Search and Rescue performance team with Christian and Rayne
![]() Dear Marisa, I remember reaching out to you in late summer of 2016. I decided I wanted to be a working dog handler in the field of Search and Rescue. Me, the one with absolutely no K9 training experience, decides to call Grunberg Shepherds because I just knew that I couldn’t go wrong with a Grunberg puppy. Marisa, when we spoke that evening, you were so patient as I flip flopped from one question to another. You listened to my questions and answered them with expert advice and for the questions we didn’t know, you were resourceful in getting the answers. After our research and your guidance, a deposit was made on a puppy from the Inka/Lucien breeding. Excitement is an understatement when I think back to puppy day, November 21, 2016. The day I got to bring my Grunberg puppy, Rayne, home. Your guidance in picking the right puppy couldn’t have been more on point. So that November day will forever be embedded in my heart because that’s the day our journey began.
A nice compliment Rayne received was when the chief of our group made a comment that I was fortunate because 9 times out of 10 a handler doesn’t get the perfect SAR K9 the first go around. He says Rayne has what it takes to make it the first time around! So, Marisa, with tears in my eyes and a heart filled with gratitude, Thank you. Thank you for your commitment to the GSD breed. Thank you for your guidance and for educating me on the breed. And most importantly, thank you for pairing me with the best dog I have ever owned. Christian McGhee ![]() |