6/12/2008
Kathy,
I just thought I would drop you an email and let you know how
Bear is doing. After making
it home from Ohio to Pennsylvania in the blizzard of '08, we
could not be happier with Bear
and all he means to our family. He is a wonderful,
beautiful, totally lovable boy. At 5
months old he is weighing in at 52 lbs. He has a
gentle, playful, intelligent nature. He loves
the family and being outdoors. He has been learning very
quickly his basic commands. I was
able recently to test his good nature when I took him to our
anual horse show here in Devon,
Pa. I could not get through the grounds without everyone
stopping me and telling me what a
gorgeous dog he was. They were surprized that he was
only 5 months old and already had
such a regal carriage and large size!!! He loved all the
attention, wagging his tail the whole
time we were there. His temperament and intelligence is
everything we wanted in GSD.
I have recommended you to EVERYONE I know and ANYONE who
asks.
You truly have some of the most beautiful dogs
around!
Thank you so much for Bear....
Lisa Archbold
Berwyn, Pa
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4/1/2008
Kathy,
Hi, we haven't spoke for a while and i wanted to forward some
adult pics, of the most
beautiful female shep you've produced to date ( sorry, i'm
biased and VERY proud).
Madame Nyxse Vombuflod, is an awesome young lady, and we adore
her. I've never seen
such a well adjusted, stable dog, with so much personality. She
loves kids, and can be around
large groups, (we socialize often) without any problems. She
has begun a regular grooming
schedule, that long plush coat!!! We just added another english
bulldog puppy just Easter
weekend, and we were a little wary, but o man did she make us
proud!!! What an instant
mother!!! She even feeds him her food when i shoo him away from
her bowl!!! So now her
playmates include a small pony that she herds daily, a lhasa
apso that she annoys, and now
a little pudgy bulldog. Anyway, thank you so much for your
dedication to this breed,
and producing such amazing animals, and thank you for your hard
work getting us matched
with our dream girl!!! I look forward to seeing her pics on
your website!!
Davonna Schweickart
Proud mother of Madame Nyxse Vombuflod
(Lion/Flame)
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3/19/2008
When we decided to get a German Shepherd we didn't know
much about the
breed. We found Kathy's website which has a lot of
information about the
breed, their traits and behavior. The decision to
buy a German Shepherd
from Kathy was easy to make after talking with
Kathy on the phone and
going to their home and seeing the facility where these
dogs are bred
and raised. Kathy is not just a person with
puppies to sell, she cares
about the dogs and is very knowledgeable about the
breed.
Once we took Ezra home and had questions, Kathy was
more than happy to
take the time to help and never acted like we were
bothering her. We
would absolutely recommend Kathy as a breeder.
As for the dogs, we may be a little biased because Ezra
has been a
wonderful companion. She was housebroken in 3 days,
very intelligent,
well mannered, protective, easy to train and has
become a great addition
to our family.
Kathy also recommended K-9 performance of Cincinnati
for obedience
training which was very helpful. The trainer told us
Kathy breeds high
energy, high drive working dogs and they need to have
daily activity.
Ezra's daily activities include training sessions,
playing football and
playing with our cats.
The most important question everyone should ask
themselves, is not only
if these dogs are right for me but am I the right
person for these dogs.
Kathy's dogs are not lap dogs, they are working dogs,
meaning they need
daily exercise and some type of activity. Our trainer
told us if we don't
give Ezra an activity to do she would find one
on her own and it may not
be something we would like.
Kathy is not only an excellent breeder she
also is a very good person and
we would recommend her and her dogs to anyone
who would give the dogs
the same love and care they deserve.
Thanks again for all your help,
Teresa & Kyle Keesee
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Sophie vom Buflod
February 10, 2008
We were looking for a German Shepherd puppy
with good blood lines, healthy and one that would get along with our
family which consists of 13 grand
children.We looked at several
puppies and then went to Kathy’s and fell in love with
Sophie who was only 8 weeks old. We could tell right away
that she was different from the other puppies we had seen
at other places. She was very pretty and
attentive with a great disposition. When she was 6 months old we
enrolled her
in obedience training. Now that she is 8 months she
is so well behaved, a pleasant companion
and fun to have as part of our family. Our grandchildren love her
and she loves their attention.
