Max (Sprague's Maximum Ride).
OFA good
Black Magic's Daisy
Daisy is a wonderful dog with lots of courage and controlled energy. She is the dam of Black Magic's Bella (bred to Laddy).
Daughter of Minime and Leo.
Laddy
Laddy and Daisy produced Black Magic's Bella.
Black Magic's Bella
Max
.Sprague's Maximum Ride
Our blue male who has produced so many nice pups. (Rhoo, Cooper, Bladen, Madison, Irie, etc) OFA good
Black Magic's Irie
Max and Bella produced Black Magic's Irie
Bella is a lovely girl who has produced three litters of outstanding pups. She has a great temperament and is intelligent, athletic and very loving. Bella lives in N.C. with Lewie Phillips at East-Coast-GSD.
Irie is one of the most athletic dogs we have ever bred. She is unbelievably fast and agile!
She is also an incredibly faithful dog who never loses sight of her dad, Lance.
The Bella-Max cross has produced many outstanding pups. Irie is a sixth generation
