I'm Grace S., the breeder behind Suchowian Shepherds located in Hesperia, MI.
Q. & A. with Grace
Why did you start breeding?
I started out breeding for extra money when my children were small. I grew to love the breed and always tried to improve the quality of my puppies by choosing higher quality dogs for my breeding program. As my children grew up and left the house I focused on better quality dogs.
What makes your program special?
I import my dogs directly from Europe. I look for intelligence, health and presentation.
What are the different breed coat types in your program?
Our puppies include plush and long coat varieties. Coat types may vary depending on the parent dogs.
What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies are black and red. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.
Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Fluffy
Went home
Female
Boy 1
Went home
Male
Hank
Went home
Male
Hector
Went home
Male
Henrietta
Went home
Female
Getting a puppy from Grace
Grace has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
Connect with Grace to learn more details about pricing.
Contract & health guarantee
Grace may provide a written contract or
health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps
protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you
both have a clear understanding of the terms of your
puppy purchase. If Grace offers a contract
or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them.
If you have any questions or want to know more,
don’t hesitate to reach out to Grace directly.
Suchowian Shepherds meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
Responsible breeding practices
Health of breeding dogs and puppies
Puppy environment and enrichment
Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Elza, mom
German Shepherd
About Elza
Elza is a female German Shepherd. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Grace decided to make her part of their program. Grace has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Amin, dad
German Shepherd
About Amin
Amin is a gentle giant. He has the calmest nature.. Very good listener. Good with other dogs, people and kids.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Excellent level
Suchowian Shepherds reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for German Shepherds.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Temperament Test
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
DNA Disease Panel, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A)
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).