Gewalt Kennels - German Shepherds

LocationAdelaide Hills, SA

Hi, I'm Jodie D.

Having been involved with GSDs for over 30 years, we love our 4 legged family just as much as our 2 legged one. Our priority with breeding is to produce sound, healthy puppies with outstanding temperaments to make great family companions, and any animals bred with have very good hips & elbows (A/Z) and full DNA…

Vet Approved Criteria

Member since Aug 2026

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  • Breeding & Welfare
  • Health Practices
  • Home Environment
  • Documentation
  • Feeding
  • Physical Condition

Our Breeding Practices

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Behaviour and socialisation

Our puppies are enriched with a range of sensory play activities. Our puppies get to see and meet other animals. Our puppies get to meet a range of adults and children. Our puppies are exposed to a range of household noises and outdoor noises to build their confidence. Our puppies are raised in our family home.

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Health

Our puppies will all have had their first vaccination, microchip, and are wormed every 2 weeks before coming home with you. All our puppies will have passed their health check at the vet before coming home with you. Any health or behaviour concerns will be explained to you in writing. We are proud of the high quality…

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Home environment

Our puppies are born and raised in our family home. Our dogs are our family members and all live and sleep in the house with us. Our dogs live in a weather protected, temperature controlled area. Our puppies are raised on our rural property. Our puppies are born indoors but also have access to outdoor play and…

Health Tests

Core Tests(2/2)

Gewalt Kennels - 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

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These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess the quality of their elbow…

Elbow Dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia

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These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess their ‘hip score’. Dogs with…

Hip Dysplasia

Additional Tests

Gewalt Kennels - German Shepherds does not conduct additional health tests.

Australia States

Transportation options

Australia States

Gewalt Kennels - German Shepherds will send their puppies to the following states for their new families:

All states (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT, ACT & TAS)

Our payment process

1. Complete RightPaw application form 2. Pay deposit to secure your puppy 3. Balance to be paid prior to pick up/ collecting your puppy!

Getting your puppy home

Gewalt Kennels - German Shepherds supports the following options for getting your new puppy home safely.

In person puppy pick up
Meet the breeder in person for puppy pick ups
Domestic air travel by plane
Supportive of domestic air transport by plane

Badges of Recognition

RightPaw Verified BadgeDogs Australia Registered

About the Breeder

A little about us

We live in the Adelaide Hills, and our dogs are our family companions before anything else. Whilst we successfully show them, our primary aim is to have healthy, well balanced dogs with exceptional characters.

Credentials

State registration

174565

Association

Dogs SA (ANKC)

Association number

5100051344

Prefix

Gewalt

Breeding since

We started breeding in the 1990’s

Applying for a puppy

Apply for a puppy by answering a few questions so Jodie can get to know you.
A$4,000 - A$5,500

A$4,000 - A$5,500