I'm the breeder behind Oahu German Shepherds located in Kaneohe, HI. Our dogs are bred with a focus on health first and excellent temperament to make them amazing family companions and household protectors.
About Jessica
Aloha! I’m Jess. I live on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. I’m married to Damian and we have two daughters who assist in socializing all the puppies!
What makes Jessica’s program special
Well! There’s actually a lot that differentiates us from local competition. 1) We health test every one of our dogs very throughly 2) We raise our dogs and puppies with us in our home, not a kennel. This results in very well socialized and confident puppies! 3) We follow puppy culture and Early Neural Stimulation 4) Our dogs have an incredible temperament and we hold each dog to a high standard
Jessica is a member of a club
German Shepherd Dog Club of America
Jessica’s certifications & recognitions
Puppy Culture Breeder
Newborn German Shepherds from Koa and Bali
Born Oct. 2022. Ready Nov. 28, 2022
Newborn German Shepherds from Koa and Emmy
Born Oct. 2022. Ready Dec. 11, 2022
Newborn German Shepherds from Koa and Bali
Born Oct. 2022
Ready Nov. 28, 2022
Newborn German Shepherds from Koa and Emmy
Born Oct. 2022
Ready Dec. 11, 2022
Our puppies grow up in our home with our children and other adult dogs. I follow puppy culture and Early Neurological Stimulation as well as early scent introduction. Week 3 they are exposed to sudden sounds like fireworks and construction noises. I take them on car rides and introduce them to strangers! We begin potty training, crate training and leash introduction. I utilize the following enrichment methods: Puppy Culture , Car Rides, Texture stimulation, Outdoors, e.g. rain, Fireworks , Structures, e.g. Climbing, Early stages of crate training, Strangers, Stores, Scents, Early Neurological Stimulation, Chew, e.g. Bone, Toys, e.g. Ball, Touch Desensitization, Household Desensitization, Sound Stimulation, Socialized with Adult Dogs, Socialized with Children, Stairs and Obstacles, Neonate scent introduction record, Volhard Testing, We play noise densensitizing music videos to expose your puppy to sounds that may otherwise trigger a negative response from your puppy (doorbells, fireworks, barking dog, children playing, men talking, etc.), Water Introduction, Recall Training, Travel training in automotive or recreational vehicles , Puppy temperament evaluation , Initial House Training, Early socialization, surface and tactile stimulation, Puppy Culture , Sit Command, and Clicker Training.
All puppies are vaccinated and cleared by our veterinarian before going home.
We send our puppies home with Volhard Personality Test, Vaccinations, Our puppies are all sent home with welcome home bags and information. , Microchip, Puppy Collar, Food Starter Bag, Certificate of Health, AKC Registration, and Blanket with Mom's Scent.
Jessica offers options to help you easily get your new puppy home.
If you’re nearby, you can visit in person to pick up your pup. If you’re far away, you can travel by car or plane.
Work with a trusted flight nanny or transporter to get your puppy comfortably dropped off at an airport or meeting point close to home.
Oahu German Shepherds meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
All breeds
German Shepherd
German Shepherd
About Emmy
Emmy is a female German Shepherd almost 7 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jessica decided to make her part of their program. Jessica has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Great health testing
Full Embark Panel, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +2 more
German Shepherd
About Arya
Arya is a female German Shepherd over 3 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jessica decided to make her part of their program. Jessica has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Full Embark Panel
German Shepherd
About Koa
Koa is a male German Shepherd about 5 years old. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Jessica decided to make him part of their program. Jessica has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Uploaded health tests
Full Embark Panel, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +2 more
German Shepherd
About Bali
Bali is a medium-high drive working line all Black German Shepherd. She has her IGP, KKL and SG titles and was brought into our program from her breeder in Germany. She's a giant sweetheart who loves to fetch and train. She's a recessive Black GSD and Koa doesn't carry the black gene. So all her puppies with Koa are Black and Red
Uploaded health tests
Full Embark Panel, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A), +1 more
German Shepherd
About Charlie
Charlie is a female German Shepherd. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Jessica decided to make her part of their program. Jessica has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
German Shepherd
Excellent level
Oahu German Shepherds reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for German Shepherds.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)
Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.
Thyroid (Autoimmune Thyroiditis, registered with OFA), Temperament Test
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
Full Embark Panel, DNA Disease Panel, Degenerative Myelopathy (DM; SOD1A)
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.
Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.
Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.
Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.