We keep getting comments
on how pretty she is and how soft her coat
is. She is very smart
and learns quickly. We
are glad to have checked out the
website and found Kathy Buflod’s site. Kathy is very knowledgeable
about her German Shepherds, and it is evident of
how caring and particular she is with
them. She also gave us
good tips, since this is our first house dog.
It was also fun to watch
Kathy demonstrate the various commands with Sophie’s
father.
Sincerely,
Bruce and Carol Tarter
Goshen, Ohio
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1/19/2008
Hi
Kathy:
At four and a half months old, Lena is knocking on
the 45 pound door! Her ears are just
about
up --right ear is up, the left about 90% there, and she has lost all
her top and
bottom
teeth up to her canines. She is a little clown and he latest
accomplishment just this
morning
is jumping up on our bed all by herself. (it is a pretty high bed).
She
helps wake Steve up in the morning.
She loves to learn and
nags me if I haven't gotten to her little evening training sessions
in
a
timely manner. She is walking great on the leash alone, but
obviously when the other
dogs
are
loose and with us she just wants to catch up with them. She and
Astro continue to be
best
wrestle
buddies, although I think Astro sees the writing on the wall that
she is going
to be
bigger than he! She also started eating in the room with the
other "big dogs" and is
learning our dining rules, eat and leave.
We
hope to bring her up once the weather warms up for a
visit!
See you
soon!
Carolyn, Steve and Lena
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1-8-2008
Hi
Kathy:
HAPPY
NEW YEAR. Just wanted to let you know that Asco is healthy and
happy
down
here in Florida. We call him “Doc” after a character in a
series of books that
I
read. The character is a very large, very intelligent guy who
is a trained killer with
an
unusually gentle heart. It seemed to fit. He seemed to
take very easily to the
change.
He is the most loved dog on the planet. He goes to
doggie-day-care so he’ll
stay
friendly and well exercised while we’re at work. He is so
exhausted some days
that I
barely know we have a dog in the evenings. He is quite the
head turner.
Everyone loves
him! He loves the beach, especially the pelicans and
osprey. I think
he’s a
bird dog in disguise!
He isn’t as crazy about the boat or the Gulf yet but
we’re
sure
when the water is a little
bit warmer and we’re swimming, he’ll get the idea.
He
seems to really like riding on the golf cart that we
use at the island house.
Attached are a couple of photos. I’ll send
updated ones when he finally understands
the joy
of swimming on a hot Florida day.
Thanks
for bringing us together!
Kate & Ralph
DeMarco
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1/6/2008
We received our beautiful puppy
at 9 weeks old. He is the most wonderful dog
we
have ever had! The minute I saw
him I knew he was the best of the best and he
has
proved it numerous times. Every
where we go people rave about him. The most
common compliments: "Wow what a
dog!" "Is he from Europe?"
"Where did you get him?"
"He is so calm!" "He is so smart!"
"He is beautiful!"
People can really tell he is
from good stock.
To say the least we are very
proud!
Brenda and
Vince
Estero
Florida
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1/6/2008
Kathy,
I just wanted to thank you for
our beautiful German Shepherds Koda & Boo.
Koda had some big paws to fill
after the loss of our German Shepherd
Bear,
and he is everything we could
of ever hoped for in a Shepherd.
He is confident patient and a
constant guardian and companion to our three
girls.
Boo is coming along very
nicely. She has completed four
levels of obedience at
the age of 9 months and is
blossoming into a wonderful companion and guardian
for our
family.
These dogs never disappoint me
with there unconditional love and service.
Thanks
again,
The Edwards
Family
Jeff, Sherri, Tessa, Reilly and
Emma
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12/10/2007
Kathy,
TORI has grown into a
beautiful 5 1/2 month old puppy. She is from Lion
&
Indira born
6-25-2007. What a woderful dog! We love her, she is a
terrific
friend and so smart. She also
loves the snow!
We will definitely be
contacting you in
the future for another GSD.
Susan, Karl, and Brett
Saltrick
Pennsylvania
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12/8/2007
Hi
Kathy,
Just a quick note to let you
know Brody is doing Wonderful and we
absolutely
love him to death. He went to
his first training class today and did
fantastic..
