We now breed Dobermans and Giant Schnauzers under this name.
Many people ask about the origin of our kennel name, Prufenpuden. The name is a simple play on words, but it reflects the core philosophy of who we are and what we believe. Anyone can talk, but in the end, the proof is in the pudding. For more than forty years, our dogs have proven themselves where it matters most, in the home, on the training field, and in the AKC obedience ring.
From the beginning, we have remained loyal to some of the finest European bloodlines, carefully selecting and refining them over time until they became uniquely our own. Today, we are more than seven generations deep into a breeding program that began over three decades ago. While our foundation dogs came from working, show, herding, police, and sport lines from around the world, the dogs we produce today are no longer simply imported bloodlines; they are distinctly Prufenpuden bloodlines, developed through decades of selective breeding and real-world evaluation.
In our effort to maintain long-term genetic consistency, we have even gone so far as to clone one of the most influential females in our program, Pepsi von Prufenpuden, allowing us to preserve and extend the traits that made her such an important part of our breeding history. This level of genetic control is rare in the dog world and reflects our commitment to maintaining stability, health, and predictability in our lines.
Our breeding program is designed to combine the best qualities from multiple types of German Shepherd bloodlines. From the show lines, we seek correct structure, size, and appearance. From the working, police, herding, and sport lines, we select for strength, intelligence, health, longevity, and working ability. The result is a dog that performs confidently on the training field but is also calm, stable, and easy to live with in the home.
We specialize in producing dogs that are first and foremost family companion dogs, but that also possess the confidence, courage, and natural protective instincts required of a true personal protection dog. Our goal is to produce dogs that can live safely with families, travel in public, and adapt to everyday life, while still having the ability to perform at a high level in training, sport, or protection work if required.
All of our breeding stock is carefully selected and must meet strict standards before being included in the program. Every breeding dog is trained, titled, and health tested to ensure breed worthiness, sound temperament, and long-term reliability. Just as important, all of our breeding dogs live in homes as part of families, not in cages or kennel-only environments. We believe that dogs raised in real homes produce puppies that are better prepared for real life.
This philosophy, proven bloodlines, careful selection, home-raised development, and decades of documentation, is what defines the Prufenpuden name, and why the proof truly is in the pudding.
