A little about EHRET K-9 The Ehret K-9 breeding program is a specialized breeding program. The workingline dog is the true representation of the GSD breed. We actively work our dogs in schutzhund that way we have a better understanding of our dog’s abilities. We hand-select only the best bloodlines for our breeding program, that work to better the bred.  Our strict breeding standards help ensure good health, temperament and working ability for our German Shepherd puppies. Our dogs are fed a RAW or premium high protein diet, and receive social and environmental exposure for proper early mental stimulation. Although good temperament is passed on through good genetics, much of a dog’s behavior later in life also lies in early life experience. Civil aggression is the dog's inherent level of suspicion towards humans. This is what makes socialization the most important thing a family owner can do for their dog. If you raise a pup to be around people all the time they become more people friendly as long as their experience with those people are positive ones. This socialization process will alleviate most of your concerns about inappropriate aggression towards humans when the dog becomes a full adult. This helps the dog to understand the difference between real and perceived threats. We carefully pick our breeding pairs based on the knowledge we have about the specific bloodlines that we favor to breed, to produce the dogs we like. We breed to produce sound temperaments and balanced drives. Our dogs produce an overall confidence and high level of intelligence and trainability. We sell our pups with limited-registration (no breeding rights), a restriction which we will lift when it passes hip certification and you title your dog in SchH1 or IPO1, or gain a police or rescue title. As marvelous as German Shepherd Dogs are, they are not a breed that is appropriate for everyone. They have the energy levels of a natural working dog, and therefore require a dedicated dog owner to provide the correct amount of exercise and attention to keep them happy and healthy. They are not for the weak-willed, as their intelligence will soon have them ruling the household if proper human authority isn't provided. Ideally they should have a "job" to do; as this is when they are most satisfied (dogs of our breeding have succeeded in obedience, schutzhund, dual purpose k9s,  agility, search & rescue, tracking, therapy work, and a multitude of other endeavors). Even a family pet must have formal obedience training to be a proper canine citizen.