In fact the trainer used him
to demonstrate for most of the class. She was
very
impressed with him!...In fact
she said she is looking for a GSD puppy and
asked where we got him...we
told her from you guys and gave her the
website..
so don't be suprised if you
hear from her...Oh yeah the Vet also was very
impressed with Brody...said
he had excellent temperment for a puppy and
Wonderful bone
structure....It is amazing how many compliments we get
for
Brody...when we take him to
"town" for a walk...It seems like everyone
stops
and is awestruck with his
good looks....He is my daughters Best
buddy....
we could not be happier and
we are so very glad we went with such a
quality
puppy from Quality Breeder...
You are not only Nice people...But i could not
imagine a better breeder
anywhere!
Thanks once
again!
God Bless and have a
Wonderful Holiday
All the
Best,
Tom, Sue and Alison
Green
and of course
Brody
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9/26/2007
River vom Buflod
My Vet recomended Vom
Buflod German Shepherds when I told him I was
looking for a
shepherd pup. When I called, Kathy was delivering the last
of a litter so I
decided it was the right decision to go ahead and get a
pup.
My girl River is now 6
months old and is so smart that I can show her
something
only 2 or 3 times and
she learns it. Not to mention that she is maturing into a
beautiful dog and gets lots of compliments!
She socialized
well in puppy kindergarden and is in her second obedience
class
where she excells and
is eager to please. At home she is a clown and her
best
friends is a 9 yr old
20lb. cat who is very patient with her.
I am considering
another pup next fall and will definately return to Vom
Buflod
for another Shepherd.
Cathy Neff and
River
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9/2/2007
Hello
Kathy,
I thought that I
would send a couple of pictures of Ronin so you could see how he has
grown.
He was at the
vet today; he is weighing in at 51.5 lbs at 5 months! He and the cat
still are not getting along;
however he and
the two girls are doing well together.
He is a
beautiful puppy, he receives compliments every where he goes!
Take
care,
Krissi
Courtney
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6/17/2007
Max is very
intelligent. He searches for anything, he loves the ball
and he love kids. He
loves to go fishing and camping.
He loves the dog
park!
Thank you for a
wonderful Dog I'm very happy with him!
Guy
Conley
Cincinnati, Ohio
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LETTER
OF REFERENCE
April
16, 2007
We
are the proud owners of "Jewel", "Adora" and "Willow" vom
Buflod! Our fabulous experience started
with
the selection of Jewel then
5 weeks after Jewel came to live with us - Adora arrived!
Kathy made a very
wise
suggestion that we get "the Girls"close
together and work through the "puppy phase" at the same
time.
That
was such good advice!
Well
- as if our lives weren't rich enough..."Willow-bear" arrived
a four months later. It's was pure
heaven!!
When each
puppy arrived in AZ, it was such a thrill to have them run
right out of their airline crates into our
arms. They
were the
picture of health, so beautiful, full of confidence, happiness and
great energy. We already
had
a 5 year old, GSD male -
"Romeo" and wanted to find great playmates for him. Kathy
carefully listened as
we
described our household and found the perfect match to
keep balance in our home. From the moment each
puppy
met Romeo, they were confident and ready to play. Romeo
was equally excited to play and has been
quite the
gentleman with his new little friends!
"The
Girls" are confident to meet people for the first time and eager to
say hello. They have such a sweet
temperament
when greeting
children. When we take daily walks our neighbors always come
running to pet
the
dogs. It's quite a sight to see all FOUR
GSDs walking together in perfect formation.
During
our first inquiry about puppies, Kathy communicated with genuine
caring and expertise to help find
the
right addition for our
family. Every step of the process was wonderful!
Pictures were emailed
of our
puppies
from the time of birth and weekly
photos were sent from 3 weeks all the way up to the day
before
flying
to AZ. We even
received video footage of the puppies running
and playing. Kathy always called to
share
updates on the puppy's development....It really made us a part
of their lives from day
one.
In
addition to Kathy being available to answer our questions -
their website is both beautiful and informative.
To
this very day, if we have questions, we receive prompt
answers to our calls or e-mails.
