Tai-Pan Kennels

About Tai-Pan Kennels

We love healthy dogs with a passion for living and working. We were unable to find the type of dog we wanted in New Zealand so looked to the premier working kennels of Koos Hassing in Holland to obtain our first working blood line German Shepherd.

New Zealand's first litter of working blood line German Shepherds were whelped on 11/9/1997. Five of the litter were exported to Australia - three of these to working breeders.

While we support breed survey principles we do not breed or sell dogs for the sole purpose of showing, nor do we breed "guard dogs". We have no interest in ornaments or in unstable aggressive animals. We breed primarily for our own enjoyment and have a small number of quality animals. We are interested in forming partnerships with trialists, competitors and genuine breed enthusiasts to ensure a continued supply of quality animals is available for breeding. We are limited to the animals we can keep and wish to see as many Tai-Pan dogs being proven on the trial field as possible.

Our Dobermans are line bred on the Von Nordenstamm bloodlines.

Our German Shepherds are from the cream of Europe's working blood lines.

If you like competition, or have an active lifestyle and want a dog with strong nerves, high intelligence, and true working temperament then we may have what you are looking for.

Contact [email protected] for information on owning, fostering or co owning a Tai-Pan working dog.