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by Vom Brunhaus on 23 July 2006 - 11:07

Sonja is my go-to-gal I have imported many from her with little or no problems. She is honest and has always steered me in the right direction. I think carebear summed it up. Another I reccomend is Andrea Schneider another good gal.

by Okie Amazon on 25 July 2006 - 06:07

I don't know that I would buy "just" from an internet ad without putting the persons' name/kennel out there on some forums for a sampling of opinions. The working dog world seems pretty small at times, so that is one way i would feel confident on getting some feedback. If no one on several forums has ever heard of this person, that would throw up a lot of red flags for me right there. The pup we just bought was through a kennel on one of my forums. We had many phone conversations and then we actually drove down to make our pick in person. If we had been unable to make the trip, I would have felt comfortable enough to let the seller make the selection. However, that being said, we did choose a different pup than the one she had selected for us, based on what we wanted. Not a BIG difference in temperament, but I think the girl we chose is a little more balanced in her drives than the breeder's pick. We wanted a high-drive dog for sport and that IS what we would have gotten, but there again, even though the breeder knew what we wanted and tried to make the best choice for us based on that, HER choice was not OUR choice. In sum, I think the best you can do is put feelers out there and use your own best judgment. If you feel something isn't or may not be right, don't go through with it! Trust your intuition. There are too many good puppies out there from too many good breeders to waste time on unknowns.

by blueskyekennels on 26 July 2006 - 04:07

villa, Were you talking about my kennel that fits into the "rip off" classification? I hope not, I've never ripped anyone off, and clients have always had the right to return a dog to me, either by replacement puppy, or money back. I've never had either happen. Please clear this up for me, Blue-Skye Kennels

by Brittany on 26 July 2006 - 05:07

Hi Molly! If it wasn't for Frank Terhorst I would not have my gorgeous bitch with me now.. I LOVE her temperament! My bitches father (Whom my friend bought from Frank) produces pretty good too.. Would of gotten a HIGH V in BSZS if the previous owners in germany took more time into showing him. My bitches father looks not that bad for being an 11 year old MAN! :)

by villa on 26 July 2006 - 06:07

hi blue-sky, not not you at all ,its Fountain-Blue , one heiko eccarius in germany, be very carefull if anyone is dealing with these kennels , he is not to be trusted

by blueskyekennels on 01 August 2006 - 12:08

Villa, Okay, thanks for clearing that up, I know sometimes typo's are made, and in this case, I'm glad you weren't after me! Thanks again for clearing that up!

by chevy1 on 30 June 2007 - 13:06

Hello, can you please, give me any information on how to get in touch with Sonja Markowski. I would like to buy another puppy from her, however all my information in out of date. Thank you.

by Jason Sidener on 01 July 2007 - 02:07

Chevy1,

When I bought my female, Tessa, from Sonja she told me she was changing jobs and would no longer have time for training. So I think she got out of dealing dogs completly.

by crhuerta on 02 July 2007 - 00:07

We bought a dog from this site and we are extremely happy with him. We knew what we wanted and contacted the owners.....had a friend in Germany "see" the dog for us and we finished the deal then........no complaints.

by seaecho on 02 July 2007 - 01:07

I also bought a dog online, and since the breeder was in another state, had her pick my pup out for me. Disaster. I learned a valuable lesson. While the dog is wonderful with her family, intelligent, picks up on things lightning quick and is beautiful, she was not represented correctly. She was smaller than I was told, but worst of all, is extremely nervey when in new surroundings and people. Never again, I tell you! We paid a lot of money for her, and are now hopelessly attached to her, but apparently I didn't do enough research on the breeder and was too eager to buy her, afraid another buyer would get her first. I should have taken my time, asked for videos, etc. Another thing was emotions - when I saw her pictures, I did the worst possible thing, and fell for her beautiful face. She has the finest working bloodlines - 100% German working lines, 50% DDR and 50% West German, with SAR, International Police Dogs, Schutzhund, drug detection, urban disaster galore in her pedigree. I DID research pedigrees so don't feel I could possibly have made an error there. But something, somewhere, went awry with her nerves. She is a wonderful family pet but the fact remains that she is NOT what we were looking for. I cannot train her in Schutzhund or anything else that requires nerves, and, of course, is just about everything. So a very expensive pet she will remain. I agree with some of the other posters - DON'T be in a hurry. Take your time with such a significant purchase, and get lots and lots of opinions about the breeder, and if at all possible (and I know that it often isn't possible) go and see the litter for yourself! Visit several times before you make a choice, and tthoroughly temperament test any pups you might be interested in.

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