Our Philosophy

De la Roche is a small family kennel, our aim is to contribute in a positive way to the improvement of the Belgian Shepherd concentrating on breeding beautiful, healthy, even-tempered dogs of correct breed type that can do it all. We therefore put a lot of planning into our litters - breeding only once or twice a year. Selecting from the best of Australian and European lines.

We believe in quality not quantity.

 The Dogs in our breeding program - while being valued members of our family, who share our home (our dogs do not live in kennels) are health tested prior to breeding

Our policy when breeding our girls is to breed them to only healthy sound males of good temperament that have been tested (hip scored (x-rayed) and wherever possible elbow scored (x-rayed) and eye certified clear) for hereditary disease.

Our males that are used at stud are also health tested, and are only available to females that have also had their health checks done, be they our own or those of other breeders.

Our litters are raised in the home, to ensure they will be well-adjusted little individuals.

All puppies are be vet checked, microchipped, wormed and immunized prior to leaving us. They are sent to their new homes with a folder containing verification of this along with their pedigree papers (where possible), care and dietary requirements, ifetime breeder support, training tips and some relevant breed information.

We guarantee that our puppies go to their new homes in the best possible health.

If purchasing one of our puppies, we encourage communication  from our puppy buyers - we love to hear how they are doing. We offer a cash return for desexing and for a basic obedience certificate of your pet. Once the certificates have been sighted and this is verified with your vet/obedience school we will then reimburse a set amount to you. Any enquiries about this policy are welcome. We offer this because we feel it helps to promote responsible dog ownership.

If having taken one of our puppies, and you can no longer home it, we are more than willing to either help you find a new home for it or to have it returned to us. We are also willing to help Belgians in this situation that are not of our breeding.

Please Note: Re-homing and transport costs are at the expense of the owner. All information obtained in relation to re-homes/rescues is taken on trust and no responsibility for the animal in question is given or implied.

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