My name is Michael Kempkes, I was born in the town of Borken, Germany. At the age of nine I started what would become my life-long passion for training, titling, and showing of the German shepherd dog. I’ve been employed by the German government to train their dogs for guard, bomb detection, and search and rescue. I earned my degrees and certifications from a special government K9 training school in Koblenz, Germany. I have extensive knowledge in the temperaments, training, and showing of the German shepherd dog. I have titled literally hundreds of dogs to the hardest Schutzhund 3 level title obtainable. And taken them to VA levels in show internationally. I have helped many fellow breeders, both in show and work, and assisted in the importations of some of the finest show/work stock here into the USA and other parts of the world today.