“Dogs offer security, succor, esteem, understanding, forgiveness, fun and laughter and, most important, abundant and unconditional love. Furthermore, they make no judgements, and we can be ourselves with them. They also need our help and make us feel important.”

- Leo K. Bustad, "Compassion: Our Last Great Hope”, p50

"We are so grateful for Stony Lonesome GSD. Not only do we have our amazing pup added to the family from the experience but we’re also a part of a shared community of individuals who love German shepherds. I was a rookie going into this but I got incredible support from Judy and Brian from beginning to end. These people are not your typical breeders-they care immensely and that makes all of the difference."

- Chelsea from Indiana, and Zero!

Information – Table of Contents

You may already be familiar with much of this, but hopefully you’ll find at least some of it useful. Or, if these notes seem overwhelming, simply start with the more important items that you can handle today (and what you can do will probably be enough!) and in time you’ll add more and more as you grow in the skills of dog ownership!