German Shepherd Dog Breeders, Upper Hutt NZ

der Ingolsta kennels are dedicated to the German Shepherd breed, we have been a member of the NZ Kennel Club now ( Dogs NZ ) since 1976 and bred our first litter in 1980 and have a reputation of breeding Quality animals with superior temperament and working lines, Excellent for show, agility, obedience and great family companions for all ages, Our aim is to attempt to better the breed in all aspects, which means, continually importing quality proven bloodlines (as our Gene pool is very small in NZ) All our breeding stock go thru an extensive Veterinary examination which includes xraying hips and elbows and DM testing. These xrays are then sent to Australia to go thru the process of being scored and approved for breeding. We live in a country enviroment therefore the puppies have access to free running in there up bringing, they are reared on a Royal Canin which is a Quality Super Premium Dry formula and is a total balanced food and certainly gives them the excellent start in life that they require. They also go thru a full Veterinary check, vaccination and tattooed prior to leaving us to go to their new homes. Our very first German Shepherd we owned was 1967 was a full working dog on a farm that had pedigree jersey bulls, milking cows and sheep and she loved the challenge everyday working with the stock on the farm. In 1976 we purchased our very first show dog which was more of the family's very best mate than a show dog but he certainly got us really hooked on the breed