I spoke to Alice a few times on the phone and researched her Guardian Rottweilers online and on her website. I also checked with several other breeders across the US, and researched some overseas.
I then made an appt to meet with Alice at her house way out in the middle of nowhere in Bargersville. She has about 10 acres there and lives a mile back off the road behind some woods with a pond. She has a couple very nice big barns built just to house her Rottweilers.
Alice is quite the talker, and she may seem a bit crazy, it's just her personality and the fact that she is extremely passionate about her Rotties. She seems to know almost everything there is to know about the breed she sells. She considers them her children, although she does have a husband and several human children too, haha.
I was at her home for several hours that day, and she showed me her facilities, and she had about 20 Rotties on site. And she let me play with an adult male, and he was fun playing ball with, he would even jump in the pond and swim to get the ball and bring it back, haha.
The whole time she was talking educating me about the Rottie breed, to a point for a sort of newbie, it was almost information overload. Her decade of experience vs my 2 months of research, haha.
These very large muscular dogs can be very intimidating, especially when they bark or growl with their deep bark. But I felt safe the whole time I was there.
Then I got to play with the cute little 8 week old male pup that I choose. Alice rates each dog in 2 ways, either pet quality or a show quality. I opted for the more expensive and more flawless show quality dog. I don't say how much I paid, because people would think I am crazy, haha. And I do not know what Alice charges others, so I am keeping the cost confidential. Call Alice for current prices, ha.
Myself not being a dog expert at all, I trusted Alice and she showed me some of the differences in pet quality vs show quality. Such as their teeth being all straight and correct in alignment, eyes, snout, ears, stance, legs, etc all in perfect placement, and so on. The pet quality dogs are also excellent quality, but may have a slight reason why they will never grow up to be show quality dogs.
I decided to purchase my new lil buddy and take him home with me. Alice said she had people bounce checks on her and dispute credit cards in the past, so she only takes cash. Which was fine by me. She gave me a warranty for the dog, lots of paperwork, and went over lots of things about what I needed to do next and so forth, and she gave me a small starter package of a few items since I now needed to go to a pet store and get more things.
With all the trips Alice makes to Germany and other countries, feeding all those big dogs, having a hired hand help with them, veterinarian bills, and much more. Even though the price may seem expensive, I do not think she is making much profit.
I think Alice just loves for her breed to go home with a nice person or family who can afford to give the correct care to the dog and take care of it properly and love it for the rest of its life. Alice will turn away buyers if she thinks they're not a good fit for her dogs.
If you really want to get Alice riled up just ask if it's okay to cut off their tails and breed them in your backyard, lol.
I had an excellent experience purchasing my Rottweiler, and he gets his normal check ups and shots and has been very healthy loving dog towards me. He is protective of me and a very playful, fun, and smart dog, who was easily and quickly house broken. His official name is Ullock Von Gottschalk and he is a great companion, with no health issues at all. read more