Arctickara German Shepherds
Central Coast, TAS
Hi, I'm Jeri V.
We are a small kennel based on the North West Coast of Tasmania, in the quiet town of Ulverstone. Our first Siberian Husky joined our family in 1991 and others have followed. In 2005, we became involved in German Shepherds. The joys of owning and caring for the dogs are first and foremost. We breed very selectively…
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- Breeding & Welfare
- Health Practices
- Home Environment
- Documentation
- Feeding
- Physical Condition
Our Breeding Practices
Behaviour and socialisation
We believe in working and spending quality time with our dogs. They love running on the beach and going for a bike ride. Being very involved in puppy training and running show classes for new exhibitors, we feel it is important to have dogs that are socialised and happy to be handled. Our grandchildren help…
Health
Our dogs have been hip and elbow scored as well as eye tested. We breed for temperament, so will only breed from our best tempered dogs through temperament testing. We vet check annually and puppies are vaccinated and wormed. We feed a very varied diet including Royal Canin dry food, minced meat, chicken and bones.
Home environment
We have a fully equipped whelping room inside the house with a large size whelping box containing shelves, heat pads and bed for one of us to sleep in to supervise during their first few weeks of development. Once they are ready to explore more of the house and outdoors, we have set up puppy play pens with tunnels…
Included with our puppies
We supply Royal Canin puppy food and a diet sheet guide, breeder contract with rehoming and desexing policy (unless sold for Showing), scented blanket, toys and future ongoing support.
Health Tests
Core Tests(2/2)
Arctickara German Shepherds conducts 2 out of 2 core health tests which RightPaw believe are most important to conduct for the German Shepherd Dog.
Elbow Dysplasia
Physical Test
These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess the quality of their elbow…
Hip Dysplasia
Physical Test
These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess their ‘hip score’. Dogs with…
Additional Tests
Arctickara German Shepherds does not conduct additional health tests.
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About the Breeder
A little about us
I’m Ria and my daughter is Jeri and we work together as ANKC breeders, with success in the Show ring and interest in Track and Search with our dogs.
Why we got involved in breeding
My husband initially purchased a Samoyed for me as a wedding present, and from that day I fell in love with the breed. I grew up on a farm around dogs all my life and am thankful for the support over the years from various great breeder friends whose advice and knowledge about the breed is exemplary and their…
Our special touch
We breed for temperament and conduct temperament testing and select the best and most suitable families for our dogs.
Connect with us
websiteCredentials
State registration
Dogs TAS 7100002163
Association
Dogs Tasmania (ANKC)
Association number
7100002163
Prefix
Arctickara
Breeding since
1991
- Ulverstone Kennel Club
A$3,000