About Appleridge Family

At Appleridge German Shepherds, we've been providing top-quality World Renowned West German pedigrees going back to the original  kennels from the founding Martin brothers in Germany. Our team of experienced professionals are passionate about animals and dedicated to providing the best possible care to your furry family members.  There is NO greater commitment when considering the Life of a Breed Specific Breeder.  Unlike a Broker that is making money from dogs and pups without the Lifetime Commitment of personal influence and decades of preservation of specific qualities that "they" are carefully, lovingly, and time consumingly implementing for the breed standard purpose or agenda such as perfecting a skill set through genetics.  This task is daunting and time consuming.  Not for the light hearted.  NOT to make money since a "truly skilled" Breed Specific Artist will ALWAYS spend many times more on their breeding stock than pup sales would ever repay.  Their time is absolute dedication.  Almost every breeding I know have divorced because of the 24/7 365 dedication required.  No holidays, no days off, every spare dollar and minutes spent proving their pedigree through AKC competitive Confirmation, Obedience, Temperament, and Workability for the qualities they are uniquely creating and preserving in their pedigree.  In most cases a very skilled breeder with the comprehension of Genetics will even have frozen semen at great expense for surgical implants to bring back and preserve decades of unique breed qualities so that they are not lost to time.  All of which is extraordinarily expensive endeavors.    Breeders have to pay retail for everything and rarely recover these expenses.  A true breeder will never compromise or settle for a breeding that is not to their standard, which would possibly set them back gene wise.  A true Breeder is truly a very wise Artist creating a masterpiece for generations to come.  Most extraordinary breeders will continue to do so until their passing rather than retire and disappoint the families wanting to enjoy the fruits of their labor. 

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