Sierra Working Dogs

Wenatchee German Shepherds   Walburga German Shepherds   Widerhall German Shepherds    

Rio is a powerhouse worker with incredible ball drive.  In fact, it doesn’t have to be a ball...a tug, a rag, a bowl, a set of carkeys, or whatever else fits in her mouth will do. She also has extreme food drive.   This makes working her a breeze! Rio is a proven worker who has been on dozens of search missions throughout California and Nevada. 

 

Rio easily certified in Area, Human Remains and Avalanche search.  Due to her energy levels, she excels in large areas where tons of ground needs to be covered quickly.  But, we have kept an intense focus on working at the same level as a specialty Human Remains Detection dog, stressing a slow methodical search for items as small as teeth.  As long as her tug is involved...she is willing to work for it.  With all her enthusiasm, Rio is very stable with kids and in various environmental situations.

 

If there is fault with Rio’s drives, it is that her off switch is difficult to find.  She is as active  around the house as she is when working.  This trait may not be for everybody- she’s no  couch potato, but she is a serious working dog who may pass this on to her progeny. 

 

Rio was sired by Wenatchee's Heiko, who was a working police dog with El Dorado County Sheriff's Department and Placer County Sheriff's Department. He produced many working dogs currently doing Search and Rescue, Police, and Arson work.Heiko's sire, Lauser vd Oelmool, SchH I (Tauser) was an East German import who also worked as a police dog with Rio Vista Police Department,  in Northern California.

 

Rio’s grandsire (on her mother’s side) was   Ex Von der Grube Waldecke, CD, SchH 3 (Eike) who was  a working police dog.  Eike was sired by Yoschy von der Dollenwiese, SchH3,  a dog well known for producing great working dogs. Hexe's grandsire,  

Gorbi  is a young up and coming male owned by Randy Tyson Witmer.  He has incredible food and play drive and is very intense in his work.  However, he is extremely stable and easy to live with around the house, making him the perfect complement to Rio.

Gorbi has a strong head with dark eyes and intense expression. He is a medium sized and medium powerful in body type. Very correct in structure well balanced real athletic with strong bones.

He is a dog that has true strength of character nerves of steel very sound environmentally. He is social without opinions about people or other dogs. Gorbi is a good friend and very solid and confident when under pressure.

He is German bred and imported from the Czech Republic. He will be titled in Schutzhund breed surveyed and used in the Tyson-Witmer breeding program.