Cher Car Kennels

Cher Car Kennels Cher Car Kennels has been breeding & training dogs for lives of significance & service® since 1977. Founder CHERYL CARLSON of Cher Car Kennels in St.
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Johns, Michigan is one of the best known experts in the industry, and has been training and breeding dogs professionally since 1977; providing guard dog service, teaching family companion dogs (manners, problem solving and behavior modification), personal protection, and physical assistance dogs. She has trained and certified 54 police K-9's to date (many of her own breeding), with teams qualified

in patrol, narcotics and explosive detection. She has also certified many other dog trainers in police work. Cheryl's breeding program has produced more than 300 certified Police K-9s and over 100 SAR dogs, along with dozens of physical and blind assistance dogs. She has also produced more French Ring Sport titled dogs than any other breeder in North America. Our breeding success is attributed to knowledge gained through years of experience. We select our breedings to emphasize physical soundness, intelligence and temperament, and we carefully match each individual puppy to its new family based on your stated activity needs and desires. We only utilize x-ray cleared dogs (hips and elbows) in our breeding program, with OFA certification obtained at the appropriate age. We treat our dogs like athletes; feeding the finest natural foods to produce maximum healthy growth and proper nutrition. Our feeding regimen consists of a mix of organic dog food comprised of human-grade ingredients without dyes, additives or synthetic preservatives combined with poultry, beef or venison. Our 20 acre country farm with boarding kennel facility provides the perfect setting for active socialization of our puppies by exposing them to farm animals (goats, horses, sheep) along with other dogs, boarding and training clients, and lots of friends…ensuring a well rounded development. We offer an extensive variety of dog training programs to assist your puppy in growing and learning in a safe, stimulating and fun environment. Cher Car Kennels specializes in ALL breed training for the family pet, along with advanced training for sport, protection and police. Our combined 60+ years of training programs have graduated over 18,500 dogs from our facilities to date! We specialize in preventing dog behavior problems by educating dog owners through personalized private home visits, group classes or in-kennel "boarding school" training, using positive, praising methods of dog obedience instruction. We provide the knowledge, understanding and expertise necessary to teach your dog "good behavior" rather than simply punishing what you might perceive as "bad behavior". The overall well-being of the dog is then achieved through a special balance of loving attention, exercise and a sense of purpose derived through training. Our philosophy of offering the very best breeding and training possible works to insure each puppy buyer is happy with their Cher Car Kennels dog, and for it to be a loved member of the family for its lifetime. Visit our website www.CherCarKennels.net to get to know us, our values and our facilities.

09/03/2026

New Obedience and Protection classes start September 23rd. 6 p.m. for obedience, 7 p.m. for protection.

09/01/2026

What a difference a week makes! Here are my 2 litters of Dutch puppies. If you didnt know there was an age difference, you would think one litter is lower in social/food drive. Thats not the case at all here. The Yatzee litter appears quieter because they are still being nursed once a day by Mom. This is why I can't temperament test until between 6 and 7 weeks.

08/24/2026

Here we see one of the indications I pay attention to when determining temperament in a litter. If a puppy will be a natural at Search and Rescue (SAR) I choose a puppy that was in the first group of pups over the kennel door barrier. I dont entice them forward, In fact, things are dropped near by to startle them. I do entice them back into their area when I deliver food.

08/22/2026

Good moms like Isis are instinctual more concerned with feeding her brood, even if it takes away food from her. Here she has vomited her most recent meal, and the pups have focused on that instead of still nursing. Its a natural way to transition to food from milk for the babies. Thats why I don't use milk products to wean pups. I use ground red meat instead.

Now Isis needs to stand up to nurse her growing puppies. This makes it hard to see if all the pups get a chance. When I ...
08/22/2026

Now Isis needs to stand up to nurse her growing puppies. This makes it hard to see if all the pups get a chance. When I bring Isis in, I put her in a seperate kennel with a few of the pups that appear smaller first.

We make sure to start all the puppies with nail trims.
08/19/2026

We make sure to start all the puppies with nail trims.

I have a great litter or German Shepherds born 8/8/26. A wide variety of colors, from almost black sable, black and tans...
08/18/2026

I have a great litter or German Shepherds born 8/8/26. A wide variety of colors, from almost black sable, black and tans, and very light sable. Should be great family dogs, ready for any adventure! The great thing about this litter is that it is going to produce super stable temperaments, while still having that old fashioned Cher Car instinct. Now taking deposits! Contact Cheryl Carlson at 517.719.0208.

08/11/2026

Starting "housebreaking". I find that leaving a strip of "used" shavings toward the back of the whelping pen, and then covering it with a layer of fresh shavings encourages the pups to relieve themselves in one area. It also keeps the gate/socializing area cleaner. Pups that are raised in totally clean areas tend to potty anywhere.

Recieved this message about one of my multi aspect dogs that was killed in an accident while working. The dog was a  6 y...
08/08/2026

Recieved this message about one of my multi aspect dogs that was killed in an accident while working. The dog was a 6 year old female Dutch Shepherd . Message shortened for security. "26 missions to disaster or conflict zines, 19 humans saved, 11 foreign countries worked in, over 100,000 fix winged flight miles, over 50 rotor winged flight hours, and 150,000 vehicle miles during deployments. She was hated by the Egyptian s, the Germans were always suspicious of her, she terrorized TSA and Border Control every time we came home. She kept the bad guys away so I could get home. She was my partner, my aspiration, and my best friend. Thank you Cheryl.

08/08/2026

This is the Isis x Ivan litter. Starting to vocalize, and focus on humans!

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4215 S Lowell Road
Saint Johns, MI
48879

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm

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+19892247225

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