Placed Pups

Denali Kennels - Puppies that found loving homes

We do our best to keep up with our puppies and the families that they live with, Here are a few of our placed puppies and the owners comments. The pictures are sent from the owners of the pups, we thought it would be nice to share them. :)

Stories like these are why I breed!

Yorath vom Denali

Call Name: Yuri
Location: Colorado
Family: Ramey

Owner's Comments:

Jen,

I wanted to drop you a line and let you know how Yori is doing. The attached picture is Yori at 8 months. (not the picture here) He is everything I had hoped for and he has acclimated very well to our busy household, which includes my 3 year old grandson, two Shepherds, and our Maltese. He was a breeze to house train and his elbow and hip x-rays “came out beautiful”.

Yori is a quick learner in obedience and excels in agility. I’m excited for what the future holds for us as a competitive team. I want to thank you for your integrity and continued support. I hope to drop by with Yori in the future for a visit.

Thanks,

Liz

Mary vom Denali & Raven vom Denali

Call Name: Zoe & Raven
Location: Nebraska
Family: Hess

Owner's Comments:

Hey Jen! Just wanted to give you some good news about Raven and Zoe. Both of them passed their CGC test on the first try today!! We were so excited! They both just did awesome! The evaluators couldn't believe how attentive and focused they both were and said they must have come from excellent breedings. They also couldn't believe I'd only had Zoe for a couple months with how even tempered and handler focused she was. They were both phenomenal!! So, I just have to send in the paperwork to AKC and they will both be titled!! YEAH!! The only part Raven had trouble with was the supervised separation portion. I had to leave her with a stranger and go outside for three minutes. She whined for a little bit -- she is definitely a mama's girl! -- but then she calmed down and patiently waited for me to return. I have to admit though, too, Zoe has become quite the mama's girl too!! She loves nothing better than to cuddle now!! I just though I'd let you know! The next steps for both of them are therapy dog classes for Zoe and advanced tracking for Raven. We are planning on getting Raven's TD this fall and Zoe should have her therapy dog title hopefully by the end of the summer. I can't thank you enough again for such wonderful dogs!! They are truly a pleasure to have and to work! I'm so glad I was able to provide the two of them with a loving home and with jobs!! Thanks so much!

It was definitely very exciting! They just did phenomenal!! I couldn't have asked for better watchdogs and working partners and just good pets! They are so perfect!! Here are some pictures of the girls taken recently. Let me know if you have trouble opening them and I will try to send them in another format. I will send you pictures of them with their certificates when I get them from AKC! How are all the puppies doing? If I had room for a third dog right now, I'd definitely take Zofie. She is beautiful!! Her coloring on her body reminds me a lot of Raven's. What other litters do you have planned for this year?

Talk to you soon!

Sally, Raven, and Zoe

Ophelia vom Denali

Call Name: "Fi Fi"
DOB: 02/13/2003
Location: CO
Family: Stewarts

Owner's Comments:

Hey. I just wanted to send you an email to tell you about an incident that happened today. I was outside in the front yard playing with Venus today. We were playing a nice game of tug when I noticed a guy and his young son (approximately 4-5 years old) come around the corner at the end of my block walking a dog. The little boy was holding the leash. Well, I knew what was going to happen even before it happened. The other dog spotted Venus and I, and pulled the leash out of the little boy's hands. It came running towards us. So I picked up Venus and called Fifi, who was just inside the open front door chewing on a hoof. Fifi came outside and spotted the other dog running at Venus and I. Fifi ran out into the front yard in front of Me and Venus, and started growling and got her hackles up. This didn't deter the other dog a bit. It kept coming at us. As soon as it got near Fifi, she immediately went into attack mode. She grabbed the other dog, which was a young weimariner (sp?) nearly Fifi's size, and practicaly flung it down on the ground. The other dog immediately went into avoidance and ran back down the block to its people.

After that the man came over to me and told me he was going to report me to the MP's. He said he was going to have them take my "vicious" dog away. So I promtly told him that he didn't have a leg to stand on. He had not had his dog under control and it came into my yard to attack me and my puppy. He didn't like that one bit. He left and took his dog, which look as though it had been beaten with a whip, with him.

I thought this was awesome. I have never seen Fifi act like that before. She is generally pretty neutral to other dogs. In this circumstance, she did exactly what I hoped she would do.

Well, that's all for now.

-Andrew

Rowan vom Denali

Call Name: "Rowan"
DOB: 04/11/2004
Location: CO
Family: Olewinski's

Rowan is a spoiled rotten, back talking, Mommy's dog that began her career as a seizure alert dog the day she went home at 8 weeks of age - it just took her new owners a few weeks to understand what she was telling them.