Although
our only contact has been through the phone or emails - we have
found Kathy to be a truly kind,
caring
and decent person. Kathy
has a passion for doing what is best for every one of the
dogs.
We
are so happy to count Kathy among our friends
and cherish our
Vom Buflod puppies as part of our family.
With
appreciation,
Diane
and Mark Vanek
Tempe,
AZ
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We are the owners of 7 GSD’s, 3 of which we bought from
Kathy. She has wonderful dogs.
We have had many questions over the years about puppies, dogs,
breeding, care and pregnancy,
among others, and they are always right there with an answer
or suggestion. Along with their high
quality puppies comes a helpful hand and a willingness to provide
the new owner with as much
info as possible to make your new puppy happy and stay healthy.
All breeders should take a few lessons from them, I know we
have.
Thanks for putting up with us for so long, and in the future!
Dean & Dawn Bock
Bockhaus Kennels
Sneads Ferry,
N.C.
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12/2007 Patton at 15 months
"UNDER ARREST" command
Patton at 18
months "Ohio Blizzard of 2008"
Patton vom Buflod (Skip vom Kottersbusch/ Dascha vom
Buflod)
4/14/2007
Kathy,
Time has flown by and
Patton is now 6 months old.
He has grown up fast
and is very strong. He started training at K-9 when he was 10 weeks
old, and has done
very well in the
classes. We recommend
that your clients go to classes with their puppies;
we need the training
as much as they do.
My husband and I
always wanted a GSD, and he is everything we wanted in a dog. He is beautiful, proud
and loyal… what an
exceptional breed. We
are so glad we found you when we were looking for our puppy.
Your dogs are
everything GSD’s should be.
Patton loves to go
for walks (we try and go everyday)
GSD’s need something
to do and Patton loves the walks and his tennis ball. We always get stopped by
people
who have questions
about him or just to tell us how pretty he is.
Thanks for helping
whenever we have questions!
We love him and are
very glad we have him.
Ray and Debbie
Eiser
Cincinnati, Ohio
UPDATE
9/16/2007
Kathy,
Wanted
to send you some updated pics of our beloved Patton
He's 85
pounds now, and still growing.
He still turns heads
everywhere he goes.
I want another one....Ray's not ready
yet.
We love looking at everyone else GSD's on you
website. I keep showing him the ones were owners have more
than one hoping he will change his mine.
Hope you enjoy these
pics.
Ray and Debbie Eiser
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Arko vom Falkberg (Ursus vom Almhof / Kerry vom
Falkberg)
4/11/2007
Hi
Kathy,
We
wanted to thank you for our wonderful Arko. He is so gentle
with our two five year old boys,
and
with our older dog, Antonia. Our children have had lots of
friends over to visit and Arko is
always
patient with them and seems to genuinely like children. Arko
is getting used to the new
sounds
of the city very well--he is very confident around other dogs and
has never picked a fight.
In
our neighborhood, many people walk their dogs, so that was
really important to us.
It
is a joy to be around a dog that is so well mannered--it only takes
a few times to let him know
the
expectation and he gets it.
We
love Arko so much and are so happy that we foundthe perfect fit for
our family.
The
other thing that is so interesting is that everywhere we go, people
always say, wow,
beautiful dog! Can I pet
him?
Anyway, thanks again, and we are confident that
when Antonia's time
comes, we will know where to get another dog
we can trust.
Sincerely,
the Martin-Bourne
family
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Baron vom
Buflod (Skip vom Kottersbusch/ Jussi vom
Buflod)
 
Rari vom
Buflod (Skip vom Kottersbusch/ Jussi vom
Buflod)
3/23/2007
Dear
Kathy,
Thank You so much
for the wonderful opportunity to
own one of your exceptional dogs.
At
5 1/2 months old, Baron is so much better than I ever expected a
puppy could be. As you know
I
brought
Baron home to two kids under a year and a half- a 4 month old and a
15 month old. I have
never
regretted that choice. Baron LOVES both of my children so much as
protects them like their were
his
own puppies. I have never seen a dog that knows so instinctively what his job is and how
to do it.
I
rarely have to correct his behavior around the kids and he has
become my shadow. I would not trade
him
for the world! And your continue willingness to help even after I
brought him home shows your true
dedication to the breed. I have already
recommended you to several friends and will continue to do so!
