G YVES of SAPPHIRE MOUNTAIN (call name Yedi);
OFA Excellent/Normal, Full Dentition/Scissor Bite, DM Clear, WB, AD, CGC,
Certified Land Cadaver & SAR Basic Obedience (at 14 months)
IPWDA Crime Scene (at 2 years), IPWDA Open Water Recovery
Working Search & Rescue and Security K9 in NY.
A very focused, intent worker receiving paise for his problem-solving skills and his work ethic by numerous top instructors in the organization who have watched him work.

Healthy working dog with outstanding work ethic/drive, character & temperament. His pedigree is excellent, full of accomplished, world level competition dogs, along with certified police & search and rescue K9’s.  Clear headed in bite training, full-strong grips and strong-natural aggression. Most importantly, he is a very settled dog in the home, good natured around other dogs (big & small) and grandchildren.
Yves earned his WB (character assessment for dogs 9 - 13 months) under SV Judge Robert Lang, receiving excellent marks throughout, some of which are noted below;
*Under gunfire he is relaxed and neutral.
*In his search work he is intensive target oriented - finds quickly.
*In his social behavior with handler, toward strange people and dogs he is good natured/natural-manageable.
*Environmentally Secure & Behavior under pressure (shaky table/heights/slipper floors) he is self-confident, does not perceive, maintains strong drive, willingness to find and will target achievement without help.
*Temperament while alone is steady and is contact friendly in meeting.

sire - VP Nikon vom Eisenraben IGP3 (97-92-98) AD RN CGC TKI DPUK-BEFL1 ICN1 ADP-L1, SV A-Normal Hips/Normal Elbows/LUWO, DM Clear, Full Dentition/Scissor Bite.

dam - Dalai of Sapphire Mountain a-normal/normal, OFA Full Dentition, CGC, ACT 1, BH, IGP 1.

grandsire - V Ox Iveron Kkl OFA Excellent / Normal IPO3, WDA P1, PD1 Slovakia Import.

grandam - SG Unie Denbrix BH ZVV1 IPO3 (in 2nd yr!) 5U1/P 0/0 1st Breed Class. Imported/owned by Sapphire Shepherds.

grandsire - V Qvido Vepeden 2 x WUSV World Champion IPO3, 4 x WUSV, 4 x UMM ČKNO.

grandam - V Basha von Fallamhain OFA Excellent / Normal, Full Dentition, 3rd place (91-90-91) 2023 WUSV Universal Siegerin World Championship Sweden & V8 show rating, 2023 GSDCA National IGP Champion & GSDC Universal Siegerin 96-94-93, 2022 WUSV Austria 5th Place, 2021 WUSV Spain 4th Place, 2021 USCA Universal Siegerin, 2020 New England Regional Universal Siegerin, Kkl-lbz 8 x IGP3 IPO3 FH RN ACT1 DS JJ-N TKP TT CGCA CGCU DPUK-BEFL2 ICN2 ADP-L1 Achiever Dog.

Below are photos of Yves;

  • Working a water problem. Yedi is a very focused, intent worker, receiving paise for his problem-solving skills and his work ethic by numerous top instructors in the organization who have watch him work.

  • Linda & Yves in MT.

  • A nice photo of Yves taken by teammate Dan Groth.

  • IGP training

  • Littermate Yogo & young niece Indigo, both females are in Sapphire Shepherds breeding program.

  • Young Yves bite training.

  • With best friends!

  • With Linda after a successful passing of very hard IPWDA certification

  • 3 very accomplished SAR K9's of SUPER character and their handlers, at a seminar in OH. All 3 are members of different teams and all 3 are from Sapphire Shepherds.

  • Water training in NY

  • Yedi training in NY, with the EXCEPTIONAL SAR K9 Cato of Sapphire Mountain; CGC IPWDA Human Remains Land, Human Remains Water, Crime Scene. *2019 recipient of Award of Merit from the International Police Working Dog Association (IPWDA), only 3 K9 teams are chosen each year for demonstrating Professionalism, Discipline and Notable Find. Honor for the dog, handler and breeder.

  • Young Yedi.

  • Littermate Yeager, doing well on the farm!

  • Yves during the WB, a temperament test for young dogs.

  • Yves, a faviorite playmate of the grandkids!

  • Linda & Yves after their AD title.