Who are we?
We are the Vander Lindes and the Kiahs... Two families who are strongly devoted to create (breed) and promote (train, trial, show and advocate) the German Shepherd Dog in its original breeding as a Working Dog, as aptly stated in:
“German Shepherd breeding is Working Dog breeding, or it is not German Shepherd breeding”.
- Rittmeister Captain Max von Stephanitz (1864 – 1936)
Father of the Breed
We are located in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and have been involved with dogs all our lives. We have over 30 years of combined experience in breeding and training German Shepherds. In 2002, we combined our strengths which led to the founding of German Shepherd Kennel "Aus dem Traumblick" and our ability to more readily pursue "Our Vision".
We are members of the United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USCA), German Shepherd Dog Club of America (GSDCA), both who are members of the World Union of German Shepherd Dog Clubs (WUSV). We are also members of the GSDCA – Working Dog Association (GSDCA-WDA) and the United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA).
We are accomplished trainers and canine behaviorists too, which is a rare trait in breeders; having received our education from some of the world’s foremost experts on canine behavior and training techniques. We train our dogs for Schutzhund (SchH) and/or Agility, as they excel in both. We have also shown them in conformation and competitive obedience events. Our dogs have competed in all three of USCA’s National Schutzhund Championships and we are presently the 2004 AKC German Shepherd National Agility Victor and the 2005 GSDCA Agility Victrix!