As
soon as Baron is a little older, we will most definitely be buying
our next German Sheperd from you.
So, if you are wanting to
buy a GSD from Kathy and are worried because of having young kids,
just
ask her for my number-
I
have no problem letting you know my personal experience!
Sincerly,
Amanda
Kasle
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Elizabeth
vom Buflod 8 months
old (Inko vom Kolenda / Lera vom
Kolenda)
2/1/2007
I wanted you to know how much Joy Elizabeth has brought
into our lives.
She is verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry active, but a loveable
girl who is spoiled to the max,
but we really have been blessed to
have such a fine addition to our family.
I love Inko, too, what a beautiful dog!
Rosi Mackey
( Jesse's mom and sometimes caretaker for
Elizabeth)
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Felix vom Buflod (Inko vom Kolenda/ Lera vom
Kolenda)
Here's
a photo of Felix last winter, at our cabin at Lake
Arrowhead.
He
is doing great, as you can see he loves the snow.
Jaime,
the first trainer who worked with Felix, said he's a great dog and
that
she
wished all the dogs she worked with were like him, so well-balanced
and eager to work!
He
has a wonderful temperament and he took to training really well.
An
agility facility is opening
up
near us soon so I'm going to try him with that too, I think he'll
love it!
He
is so beautiful and smart, I'm really happy to have
him.
Best,
Michele
Bigelow
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Bristol vom
Buflod
Just thought I would send you
an email with pics of our beautiful boy "Bristol".
He definitely has beautiful
color and is going to be a very good size shepherd. We love
him to death,
and he is very spoiled!
We could not be more pleased with this dog. He is exactly what
we were looking
for and has so many of the
characteristics of our previous shepherd that passed away early in
the year.
He is getting bigger by the
day. He has the best, most laid back temperment, yet loves to
play!
I would highly recommend you
to anyone looking for a shepherd. Definitely worth the
trip!
We have talked about possibly
getting another shepherd next spring. If we decide to get
another,
we would positively come back
to you. We were very impressed with the information you
provided
during our purchase, the
quality of the breed, and your breeding in general.
Thanks
again,
Craig & Sherri
McMillen
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SEE VP1 Yacco's page by clicking
link on left
YACCO VON DER VALLENDARER HOHE
2006 USA SIEGER
9-12 Month males
SG40 GERMAN
SIEGER SHOW 2006
Here I am sitting on my patio writing a
letter to you and watching my 2 dogs.
One dog is Wena and the other is her
best friend Yacco. This morning they are plotting
revenge on the mole that got away
yesterday. Yacco's head is buried deep in the
earth
and mud from ear to ear... Oh hold
on... Yes! One less mole to deal with.
Well where do I start? First I
would like to say may THANKS to BOTH of you.
When I was looking for a second dog I
knew I wanted to show and title the dog. However,
I was still on the fence about getting
another dog. I spoke with Kathy about the Hannibal/Hexe
pup.
( I loved the Photo of him
stacked). I decided to take my kids up to visit and look at
him.
When we arrived my kids where more
interested in your horses than the dogs. Hans brought out
Yacco.
I liked what I saw and home he went. By
the way my wife had no idea she was going to have
another
mouth to feed. That is another story.
Yacco fit in perfect. Wena loved him. At that time the
NASS in
Pitts was getting close so I entered
him. Only a 4 hr drive so why not. I got a very nice handler,
Gina Kastrup from Germany, and he
placed VP2 Baby Vice Sieger! I just did not
want him to
come in last. Excellent critique from
the Judge. It was great because you both saw this
happen.
His father's owner Dietmar Nohe was
there to help also.
To shorten this up; Yacco has been
shown several other times with all VP1's.
His most recent Win was the 2006
USA Sieger Show where he was the Senior Puppy
Sieger.
Soon Yacco will embark on an overseas
journey to compete against the worlds best .
I believe he is one of the best. We
will see in Sept. at the German Sieger Show.
For those of you that are
reading this, Hans and Kathy have been GREAT.
They are "Just Good People". In
this world that means everything.
In wrapping this up I would again like to Thank You BOTH. You
have been very helpful |