Roc vom Denali

Call Name: Roc
DOB: 04/11/2004
Location: CO
Family:

Roc had been chosen as a physical assistant dog for a client. His training began seriously at 16 weeks when he was able to go out in public to learn proper etiquette in malls, restaurants, schools and other places of business as well as to use elevators, escalators and stairs. Roc's littermate Rowan is working as a medical alert dog here in Colorado.

Roc's career as a balance dog was unfortunately ended when a delivery driver entered the property with no notice and hit him with a trailer. His left rear thigh was broken (and very successfully repaired!), the ball of his right hip was pushed clear through the socket and his pelvis was fractured in at least 2 places.

Roc's recovery has been remarkable as is his will to live and DO everything. We were going to opt to keep Roc as a breeding male since we knew his hips were good prior to the accident, however he is related to all but 2 of my breeding females!

Roc has been placed as a therapy dog for an owner with panic attacks. He is a happy, outgoing, into everything type of "pup" with an extremely HIGH pain tolerance (he cried only twice from the time he was hit through his recovery and was walking on the right leg the day he was hit!). He loves attention, uses his mouth, has nice house manners, is crate trained, house trained, no begging, good with cats/horses/dogs/cattle/sheep/goats/alpaca, loves kids and is just a joy.

Libby vom Denali DOB

Call Name: Libby
DOB: 08/31/2002
Location: CO
Family:

Young adult female returned due to previous owner's change of circumstance. Excellent on leash basic obedience - heel, walk on, sit, down, come, stay, leave it as well as Gee and Haw (left and right) commands, still working on off leash. LOVES children, good with livestock EXCEPT horses. Crate trained, good in the car, seems to be completely house trained. Good with cats and other dogs, not an alpha female in any way. DOES NOT BEG!! We had Libby sitting in the front seat floorboard while eating on the way home and she totally ignored the food.

Top two pictures at 23 months. Bottom picture at 3 months.

Impeccable manners in public, has been to malls, hospitals & schools, walks stairs and handles escalators and elevators without hesitation. Very aware of what is going on around her at all times

Name: Shannon vom Denali

Call Name: "Shannon"
DOB: 05/11/2004
Location: Ellicott, CO
Family: The Webbs

Standard coated smaller female. She is a lovey, quiet pup that already trail rides and has good ball drive, likes to snuggle, is crate trained and is on the quieter side. She is NOT an alpha dog and gets along with everyone.

Robyn vom Denali

Call Name: "Hunter"
DOB: 04/11/2004
Location: CO
Family: Ouellette's

Hello Denali Kennels,

I thought you might enjoy seeing how Hunter has progressed since his arrival to our family. Hunter Kodiak Denali- aka: Robin Vom Denali; Born in the April 11th, 2004, litter is now six months old. He is the newest member to our family and is a great addition. Hunter brings much love, companionship, fun, and lots of creativity to us and this surrounding environment- it is amazing how they explore items you never thought possible- he brings many a smile to your face. He has been incredibly adaptable -goes to work with us, stays at friends, and enjoys being with other dogs. Hunter rides well, loves the mountains, hiking, exploring, and especially loves water (anything from showers, baths, lakes, rivers, puddles, pools and rain!). We start an obedience class next week for six weeks. He is already mastering many commands and we could not have asked for a better fit. He will go to the vets in December to be neutered and I will send you the supporting documentation so we can receive his AKC papers. Thank you for being so good at what you do. He is the perfect fit.

Linda and Sy

Charlie vom Denali

Call Name: "Charlie"
DOB: 11/19/1999
Location: Telluride, CO
Family: Heerwagen

Owner's Comments: I bought Charlie from you in the fall of 2000. He was around 8 months when I bought him, but I can't remember his parents, maybe Merlin and Heidi. Charlie's been wonderful. He has an abundant amount of energy which enable him to accompany me running in the summer and backcountry skiing in the winter. Charlie is always ready to go with me and has an extreme sense of loyalty. He is my favorite companion and buddy, always aiming to please. He is obsessed with fetching and will retrieve anything thrown in front of him for hours. When the thrower has had enough, we have to hide the frisbee to make Charlie stop. At the age of 4, Charlie has hit maturity and mellowed out a bit. He can relax at home when I am out, but he always prefers bring on the go.

Here is a picture of Charlie on top of Campbell Peak in March. Charlie made it up with ease and followed us on our ski down. While he looks serious in the picture, he also has a goofy side that comes out often.

Just wanted to give a little feedback about Charlie from our life here in Telluride, Colorado. - Elizabeth Heerwagen

Charlie at 8 months

Nestle vom Denali

Call Name: "Nestle"
DOB: 01/24/03
Location: CO
Family: The Clouses'

Owners Comments: Nestle at 16 months is a whopping 30 inches (much bigger than expected or planned) and is still maturing. His ears are still "working" on coming all the way up and he's still gaining weight to fill in his large frame, at 80 pounds, he's still on the light side.

