Atlas Kennels began in 2002 when we purchased our first German Shepherd, Atlas, as a companion. Little did we realize what we were getting into! Atlas was and still is a wonderful companion, but he became the most titled white German Shepherd in history and the most successful white German Shepherd ever in conformation. He has taken us to so many new places and taught us about so many wonderful activities. We've added to our family with Atlas' offspring and their offspring, but Atlas will always be the heart of Atlas Kennels.

We've been blessed over the years to earn many, many titles with our dogs in conformation, rally, agility and other activities. We use the name "Atlas Kennels" but we are not a kennel. All our dogs live in the house with their owners. Some live with us and some live with other families.

Our primary focus is in the advancement and preservation of the German Shepherd Dog with a white coat color. However, we believe that it is impossible to improve a subset of the German Shepherd breed without understanding and considering the breed as a whole. German Shepherds are complex dogs - a good breeding tries to improve structure, health, temperament and working ability. If you breed for color alone, you sabotage those goals by limiting your selection of potential mates. That said, we do believe that when bred correctly white dogs are equal in quality to colored dogs and can and should be an equal part of the breed.
We believe the white coated German Shepherd is and should remain a part of the German Shepherd breed. We do not support efforts to create a seperate breed for the white GSD. It is our belief that this effort would severely limit the gene pool available for our dogs, and this would be a detriment to the dogs we love.

We work our dogs in a variety of activities such as conformation, obedience, agility, rally, and herding. We are proud members of the White German Shepherd Dog Club International and the United German Shepherd Dog Alliance and we actively pursue opportunities to learn more about these wonderful dogs.

If you would like to contact us, e-mail us at tracie@atlaskennels.com. We're always happy to talk about German Shepherds.