• Amy’s Acres King Shepherds Useful Links •
Dog related:
- AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program : training program designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community
- Canine Eye Registration Foundation, Inc. (CERF) : registry of purebred dogs found to be unaffected by major heritable eye disease
- Dog Psychology Center : Cesar Millan
- Dog Adoption at DogsInDanger.com : a nonprofit national shelter outreach program helping shelters save millions of dogs lives
- Gladwin County (MI) pets available for adoption (usually dogs and cats) : lists pets available for adoption at the Gladwin County (Michigan) Animal Shelter
- Great Dane Rescue, Inc : serving MI, IN, OH, IL, NW KT, AL and neighboring states in the USA and Ontario, Canada * * * We wish to thank all the members at GDR for their time helping place “Babe” into a wonderful home.
- Grosse Point Animal Adoption Society : an excellent rescue organization, taking dogs (and other pets) from throughout Michigan. Small, medium, and large breed dogs. Many of wonderful purebred lines.
- The Last Resort (Standish, MI) : training for all dogs, all owners — “Don’t blame them, train them.”
- Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue (MD) : a non-profit rescue dedicated to German Shepherds; please visit their commitments page and read about Saydee who was finally rescued from years of abuse and neglect
- North American Kennel Club (a/k/a Rarities of Canada) : a conformation dog club that accepts all AKC, rare and ancient breeds
- Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) : where the hips x-rays are analyzed and recorded. Their mission is to “collate and disseminate information concerning orthopedic and genetic diseases of animals.”
- PennHIP (University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program) : diagnostic radiographic technique creating a medical database for scientific analysis of canine hip dysplasia
- North American Kennel Club (a/k/a Rarities) : promoting interaction between the ancient and rare breed fanciers and also the recognized AKC breeds
- Wonderland Samoyed Safe Haven : “to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide a safe haven and home for Samoyeds in need
- World Wide Kennel Club (WWKC): international registry for purebred dogs
- Veterinarians we would like to highlight. We go to these clinics for our animals' general, special and fertility needs. In striving for the best, we work with the best medical and scientific services available to us.
° Our local vet for vaccinations, medicines, routine vet care is Arenac-Bay Veterinary Services .
° We go to Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine for x-rays, applications for etc, for hip, elbow, and eye certifications, and for specialty care that all our animals may require.
° Our fertility specialist is Jocelynn Jacobs (Knoll), DVM at Countryside Animal Health Center . Dr Jacobs is a fertility specialist but has also co-researched Malamute coat funk, published in the AMCA Newsletter on coat funk and canine Cushing's, and written the book Performance Dog Nutrition. She also breeds champion Malamutes (Sno Shire Alaskan Malamutes) and was part of the 2009 North American Veterinary Conference polar bear expedition (NAVC here, Midland Daily News, November 15, 2009 article here . She and her husband also participate in the Michigan Upper Peninsula Jack Pine 30 sled dog race.
King Shepherd Specific:
- King Shepherd home and fun accessories: keychains, tees, mouse pads, cards, ornaments and more by WitcheryDoo4You
- King Shepherd breed history (brief)
- King Shepherd breeders recommended by us:
° Aurora Kings , “family raised, well socialized, with excellent temperaments" (Minnesota, USA)
° Excalibur King Shepherds, “dedicated to the King Shepherd breed since 1997” (New Jersey, USA)
° Patriot King Shepherds, “our dogs are raised as part of our family” (Alberta, Canada)
° King Shepherd Club International : formed to preserve/foster the unique characteristics of the King Shepherd and to offer a fresh start to many in the King Shepherd world. Includes a forum open to all King Shepherd owners where KSD owners and breeders share information, ask questions and contribute to learning about this wonderful breed.
- King Shepherd forum where KSD owners and breeders respectfully share information, ask questions and contribute to learning about this wonderful breed
- King Shepherd Dog Pedigrees : “open database for pedigrees on Rare Breeds . . . This database is NOT a registry.”
- Rosie's web site (Anna/Zack 09/08 KSD puppy YouTube link)
Other:
- Horse & dog massage in Coronado, CA : Healthy Horse & Hound Massage strives to provide the highest quality massage for your equine and canine companions.
- Horses’ Haven (Howell, MI) : horse rescue, rehabilitation and adoption
- Personal Ponies, Ltd : non-profit that enriches the lives of special needs children by providing a small equine companion to love and care for
- Pet insurance : PetPlan, with the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Seal of Acceptance, offers pet plans the cover surgery, hereditary diseases, and more
- Saginaw Children's Zoo: one of only 221 USA zoos (or about 10 percent) to earn Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation ( in Saginaw, Michigan)