Newton vom Denali

Call Name: "Newton"
DOB: 01/24/03
Location: CO
Family: The Diazs'

Owners Comments:

Penelope vom Denali

Name: Harley
DOB: 19 September 2003
Location: CO
Family: Mr. Reedy

Owners Comments: She's 60 pounds at 6 months on the day of this picture.

Paddy vom Denali

Name: Paddy
DOB: 19 September 2003
Location: CA
Family: The Curtiss'

Owners Comments: Paddy will be flying out to CA to join his half sister Nessie and the Curtis household. They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of this special little guy. He's had surgery on his injured knee and immediately post op it was better than they hoped for at full recovery!

Patti vom Denali

Name: Shasta
DOB: 19 September 2003
Location: CO
Family: The Ashbaugh's

Owners Comments: She is doing well. Around 30 pounds now. I take her for a mile to a mile and a half walk twice a day around the two ponds in our area. There are several other dogs in our area that also go on walks, so she has some fun running with other dogs.

James vom Kirschtal

Name: JJ
DOB:
Location: Highlands Ranch, CO
Family: M. Blumenfeld

Owners Comments: "I don't mean to brag but I've already received four, yes four big kisses from James! thanks!"

"Had to throw the (tennis ball the size of a bowling ball) away because he started to eat it! We now use rubber Kong balls. I played with him so much tonight that he just laid down in teh middle of the yard and said, "I quit"! He is fantastic Jen."

"Forgot to mention that my neighbor is the head of the Colorado State Patrol. He was cleaning his car tonight and James jumped right in. SO, James and I get to go on a ride along with him one night when he is on patrol. Brett thought it would be cool to have him to intimidate any suspects. Sounds fun huh?"

Ivan vom Denali

Call Name: Ivan
DOB: 11/04/2001
Location: New Mexico
Family: The Rodgers

Owners Comments: I thought I'd write to tell you how Ivan did. for about the first ten minutes after we left, I could tell he was so scared at having to leave with strangers, but eventually he laid down and went to sleep. Now for the big news, NO CARSICKNESS! The whole way into town we were expecting the drooling to start any second but it never did. Anyway, once we got to Colorado Springs, we stopped at the Petsmart and got Ivan a brush, new collar to match his cape, new pinch collar (with the larger prongs), some liver treats, some lamb treats, several toys, about 6 hooves, a backpack, a foldable water bowl, and a huge pillow-type dog bed. We folded the dog bed and put it in the floor of the truck to where it was level with the seat, so that he would have more room to stretch out.

Then, we went to the hotel and he was wonderful. Unfortunately, he got a little more to eat than we intended. For dinner, we ate at subway and I didn't like the sandwich I got so I wrapped it up and threw it away. When I went to sleep, I tied him to my wrist so that if he moved I would wake up. At first he was ok, he even woke me up to take him outside to use the bathroom. Unfortunately, when I woke up in the morning, he had somehow gotten loose without waking me up and had gotten into the garbage. He ate several pieces of paper, an entire 6 inch roast beef sub with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise, an entire bag of M&Ms and several dog treats (he had chewed into the Petsmart bag.

So me and mom were absolutely expecting the worst on the drive home and we were prepared with plastic bags and paper towels. But once again, he didn't drool, wasn't restless, and didn't get sick at all! We think it may have something to do with having the air conditioner up high, because if we turned it down, he would start to drool, but would stop as soon as we turned it back up. We didn't even have to give him one of those pills or make any extra stops.

He also had his first three experiences inside places. I put his backpack on and he went into two gas stations and a Wal-mart. He was wonderful the whole time and didn't give me any problems at all. By the time we got home, it was too late to take him and my dogs to the park, so we kind of improvised, and introduced Chaz (my Akita) and Ivan on the sidewalk in front of my house. I could not have asked for better results. Ivan immediately accepted the fact that Chaz was the dominant male and Chaz was thrilled to have someone to play with. In fact, they were playing so hard that when the were chasing each other, Ivan tried to come to a stop in the kitchen and skidded about 7 ft right into the cabinets and it didn't even phase him, he just stood up and dove right back in. My cat even accepted him with no problems and they all got along so well that was even able to let him sleep in my room outside of the crate.

All in all, he's fitting in very well and hopefully things will continue this way!

Thank You!!
Ashley Rodgers

Ivan has been placed as a physical assistance dog. Besides the many favorable comments on his looks, we were told he has the "perfect temperament" for the job. Ivan's sire is working as a bounty hunter's protection/apprehension dog.

