ABOUT US                 

       Hello and welcome to the Interlaken family

            Although Interlaken itself is only a few years old, and we have only been breeding for

            the last five years. Maureen (myself) began the family over 30 years ago with my first

             GDS Gemma a shortcoat black/tan. A few years later I got Kim a longcoat from Ray   

             Andrews ( A dog show breeder) who suggested that she'd make a good working dog.   

             This was the real beginning with me training, at first twice a week at clubs, and several

            times daily at home. It wasn't long before I was doing shows, and sailed through         

             beginners and novice. Probably not as easy as that, but it was a long time ago.             

            We were best place 2nd in A, and was asked to represent the South West League at    

  Crufts, but unfortunately my back gave out. After nearly a year out I found it a

               struggle to put half the necessary effort to get back up to standard. It was about then      

            I got Lance (another lovely longcoat) giving me my third dog. I kept training doing       

            more less serious  shows. This went on for years with my family growing regularly      

            with  a new dog every now and again. About 2001 I met Roger, who also had a           

           small family of dogs including GSD's. Shock horror between us we had ten dogs.        

            Not what either intended, but it just happened. Anyway two large families became one

            huge one. We got married please our neighbours by selling our houses in Bristol and     

            moved to the country in Dursley. When we first met we both had longcoat white         

             females and it wasn't long before we decided to try breeding dogs. In the last five years

              we have had four litters.                                                                                            

            I am also a committee member of the German Shepherd Club of Bristol, which I have

          been for the last five years.                                                                                    

 Taking the family name Interlaken in 2004.