Is it possible to get CsW in U.S.A?

Originally Posted by ZachWolf

That would be very nice of you if you helped me get in contact with some of those breeders. I am also trying to get in contact with a breeder in USA to get real expierence and more info on the breed. Nebulosa recommended that I try to expand the bloodlines for future breeding in USA. Thanks for all the responses everyone, I really appreciate it.

http://www.galomyoak.com/

Galomy Oak is in Virginia, and is actually planning a litter for late '09, early '10 which will be the first ever CsV litter in the US. Marcy is frequently on these boards, actually, and is a great person to contact regarding getting a pup.

What are your plans for your future dog? If you only want a family pet, than getting a pup from Marcy is a great avenue to look in to. However, if you were planning on getting involved showing and working your dog, and have any interest in breeding, then the US can always use more genetic variety! We don't want to bottleneck the breed genetically, so with the breed in such early stages in the US, the more bloodlines brought over, the better. We're definitely in more of the importing stages, we don't really have the ability to put sound breeding plans into motion at this point.

If I were you, I would do as much research into the breed as possible, and figure out a way to meet some dogs. You don't want to jump into anything you won't be able to handle, the CsV is a unique breed to own. Good luck!

[Rona]

Originally Posted by Vicky

Marcy is frequently on these boards, actually, and is a great person to contact regarding getting a pup.

Having met Marcy and talked with her I can confirm Vicky's words, that she is a person you may fully trust. Being the first US breeder Marcy feels the responsibility for creating the sound foundations for the breed development in the USA and I suppose she might advise you best out of which pups you might import yours if you decided to do so. Provided you want to contribute to the development of the breed - you plan breeding/using your dog as a stud (or might plan in the future) it's very imporant which bloodlines you import from Europe. They should suit the ones that are already in the USA - i.e. be genetically remote, as healthy as possible (some carry genetic hip dysplasia and other diseases) and.... nice so that your dog could be safely matched with other US CSVs.

BTW Vicky has asked you the right questions and gave you good advice. Don't jump into anything hastily, do your homework, go to Galomy Oak to see the animals live (it's the same state you live in, isn't it? ), read the WD site and forum to find out more about the CSVs behaviour, about the breed itself, genetic diseases, training methods and... breeders For it's very important you get a pup that has been well socialized and used to humans from its early days. The time you spend on research will not be wasted - later it could save you a lot of worry, time and money spent on vets, etc.

I also wish you good luck and a lovely czechoslovakian vlcak

[GalomyOak]

Originally Posted by Rona

Having met Marcy and talked with her I can confirm Vicky's words, that she is a person you may fully trust. Being the first US breeder Marcy feels the responsibility for creating the sound foundations for the breed development in the USA and I suppose she might advise you best out of which pups you might import yours if you decided to do so.

Thanks for the confidence in me! I haven't even had the opportunity to prove myself yet! I'm no expert - for sure, not even close! - but I really enjoy working with this breed, learning and sharing all that I can, and want to see the CSV grow in a healthy way in the USA. As long as I am living in the US, anyone is more than welcome to visit my dogs and "kennel" (my house), talk wolfdog, and enjoy some southern comfort and hospitality here in Virginia. There's nothing I love more than meeting new people (well...except for meeting new wolfdogs...)

Of course, in Zach's case (he lives a few states away - minimum 11-12 hour drive), for the time and cost of fuel involved, I don't imagine it would cost much more to travel to Europe in the off season. There definitely is no better way to meet the breed than to "break bread", get your feet wet, and share a cold beer or shot of vodka (or more) with the wonderful people who have spent many years of their life with the breed, and have experienced so many things with these dogs...really, there's nothing like it!!!

Marcy (Galomy Oak)