McCord's Royal Ice
AKC # DN21607506
DOB: 5/1/2008

Ice is a 3 y/o white shepherd.  He has had basic tracking training, absolutely loves the water and is quite an affectionate male.  Short coated.

 
Snowflake
AKC #: DN20707102
DOB: Feb 3, 2008



Snowflake is a white shepherd with lots of energy.  
Very intelligent wtih basic obedience training.  She loves to be in the house and is a great guard dog for me.    Hair coat is short.  Weight approximately 85 lbs.  She excels at being a mother to her puppies.  She is also my serrogate mother when I need her to be.   She loves being a mama!  And true to her name - she loves the snow!  Snowflake makes awesome White German Shepherd puppies!

There is a 5 minutes video of Snowflake first litter of puppies below - whelped 3/30/09  
 

Arkansas White Shepherds came to be in early 2007.  My white shepherds are AKC registered and very much a part of my family.   The enjoy both a large fenced yard and being inside the house at night & during bad weather. 

My goal in breeding is to provide an well adjusted, social puppy that is a high quality pet - one that will be loveable and adapts easily to your home.   My puppies are socialized with both children and adults and conditioned to make excellant thearpy dogs that can be taken into nursing homes or hospitals for pet therapy.

Jim Hornbeck of Missouri White Shepherds (Hornbeck's Kennels) of Springfield, MO - was my father and my mentor.  Sadly he passed away on July 12, 2009.  His passing is a great loss to the canine training world! I am very priviledged that he shared his extensive knowledge of dogs and his experience in training with me.  His dream was to leave a legacy behind, which I think he was successful in.   It is my hopes to make him proud as I carry on the work he started.

Arkansas White Shepherd's family consists of:
Ice {McCord's Majestic Ice } - Male - Whelped 

Gracey {Hornbeck's Gracey Girl} - Female - Whelped April 26, 2007
Snowflake {Hornbeck's White Snow Flake}  - Female - Whelped February 3, 2008

 Socializing Puppies

A puppy's first few months of life is a critical time for socialization, especially for the white german shepherd dog.   The first 12 weeks of life is when the puppy will develop important habits and learn how to get along with people and other animals.   

At Arkansas White Shpeherds we socialize our puppies from the day of birth.   We expose the puppies to adults, children and other animals.  The puppies are brought into the house to become accustomed to the common noises in a home, such as the dishwasher running, washer/dryer, TV, radio and vacume sweeper noises.  As well as the different terrains in a home... carpet and wood flooring.   We play with the puppies as well as allow supervised play with the other dogs in our family.  They are taught to use a doggie door in their dog house and kennel.  They are exposed to different terrains outside as well... grass, cedar flooring, gravel, dirt road.  

We strive to socialize our puppies to make them great pets for their new families! 

Click on start button to watch 5 minute video of Snowflake and her puppies