Four generations ago, the love for dogs started in Jennifer McCarthy's family in the late 1940s in Germany. Her second cousin Fritz Klemm and his daughter Barbara trained German Shepherds for the sport of Schutzhund after Fritz served in World War II driving tanks and working with K9's on the Russian Front. Fritz became well known in Germany for his amazing dog "Bingo" who he titled, owned, trained and went on to serve over 30 years of dedication to the sport as the head "boss" of the Zweibrucken Schutzhund Club.
The passion continued here in America, when Jennifer's Grandfather from Germany taught his daughter Gloria to appreciate the breed. On what little money they had, a rare black German Shepherd named Stranger became the family's new member after being found in South Boston. Gloria McCarthy went on to own several canine's over the years and followed her passion in showing, training and owning within the German Shepherd breed. With her mother's help, Jennifer's love for animals began at home with horses, cats, fish, hamsters, rabbits and many, many dogs…
