WELCOME! Looking for your next working partner or family friend? We have over 30-years of experience providing healthy, versatile German Shepherds of well proven working lines for both work & family needs, located in western Montana.

This website documents our 30-year history of involvement with this beloved breed. Our dogs are of European descent (Czech Border Patrol / West & East German (DDR) / Slovak /..), trained-titled in VARIOUS areas, health certified, well cared for and incorporated into our daily lives in a healthy, family farm-ranch environment set up for the correct raising of working dogs. We’ve been blessed to have a long history of TOP representatives of Working German Shepherds & exceptional clients. Please reach out to Ramona with questions and thank you for your visit! (406) 777-7272

We are a long standing AKC Registered Kennel SAPPHIRE MOUNTAIN.
Dogs are AKC registered, DNA ’ed as required, health, hip & elbow certified in at least one of the following recognized organizations; OFA / SV (Germany) / PennHIP.
An EXTENSIVE library of genetic data is maintained in our office on all our dogs and their ancestors regarding health & reproduction records. This ensures we have reliable research information and are able to make the best decisions possible for producing dogs genetically capable of longevity, good health, trainability & temperament for our own program and our clients!
Throughout the past 30 years, at various times, we have held membership in the following dog training/titling clubs;
The German Shepherd Dog Club of America
LV DVG America

United Schutzhund Clubs of America
Big Sky Dog Tracking Club