"Take this trouble for me:
Make sure my shepherd dog remains a working dog,
for I have struggled all my life long for that aim."

Rittmeister Captain Max von Stephanitz
Founder of the breed
1864-1936

Kristoph kennels is owned by Christopher Seeyave and is situated on a 78 acre citrus estate (orchard) We are located just 5 minutes south of Arima.

I have been breeding German Shepherds since 1996 and have owned them for many years while growing up, before starting to breed. In the beginning, I only had dogs from the showlines/conformation bloodlines. I had many high quality sons and daughters from top rated German Siegers like Ulk von Arlett, Ursus von Batu and Bax von der Luissenstrasse. With these dogs I won many trophies at the shows.

After breeding the showlines for over 12 years, now my breeding program is focused only on the working bloodlines.

"German Shepherd breeding is Working Dog breeding,
or it is not German Shepherd breeding"

Rittmeister Captain Max von Stephanitz

My opinion is that the showlines do not have enough fighting instinct like the working lines. The temperament of the showlines have become so poor they can no longer work like a true working dog, either they shy away from the softest noise or they have little drive and are too lazy to be interested in any work. Those that have drive are the crazy prey monkeys, with no defensive drives. A dog like this can never be a good working dog and will never protect you and your family from an intruder, when it matters the most!!!

Our breeding goal is to consistantly produce German Shepherds with strong temperaments, good fighting instincts, high working ability, balanced drives, good conformation, good hips and elbows, stable nerves and excellent with children.

With the introduction of the sport of schutzhund in Trinidad & Tobago we are now able to title our dogs and test their working ability against a proven system that has been used for over 100 years and is recognised worldwide.

Christopher Seeyave.