Our puppies range in age from 8 weeks to 6 months.  FTI K9 selectively breeds European German Shepherds for the intelligence, courage, and dependability for which the German Shepherd is renowned. Our V rated Schutzhund/IPO titled dogs are carefully chosen from the finest bloodlines and kennels of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and throughout Europe. The German Shepherds in our Breeding Program consistently produce well balanced, driven, dedicated dogs with the solid temperament and grace that exceeds even the highest German standards required for the breed.  Our puppies come with AKC registration, and those that are imports also come with their European Pedigree.

We pride ourselves on our puppy program, and believe in building a solid foundation with positive reinforcement, good socialization, and drive.  Raul Hernandez instills basic obedience skills and drive in the FTI K9 puppies.  This unique and fun process for the puppy sets the stage for future positive reinforcement training. The first 16 weeks of a puppy's life are perhaps the most important. Our European German Shepherd puppies are started from an early age in proper socialization and learning their basic puppy obedience. They are worked daily around our training facility, and learn to get along and work around many different types of distractions such as other dogs, horses, tortoises, chickens, cats, and people.  As the puppies mature we begin to increase their level of distractions by taking them off the FTI K9 facility and working them around town.  This allows the puppy to become well rounded.

All of our training consists of positive reinforcement and maintaining the drive. With our methods, we are able to give each a puppy a good base in obedience and socialization without putting too much pressure on them.