Nessie vom Denali

Call Name: "Nessie"
DOB: 01/24/03
Location: CA
Family: The Curtiss'

Owners Comments: "Jennifer,
Brief up date. Vet check she's perrrrfect but then I'm sure you already knew that. Allen and I are amazed as to how well she's adjusted. Dr. Burton was impressed with her and the fact that she comes when called, crate trained (excellent last night ) and that she fetches her tennis ball and brings them right back to me. She's amazing, just amazing. Right now she's sound asleep lying here next to me so contented and relaxed (just let me try to get up she'll know ). Be sure that she's loved and will be taken good care of... Nessie had her first visit with the trainer. She got all A's. He checked her prey drive...no problem, right on to using rib bones for correct trng. She was so cute and so ... so smart. ( We were told that she came from a good breeder ). Wants her to socialize a couple times a week and work on correct trng. techniques (me). Then at 6 months her trng. really begins. This young girl is going to teach this old girl a thing or too.... Nessie will be going all the way to master protection."

-- Ms. Curtiss -- March 2003

Enzo vom Denali

Call Name: "Buddy"
DOB: 05/12/00
Location: CO
Family: The Endress'

Owners Comments: "Hey guys!! Enzo (aka Bub, E-dog, Fuzzlebutt, Stinky Head, Goon, or Waggles) is finally settling in, and is doing great!! I have been working with him quite a bit with non-verbal commands... he has managed to get sit, stay, down, speak, heel, come, and is able to stand in front of me with his front paws in my hands... ALL on non-verbal commands! he is doing quite well with the same in verbal commands as well. He has pretty much stopped his temptations to destroy things when I leave, in fact I spent 4 days out of town, while a friend watched him and I was told he was an angel! He is also becoming considerably more attentive to outside sounds and disturbances.... All-in-all he is really growing into his personality, and has been able to distinguish between work and play."

-- Wally Endress -- September 19th, 2002

Harri vom Denali

Call Name: "Harri"
DOB: 10/25/2001
Location: Denver, Co.
Family: The Andress family

Owners Comments: "We just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that Harri is doing well and to send you a few pictures. He had a visit to the vet on Friday to finish up his shots, The vet says that he is in fine shape. He also visited the trainer today for an evaluation and will be starting class next Thursday. The trainer said that he is a very even tempered and intelligent dog and should take very well to training."

-- Jason and Samantha -- February 23rd, 2002

Picture taken at 2 years of age.

Harley vom Denali

Call Name: "Harley"
DOB: 10/25/2001
Location: Fraser, Co.
Family: The Robinsons

Owner's Comments: "Jen,
We just wanted to get in touch and let you know how well Harley is doing. We took him to the vet today. He finished up his puppy shots and weighed in at 38 pounds. He's doing good with house training, etc, and is really playful with everyone and other dogs. We have been enjoying him a lot, even when he's naughty. I've attached a picture. It's not the best but, you can tell what a good looking pup he is."

-- Seth and Emma -- February 6th, 2002

It's been a long time since we sent an up date on Harley Vom Denali aka "Byron"! Well he is loving it here in the mountains of North Carolina, and is still great company and a lot of fun. He loves going to work with me and he cannot get enough of the lakes and rivers out here, in which he just loves to swim in!

We are planning on, in the near future getting him a buddy and thought that we could not go wrong, getting another puppy from Denali Kennels. We have been checking your website regularly and when we saw the information of the upcoming "w" litter we thought that it would be a great opportunity for us.

Could you please send us any additional information that you have on this upcoming litter and what we need to do in order to reserve a male from the "w" litter. We plan on taking a road trip out to Colorado to pick up the puppy as soon as it becomes available, we beleive this will be around July according to you website.

We are very excited to bring another Denali German Shepherd into our home and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Seth Miller & Emma Robinson - 14 January 2005

Dierdre vom Denali

Call Name: "DeeDee"
DOB: 02/07/2000
Location: Nebraska
Family: The Hudsons

Owner's Comments: "Dee is doing great!!! Everyone loves her. She's been going to work with Randy. She absolutely knows when he's ready to leave and beats him to the door."

--The Hudsons -- January 22nd, 2001

Casey vom Denali

Call Name: "Storm"
DOB: 11/19/1999
Location: Highlands Ranch, CO
Family: The Messicks

Owner's Comments: "Just wanted to let you know Storm is doing great on his 2nd birthday. He has more character than we know what to do with and is way too smart for his own good. He is getting a doggie cake today. We will e-mail you some new pictures as soon as we get our scanner hooked up."

--Scott Messick -- November 19th, 2001

Darth Arimus vom Denali

Call Name: "Darth"
DOB: 02/07/2000
Location: Indian Hills, CO
Family: The Blaines

Owner's Comments:

Alphons vom Denali

Call Name: "Duke"
DOB: 04/25/1999
Location: Kiowa, CO
Family: The Fishers

Owner's Comments:

Axel's Pride vom Denali

Call Name: "Scooby Doo"
DOB: 04/25/1999
Location: Pueblo, CO
Family: The Mills

Owner's Comments: