Hi Mike,
Just wanted to let you know how happy we are with the little
girl. I havent weighed her in a while but she is beautiful. Absolutely
a pleasure to look at and watch move. Her teeth are perfect, just
needed a little wiggling. She is a machine when it comes to playing,
and extremely quick learner. Needless to say she has no bad behaviors
and is sooooo sweet. We cant thank you enough. I will send pictures
as soon as I can get a good one of her. I hope you can meet her
some day. I think you would have been pleased to have kept her,
but I am so thankful we have her. I'll keep you informed as she
grows.
Thank you!
Walkin' The Dog - Merrill and Marisa Lahman
Avon, CO
Kreative Kennels,
My name is Brian and my wife and I became the proud owners of
Zaro, a.k.a Niko, from the Zoran/Zuca litter in July 2009. I'm
not sure how I came across your website but I am sure glad I did.
I had been searching for a GSD for months and didn't want to settle
for a backyard breeder. I called and spoke to Mike for at least
half an hour about what type of dog I was looking for and what
I wanted to get out of the dog. He gave me a detailed description
of Zaro and what he expected him to turn out like. From the night
we picked him up at the airport, Zaro has been nothing less then
impressive. He took to us and house training immediatly with only
two accidents in the house to date. He is very easy to handle
and takes to training very well. Zaro has become increasingly
more protective of the house and my wife and I. Even while playing
at the park he does not let us out of his sight. Prior to finding
Kreative Kennels, I had never heard of the raw food diet. Nicolle
sent us a link and plenty of info on the diet and it's benefits.
We have continued the raw food diet and I can honestly say I will
never feed a dog commercial dog food again. We have received so
many compliments on how good our dog looks and I think the raw
food diet has alot to do with that. I must admit, I was a little
uneasy about purchasing a dog from the other side of the country
that I had not met in person and only saw pictures of online.
After talking to Mike and Nicolle I knew that Kreative Kennels
was no joke. Zaro has been all and more then what Mike described
to me over the phone and has been an examlpe of Kreative's dedication
to the German Shepherd breed. If your looking for a REAL german
shepherd dog, Kreative Kennels is the place to go.
Brian
New York
Hi Nicolle,
Akira arrived without any difficulties whatsoever, and appears
in mint condition. We are so very pleased with her wit, charm,
and vitality. She is people friendly and we want to keep her that
way. She accepted Benefual puppy chow without hesitation. Last
night she slept in her crate beside my bed and did not awake until
6:30 this am,at which time she wanted to go out and pee. She has
whined a total of three times and was taken out without accident.
To date we have played every puppy games imaginableMy granddaughter
from Morgantown accompied me to Charlotte. My granddaughter and
her fiance have entertained her since 9am this morning. It amazing
how fast she is learning her name and simple comands. We love
her dearly already! And you may use us as a reference resource
in case there are others like myself who are leary of paying a
high dollar figure for a shepherd site unseen. Thanks again! Delightfully
Yours,
Margaret B



TO: The staff from Kreative Kennels
I am writing to give you an update report on Luger (from the Ajax
/ Yessi litter). He is now 6 months old and weighs in at an impressive
73lbs. Luger has a great prey drive and loves to conquer any challenge.
I have attached a video, taken today, of Luger playing with
his Schutzhund obedience trainer and a soft sleeve. This is Luger's
first time ever with a bite sleeve and it was all kept very playful
with no stress on the dog to perform. The Trainer, Larry Nava
of Tri-State K-9, is a decorated schutzhund trainer with 25 years
of training dogs. The trainer pulled out a burlack sack and Luger
instantly wanted to bite and play with it, then when the sleeve
was brought out he quickly took a full bite and refused to let
go.
Luger is a great Dog that is very quick to learn. He has a great
personality and loves everyone, while still having an edge of
dominance. He has all the characteristics of great working dog,
and is a tribute to the Quality of animals being produced by the
staff at Kreative Kennels. I will keep you up to date on his progress
and will send more pics as he grows up and trains. Wish us luck
on his obedience training and I'll keep you posted.
Brad and Kelly
From the Tahoe Daily
Tribune
Second K-9 unit joins South Lake Tahoe police
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The newest member of the South
Lake Tahoe Police Department is a two-year-old from the Czech
Republic. Argo, a German
Shepherd, became the second police dog in the department on Feb.
15 when officers picked him up from Kreative Kennels in Turlock,
Calif. The new police dog, with handler Mark Hounsell, joins the
department's Belgian Malinois, Duke, and Officer Tony Broadfoot
in the department's K-9 unit. Argo's arrival is the culmination
of efforts by Hounsell, Broadfoot and Sgt. Josh Adler, who formed
the South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association two years ago to
support the department's K-9 unit. The non-profit organization
raised $4,500 through community donations and canine trials during
the past two summers. The remaining $8,000 needed to pay for Argo,
his training and equipment was paid for by criminal assets seized
by police.
With the addition, South Lake Tahoe police will have access to
a dog seven days a week, something officers feel will benefit
South Shore residents. While selecting a police dog is not an
exact science, when members of the canine association saw the
dog in Turlock, they immediately agreed he was the right choice.
Believe it or not, there is a lot of personality involved in it,”
Broadfoot said. Hounsell has faced the business end of police
dogs for the past 15 years as a decoy and said he's excited to
move to the handler position. He's been brushing up on Argo's
first language.
“I've been speaking more Czech than I have been English
lately,” Hounsell said with a laugh. Although the German
Shepherd has already received some training, he'll will still
need to go through an additional 4 to 6 weeks of Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training certification with Hounsell
before beginning work on the street. Argo will start off focused
on searching and suspect apprehension, but will eventually be
trained in narcotics, Adler said.
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Hi Nicolle,
I hope you and your family are doing well! We've been doing training
with Wyatt for Schutzhund and he is of course a natural. He still
possesses all the bones or all the toys he wants and will keep
Ruger away from them...just like when he was 8 weeks old. Here
are some photos of our training session a couple of weeks ago.
He is a great dog (Charis/Yaskia if you didn't remember the litter).
It is so funny but his personality when I picked him at 4 1/2
weeks is the EXACT same as it is now. He is so funny, loves his
people, loves to be with us, but also independent. Loves to play...LOVES
his food (he was the puppy in the middle of the food dish when
I visited)...
Anyhow, I just wanted to send you an update. He is 6 months old
now. He weighs about 60 lbs. I still have him on the raw food/home
made diet. He is smart and easy to train. We have a West German
Show line breeder that is in our Schutzhund group and she said
she wouldn't hesitate to breed any of her show line bitches to
Wyatt. She really likes his angles.
Take Care,
Heather



Good Day Mike,
In just a few words, I wanted to let you know that I was delighted
to visit your praiseworthy facilities. Thank you for the opportunity
you have provided for me to visit the legacy of your hard labor.
I also want to thank your son for the grand tour he gave me and
for the thoughtfulness he exudes. As an overall experience, I
was impressed with all of the dogs, including all of the puppies
as they all looked absolutely beautiful and displayed a healthy
amount of drive.
Most definitely, I was impressed with everything I have seen on
your premises. By the same token, I grew up on the eastern European
Block where I worked extensively with lots of different working
dogs. I have a vast experience with German Shepherds; especially
those from the Czech Republic . While working with these dogs
Iove acquired a lot of knowledge, expertise and perspective that
can only come from experience. As such, I grew up always learning
new tricks of the trade and I grew close to these dogs. Without
a doubt I grew to love these dogs; they are intelligent, amazing
and beautiful. However, the fruits of your labor seem to have
a static display of applied love and dedication in action towards
one of my lifelong passions.
My main reason for this email is to congratulate you on all the
accomplishments I¢ve seen while touring at your enterprises.
I want you to know that I very much support the love people have
for German Shepherds. Furthermore, the way I see it; all of your
dedication, diligent work and sacrifices you invest right now,
most definitely will reflect perhaps twenty or thirty years into
the future. I know for a fact, there are not too many people involved
and dedicated to the extent that Iove seen while I was visiting
your facilities.
P.S. Being a foreigner in this country I have a good laugh seeing
American people getting "turn on" on import dogs not
realizing that they can get the same dogs or many times better
(for less) from a local facility like yours.
Best regards
Vali Chelaru
The Folsom Police K9 Unit Welcomes K9 Ramon…
In March 2009, after the retirement of K9 Jerry, we welcomed
K9 Ramon to the Folsom Police K9 Unit. Ramon is a three year old
German Shepherd that came to us from Kreative Kennels in Turlock,
CA. Ramon is an incredibly good natured dog, as well as being
very social. Ramon has quickly become a part of our family.
Ramon took to training immediately. Ramon was patrol certified
and hit the streets in April 2009. Ramon is trained in tracking,
article/building/area searching and criminal apprehension. In
September 2009 Ramon completed his training and certification
for narcotics detection.
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Hi Kreative Kennel,
I just wanted to email you a picture of two dogs that I had
purchased from you about a year and a half ago. Zeus and Zader
have grown up to be beautiful and very loyal companions. I just
wanted to thank you and to show you they are doing well. Please
open up the picture using Window Picture. Thanks again.

Robert Zamora
Chula Vista, CA
Mike,
Here is a picture of “Dust” . We call him Zeke. He
is doing great and is turning out to be everything I had hoped
for. Thanks and happy New Year.
Fred Jordan
Camarillo CA

Esmeralda County uses K-9s
The Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office recently started a K-9
dog program, according to Sheriff Ken Elgan. Two shepherds were
recently purchased from Kreative Kennels in Turlock, Calif. Both
dogs are training in narcotics detection with the help of the
Nye County Sheriff's Office.
According to Elgan, there has been a significant increase in
drug and money trafficking on Highway 95; this is due to narcotics
interdiction teams working the main interstates throughout the
country. Traffickers are now accessing the secondary highways
in the hope they will not be detected. Highway 95 is a major artery
for travel north to south. Recently the Nye County Sheriff's Office,
with the use of a narcotics K-9, seized more than $750,000 in
the Beatty area. They have seized over $650,00 in the Tonopah
area from motorists passing through. The kicker in all this is
that money goes directly to the sheriff's office for use in narcotics
enforcement. This means the sheriff can use the money to buy equipment
such as vehicles, radars, ballistic vests for officers or any
other equipment related to drug enforcement, saving the taxpayers
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Nevada law also gives the sheriff the authority to give a portion
of the money to the school district at the end of the fiscal year.
The two dogs purchased, Vader and Nurmo, are doing outstanding
work in a short period, according to Master Trainer Bill Stark
of the Nye County Sheriff's Office. Elgan said Vader, an all-black
Shepherd handled by Dep. Tony Phillips, has already recovered
marijuana located in the center console of a vehicle. Nurmo, who
is handled by Sgt. Scott Johnson, is ready to work as well. Elgan
said, "We have high hopes for this program and will be aggressively
working to remove narcotics and money derived through sales off
our streets."
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Hello Nicolle,
I just wanted to share what Bella was up to in her first week
with us. Take care and Merry Xmas!
Roland Ortega




Mike,
Thanks again for seeing us yesterday. I wanted to make sure you
guys found Aramis. I left him in the blue kennel with the lead
on top. Didn't know what large kennel he belonged to, hopefully
you guys found him.
Speaking of Aramis, depending on what happens with our unit
Lieutenant, Aramis is who I am leaning toward. Of course, I keep
going back and forth with Sarran.
My team was very impressed with your kennel and everyone working
there. Very impressed. Hopefully Phil Divinigracia comes out today
and takes a puppy off your hands!
Be in touch soon.
Thanks again,
Jess Perryman
HPD
Hey guys!
We finally made it to Colorado after a looooong road trip where
Rumo behaved himself admirably. We actually sedated him the first
two days, Andy was so nervous that we had killed him because about
20 minutes after he took his first pill he could hardly walk and
was dragging his paws across the floor; we had to carry him to
the car! Poor little guy was probably like "Guys, is this
car the rest of my life now??" He's settling in quite nicely
and is enjoying the snow and the freedom out here. He's VERY vocal
and speaks up whenever he is frustrated, bored, or if we stay
in bed too long. As you can see, he's darkened up a TON and is
a spitting image of Charis. He's still a mellow guy and sharp
as well. We're teaching him to sit by the door when we get back
from a walk and lift up his paws so we can wipe them clean! How
did his siblings turn out? Any standout pups? Keep me posted!
Hope everything is great,
Ali



Hi Mike,
Farkas Vom Saltzablick is about to be a dad! We absolutely love
him so much. He is a great dog. I was just looking through your
pics of him. He loves his toys so much. It is hilarious to watch
him drop it into my husbands lap and sit there and stare at it
so intense. I attached a picture of him.
Storm our female is due any day. We had our visit to the vet a
week ago and she has at least 9 pups. I hope they will be as loving
as our dogs. Just wanted to give you that update and to say Thank
you again for the sweetest most playful dogs I have ever had.
The second picture is of Storm. She is also black.
Tammy Fox ;-)


Mike,
I just wanted to check in and let you know how things were going
with Master Goody. We have had him about 2.5 months now. He is
precisely what you described him to be and is working out extremely
well. Going to the park, kids come up to pet him and he welcomes
it. Most strangers are no problem either- however there have been
a few instances where rather suspicious folks came close to us
and he immediately went into a growl to alert us. We agreed with
him! He does appear to sense potential danger, or even just things
that are very different or out of the ordinary. Once we say "its
ok Goody" he is fine (though once he watched intently until
the man was out of sight, which was good with me).
We are walking/running 3-5 miles per day sometimes more. He loves
it as he is able to visit with several of the neighbor's dogs
along the way. He has only shown aggression to dogs once he has
had it shown to him first. Even with that, he is obedient and
wanting to please me.
Once I get home, he does not want to leave sight of me. Wherever
I am, I can count on being within sight of Goody (even in the
shower, he opens the door just to be reassured I am in there).
He figures things out (he now opens the door and lets himself
in) and enjoys waking me in the morning to two big paws on my
chest and a big good morning lick signaling it is time for us
to go for our walk.
FYI, he has added about 10 lbs (now 83 lbs) and looks beautiful.
Folks have stopped their cars on the street just to take a better
look at him. He really is a great dog and I am most grateful that
we took your recommendation. I am having a blast with him. Best
dog (and we have had 5) I have ever had!
Thought you would enjoy hearing about him. Next time I get some
pictures, I will forward a few your way!
Paul Norris
Hi Nicole,
I just thought I would let you know that Echo is doing great!
He absolutely loves the cold and snow we have up here in Chicago
and just went to his first puppy class yesterday. He is already
very good with basic commands (sit, stay, down, etc.) and can
even heal on a lead already!
I attached some recent pics i took of him yesterday.
Sean



Dear Mike And Nicolle,
Just wanted to get back to you and thank you again for this
wonderful puppy. Farah is amazingly smart and absolutely loving
with the sweetest disposition I could have ever wanted. Her pedigree
was impressive enough but the reality of this beautiful pup far
surpasses any expectations I had.
Much of the credit for her outstanding personality, I know is
due to her care and the attention you must have showered on her
from the beginning. She arrived in pristine condition from California
and has been a joy every moment since.
I also wanted to thank you for all your kindness and courtesy.
You made working through this purchase, without actually being
able to visit, a very easy process.
Thank you both again for this lovely pup and the graciousness
you extended.
* I would certainly recommend anyone looking for a GSD to check
out Kreative Kennels. I did and was totally blown away with my
pup.
With sincere thanks
Linda Skidmore