Our Beginning

I started with German Shepherds at the ripe old age of three, as you can see from the black and white photos, I am telling my age.  His name was Shadow and he was my constant companion and best friend.  As you can see wherever I was that is where you would find Shadow. I would sneak him into the house at night to sleep in the bed with me, he came in through my bedroom window. He was an amazing dog.  It never cease to amaze me how high he could jump.  My next shepherd was Max.  We had Max until we were sent overseas, my dad was in the Navy and we could not take Max with us, when we left the states. I was heartbroken to have to leave him behind.  Many years later, when I began to search for a shepherd, I had a specific look in mind.  When I found Lance, I fell instantly in love!  Can you see why?

   I had many other breeds during my lifetime including a Doberman, Husky, Australian Shepherd, and many more, I never found the connection with another breed like I had with my German Shepherds.  Once you have had a Shepherd there is no other breed that can compare. I had my first litter of puppies at the tender age of sixteen, with my St. Bernard, "Freckles" .  It was my first real experience with puppies, the joys and the heartaches.  Although it was a real learning experience for me, I was hooked,  I couldn't resist those sweet little babies.  I have raised many litters of puppies over the years with several different breeds, but I came back to the breed I loved the most. 

Brian and I raised American Pit bull terriers for several years, and although they are an awesome breed, we decided to stop breeding them due to the stigma and new rules governing the ownership of them.  We still have our stud dog Shiloh who is now 10 years old.  As you can see Shiloh is on a chain, he is an escape artist, even an electric fence will not stop him.  We found out what a microchip will really do for you last year.  Shiloh got out of the fence and was gone for 15 months when my friend, who is a Soddy Daisy officer found him, she notified me of his possible location, I went to see him, and it was him, I couldn't believe it, another Soddy officer showed up to assist me, I scanned him with my Avid scanner to prove he had his microchip.  The officer said "well, there is no disputing the facts, when you have something that concrete to go on."  The microchip was our only means of proving he was ours.  Micro chipping really works!  

                              I did not get another shepherd until I found Lancelot, he is how this all began!    

                 Sir Lancelot, FO, PA  (King of the Castle)

Lance is the heart and soul of Camelot Shepherds.  He was our first and will always be my first love. Sir Lancelot is 7 years old and my constant companion.  He is the grandson of Taco 'T Palmaleinehof who was imported from Belgium with a Schutzhund III title at age two. He has three World Schutzhund champions in his first (three) generations.  Lance earned his Family Obedience title as well as his Protection Alert title with Service dogs of America this fall and is working on his advanced protection titles which he will compete for in the spring of 2009.   

Lancelot is the reason we decided to start breeding shepherds.  His story is one that will change the way you look at this breed.  I have a handicapped son, he had gone many years without having any seizures, Lance had an uncanny bond with Chris from the very beginning.  Lance was only about 7 months old when he woke me early one morning, he was whining and pawing at my bedroom door, I thought he wanted to go outside, I opened the door and he went to Chris' door and whined and pawed at his door until I opened it.  Chris was having a seizure.  Lance had picked up on the seizure through two closed doors and he was only 7 months old.  He woke me up again a couple of months later, Chris was having another seizure.  He has also woke us up when Chris has had a nose bleed in his sleep.  This is a dog that was still a pup and had not been professionally trained, it was just a natural instinct for him.  We feel that God truly blessed us with Lance, in that I feel he saved Chris' life on more than one occasion.  I did not hear Chris the night of the seizure and I don't think he would have made it though the night if Lance had not let us know.  This is what this breed is all about and WHY we breed German Shepherds.    We want to share this gift with others and feel that God has blessed us in allowing us to do so.  There are several of our puppies that are working assistance dogs and doing the job, that God and Lance inspired us to share. 

                                                  Lancelot's Obedience and Protection Alert

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Angie Young

German Shepherd Breeder

Chattanooga, Tennessee

423-595-8317

camelotshepherds@comcast.net

 

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