PinebrookGSD's
PinebrookGSD's
Welcome to the Kennels of
Pinebrook
& vom Schernberg
The Home Of Quality Health Screened German Shepherd Dogs
Welcome to the Kennels of
Pinebrook
& vom Schernberg
The Home Of Quality Health Screened German Shepherd Dogs
"Our dogs are our life"
"Our dogs are our life"
We show our GSD's at the highest level Internationally.
We show our GSD's at the highest level Internationally.
Training & Socialization
Training & Socialization
We pride ourselves in training our dogs to the highest level ensuring at all times that while they are working dogs they are also a "SAFE" working dog.
Nutrition and Care
Nutrition and Care
Our dogs benefit from health and vitality with thanks to our nutritionist partner Royal Canin Dog Foods and supplements.
Our Beginnings
Welcome to our site, we have bred and Shown German Shepherd Dogs under the Registered Kennel Name "PINEBROOK" since it was first established by my now deceased father Matthew in 1975.
Throughout our childhood we spent all our time surrounded by german shepherd dogs at home, as children growing up our father Matthew became interested in the breed and began breeding, Judging, training and showing for obedience trials initially and then in the presentation side of the sport, this naturally lead me to develop an interest from a very early age, it was common place that i attended dog shows from the age of 5 and upwards, these were family occasions in those early years .
My initial involvement was on the handling and presentation side of the sport and this began at the age of 8 years old in 1979 one of my earliest memories was in 1983 when at the age of 12 years i took the Green Star and BEST OF BREED with a very popular grey sable male at the time named Champion Eweslan Dax.
Since then i have been handling German Shepherds competitively both at home and abroad enjoying many successes piloting many top dogs to Championship titles and SV Gradings, i have had the pleasure of handling many famous and truly beautiful animals over the years.
During the 80's and 90's i enjoyed a hugely successful period inside the show rings at home and in the UK.
During this period i was fortunate to have the opportunity to make numerous appearances inside the ring at the premier event for our breed the German Sieger show, One of the highlights for me was getting the opportunity to handle a dog at the German Sieger Show in 1989 bred by Gerd Reims of the Kennel Kahler Heide, this had been arranged for me by none other than Herr Walter Martin of the famous Wienerau Kennels. I still hold very fond memories of those times, being in the company of such charismatic and influential people in the breed was inspiring to say the least.
I qualified as an FCI / IKC Breed Specialist Judge in 1994 and more recently during the summer in 2022 I completed the SV Kompaktseminar under the tuition of Herr Udo Wolters (SV) and Herr Peter Flugge (SV). Upon successful completion of this training and associated assessments I was formally approved by the Board of the SV in Germany as an Official SV Judge and Character Assessor for Ireland.
Our dedication and success is based on ensuring that our dogs continue to conform to the official SV breed standard and meet all requirements regarding health screening while making beautiful additions to the families and the lives of those who have been fortunate to acquire one.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our site.
Mark Plunkett
Our Beginnings
Welcome to our site, we have bred and Shown German Shepherd Dogs under the Registered Kennel Name "PINEBROOK" since it was first established by my now deceased father Matthew in 1975.
Throughout our childhood we spent all our time surrounded by german shepherd dogs at home, as children growing up our father Matthew became interested in the breed and began breeding, Judging, training and showing for obedience trials initially and then in the presentation side of the sport, this naturally lead me to develop an interest from a very early age, it was common place that i attended dog shows from the age of 5 and upwards, these were family occasions in those early years .
My initial involvement was on the handling and presentation side of the sport and this began at the age of 8 years old in 1979 one of my earliest memories was in 1983 when at the age of 12 years i took the Green Star and BEST OF BREED with a very popular grey sable male at the time named Champion Eweslan Dax.
Since then i have been handling German Shepherds competitively both at home and abroad enjoying many successes piloting many top dogs to Championship titles and SV Gradings, i have had the pleasure of handling many famous and truly beautiful animals over the years.
During the 80's and 90's i enjoyed a hugely successful period inside the show rings at home and in the UK.
During this period i was fortunate to have the opportunity to make numerous appearances inside the ring at the premier event for our breed the German Sieger show, One of the highlights for me was getting the opportunity to handle a dog at the German Sieger Show in 1989 bred by Gerd Reims of the Kennel Kahler Heide, this had been arranged for me by none other than Herr Walter Martin of the famous Wienerau Kennels. I still hold very fond memories of those times, being in the company of such charismatic and influential people in the breed was inspiring to say the least.
I qualified as an FCI / IKC Breed Specialist Judge in 1994 and more recently during the summer in 2022 I completed the SV Kompaktseminar under the tuition of Herr Udo Wolters (SV) and Herr Peter Flugge (SV). Upon successful completion of this training and associated assessments I was formally approved by the Board of the SV in Germany as an Official SV Judge and Character Assessor for Ireland.
Our dedication and success is based on ensuring that our dogs continue to conform to the official SV breed standard and meet all requirements regarding health screening while making beautiful additions to the families and the lives of those who have been fortunate to acquire one.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our site.
Mark Plunkett
