About Us

We stepped into the wonderful world of German Shepherds in 1999 when we purchased our first white and foundation male, Pharaoh.  We were hooked instantly and made it our mission to continue to enhance and preserve the breed. Through selective breeding, dedication and patience, we have established the Eclipse line of German Shepherd Dogs.

Eclipse’s white-coated German Shepherd Dogs are some of the best in the country due to our discretionary breeding decisions and long-term plan to continue to produce healthy, well-tempered dogs that excel both in the show ring and as pets. Every litter we produce is carefully thought out and part of an overall plan. We do not breed dogs to breed dogs, we breed for the love of the breed and to continue to enhance our line.

Eclipse-bred German Shepherd Dogs have had incredible success in the conformation show ring. We have bred many White German Shepherd Dog Club of America (WGSDCA) champions, three WGSDCA Grand Victors, two WGSDCA Grand Victrixes, various United Kennel Club (UKC) Champions, three UKC Grand Champions and several dogs with championships in other clubs such as IABCA and ARBA.  We have various dogs of our own and with their loving owners that are in the process of obtaining championships. In 2005, an Eclipse dog became the only white German Shepherd Dog to finish the year as the number one German Shepherd Dog in the UKC. This same dog is also the most-titled WGSD in history! In 2008, a black & tan female we bred became the first-known AKC champion with a white parent!

Our dogs are not just pretty faces, we have bred dogs that do obedience, rally, agility, herding and visit nursing homes. We even have a dog we bred who has his own agent to place him in ads!  

In 2009, we stepped into the world of the Berger Picard. We hope to have the same success with the Berger Picards as we do with the German Shepherds, and are very excited to be part of the breed!

We (Donna & Mike) are very active in the dog community. Donna is a founder of the United German Shepherd Dog Alliance UKC club. Both have handled and competed in AKC conformation events including finishing their Border Collie’s AKC championship. We are members of the WGSDCI, GSDCA and Berger Picard Club of America.

Eclipse is dedicating its life to these beautiful and marvelous dogs, our life is our dogs!