Rosehall Kennel is located on the Highland Rim of the Cumberland Plateau in the western foothills of the Appalacian Mountains in East Tennessee. The kennel is part of Rosehall Farm which is now a 2nd generation farm with 3rd & 4th generation participation. We breed the large frame, straight back, family friendly AKC German Shepherds that were more common in the 1950's & '60's. About 1/3 of our puppies are purchased by families with young children, about 1/3 are purchased by recently retired couples and the remaining 1/3 are engaged in some form of service work. The service dogs are used for hearing assistance, therepy dogs, physical assistance dogs, law enforcement, seizure alert dogs and search and rescue work. Our parent dogs are tested with OFA for sound hips and elbows and also are tested for DM (degenrative spinal myelopathy) to reduce some of the more common risks especially associated with the German Shepherd dog.
It is our hope that through this blog we can make posts that are both informative and entertaining for the German Shepherd owner in particular, dog owners in general and especially for those who are considering the purchase of a fine German Shepherd dog. While we are seriously engaged with the care of our dogs and puppies, we hope to carve a little time out of our days to post on this blog 2-3 times a week (and more often when feeling especially creative or 'wordy.')
Until next time . . . Eliot www.rosehallkennel.com
