About Us

I cannot remember not having at least one dog around the house, even as a child.� It all started with my Dad who had Airedale Terriers.� Can you believe he only paid $1.00 for his first dog?

Then it was my turn I jumped into the dog fancy with both feet.� I started out with Shelties and later moved on to a Collie.� It didn't take long for me to realize these two breeds weren't for me.� We did a bit of winning with them, but it seemed we were always getting beat by the same breed of dog.� Well, you know how the saying goes....."if you cant beat'em, join em", So I did!!

It didn't take long at all for me to fall in love with the German Shepherd Dog.� We began in the breed with Ch. Neva Von Neuweiser.� The first thing I knew we were winning groups left and right, and by year's end she was 7th in breed pts for Canada.� This was back in the days when the GSD was in the working group, where even getting a group placement among that many breeds was difficult.� We were very proud of Neva and all that she had accomplished for us.

The next year it was on to bigger and better things - we won our first Best In Show, 3 Best Puppy in Show's and Best in Specialty Show.� In� 1989 I was given a puppy who changed our lives here at Cedarisle.� What an awsome puppy she was!� At just 6 months of age she finished her championship in style winning a 5 pt major under a breeder judge at an All-Breed Show, and the next weekend taking another 5 pt major win at a Specialty Show, beating 26 bitches for the pts.� Her name was Ch. Lindger's Da Je Vue, who you can see on my Tributes page.� We have had our ups and downs and heartaches just like so many other breeders, but we have carried on for the love of the breed.� I'm extremely pleased with my current dogs, and expect them to accomplish great things.� It has now been 18 years since a Collie breeder told me 'you can have� your shepherds and their HIGH FLYING TROT'� It was the best advice I've ever received!� You know something -� that high flying trot has never failed to amaze me, and I could watch them float 'round the ring forever.

At Cedarisle, we are committed to the improvement of the breed, and we have set a stringent standard to breed by.� All of our breeding stock are x-rayed hips and elbows, as well as being tested for blood and immune disorders prior to breeding.� One other major concern is temperament, and with this in mind our puppies are tested at 8 weeks of age for any faults in temperament.

Because Cedarisle is a small kennel we only breed once a year with the hope we can find great homes for our puppies.� Before each puppy is sold we check each home to ensure it is a safe and suitable environment and talk extensively with the prospective owner to best match the personality of the puppy with it's new owner.

We are a "hands on" type of kennel, willing to provide any assistance we can to our puppy owners.�� To this end we are available to answer questions and provide support at *any* time, as well as checking back with the new owner two weeks after they take their new family member home and once a month there after.� Our kennel motto is:�� We sell the Best and Keep the Rest!