ZZ litter, whelped June 16th, 2023
Mercy bred to Justice
1 sable female, 3 black & tan females, 1 sable male & 2 black & tan males
Mr. Yellow (now “Raptor”) went to Montana for Search & Rescue. Miss Green (now “Breeze”) went to Colorado to be a therapy dog and compete in obedience. Miss Pink (now “Zinnia”) went to SW Wyoming for nosework competition. Mr. Blue (now Zach) and Mr. Red (now Zion”) went to Colorado for Search & Rescue. Miss White (now “Zest”) had allergies that knocked her from breeding, so I placed her in December 2025 with a family in Colorado as a pet. I kept Miss Gold (now “Zeal”) for nosework competition, therapy dog work and hopefully breeding.
I did Zeal’s and Zest’s PennHip x-rays in October 2024, when they were 16 months old. BOTH rated in the 90th Percentile (their hips are better than 90% of the 19,795 GSDs that PennHip has evaluated!!)
Their OFA Hip & Elbow Prelims at 16 months also rated Good.
I just did all of Zeal’s official OFA x-rays. See the results on her page.
background information
pedigree
See the ZZ litter’s Police/Narcotic temperament test results
See the ZZ litter’s Search & Rescue test results
See Zeal’s page
Zinnia (Celhaus Zinnia Elegans) at 2 years 9 months
the former Miss Pink
Zinnia joined Ursa from the UU litter, who is also a Mercy son, so he’s her half-brother.
“Zinnia found all ten hides and earned her NW2 title. We received podium placements in all four elements. Second place Interior, Second place Exterior, Second place Vehicle, Second place Containers, and wait for it…Second place overall.”
When I asked Scott why she looked crabby, he replied that it was a small trial, so the dogs didn’t get much rest between searches and she was TIRED…
Congratulations, Team Zinnia!!!!
Zinnia at 2 years 7 months
“I actually remembered to snap a couple pictures this weekend, and one of them turned out nice. Crazy weather for February 7th and it was 60 degrees!”
Zinnia is on the left; Ursa is on the right.
Breeze (Celhaus Zephyr in Summer CGC) at 2 years 10 months
the former Miss Green
She joined Charis (JJ litter)
“A sunny spot and her favorite ball. Life is good!”
Zest (Celhaus Zest for Life CGC) at 2 years 10 months
the former Miss White
Zest is in training for Search & Rescue.
Photos 1-2: “She is just the best girl and we are so grateful to have her. Laying some tracks this morning! Zest is a rockstar!”
Photo 3: “And she got her first Colorado brewery experience this afternoon. Lots to pay attention to. Kids playing soccer, other dogs, and just lots of people coming and going. She has been “on duty” the entire time. She will be one tired puppy this evening once she can go off duty.”
Raptor (Celhaus Zephyr’s Raptor CGC) at 2 years 9 months
the former Mr. Yellow, Raptor is in training for Search & Rescue.
Photo 1: “Another helicopter training, this time with our SAR group. Proud of Raptor. He did very well.”
Photo 2: “Chilling in the ship, rotors running.”
Raptor at 2 years 7 months
Photo1: “”Playtime with his buddy Booker from the AAA litter.
Photos 2-3: “Another fun morning at group obedience. He loves the wobble board.”
Raptor at 2 years 6 months
“Raptor after some helicopter training with the avi dogs (avalanche-only dogs that work at the ski areas this morning. He did awesome!! After a few practice loads, we did a hot load with the rotors running and all the noise – a great training!!
Photo 1: “Raptor and I unloading.”
Photo 2: “ Group photo after training.”
Photo 3: “Best action picture of the day – releasing all the dogs together after the group photo.”
Zach (Celhaus Zeppelin’s High Flyer) at 2 years 9 months
Zach recently joined his brother, Zion, and is now training in doing Search and Rescue. He particularly enjoys tracking/trailing. We have started water training. Zach is really taking to it.
the former Mr. Blue
“Zach and Zion have both been making great strides with their SAR training; it’s so neat to see their brains and noses clicking together.”
Zach at 2 years 4 months
Zach on a walk near Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.
Zach at 2 years 1 month
Zion (Celhaus Zooming Zion) at 2 years 7 months
Zion is doing well in SAR training, particularly enjoying making live finds. We have started water training. Zion is not quite sure if he likes it yet.
the former Mr. Red
“Zion and Zach have both been making great strides with their SAR training; it’s so neat to see their brains and noses clicking together.”
Zion at 2 years 7 months
“A happy Zion grin.”
My ZZ pup:
See Zeal during a wild morning playtime on December 28, 2024
See Zeal during morning playtime on October 19, 2025
a couple of those photos
See Zeal during morning playtime on December 20, 2025
See Zeal training in nosework, August – November, 2024
See Zeal training in nosework, May – November 2025
a few of Zeal training
She is doing so well that I started a page for my favorite training photos.