Waldrand Kennel LLC

Meet the Owner, Karie Curtis

After training my first (2) dogs in 2001 at the age of 9, I knew that it was my calling. The years following I began dabbling in many different types of training and dog sports. I truly found my passion in 2012 when given an opportunity to work under the well known Lawrence Filo of Steinig Tal Kennel and Police K9 Academy. Larry took me under his wing and began sharing his knowledge of not only working dogs but also the art of breeding German Shepherds. After training and certifying many K9s throughout the state of Wisconsin, I decided to take a closer look into law enforcement in WI, and accepted a position as a Correctional Officer with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in late 2014-2020. After leaving Corrections I found a beneficial schedule working weekends at Walmart Distribution Center in Asset Protection-and thankfully I did or I may have never met my wonderful and supportive husband, Nick. He has fully taken on the role of "dog dad", and we live with our pack on a little slice of happiness in central Wisconsin. Currently I work at Point Area Veterinary Clinic as the Customer Service Team Lead.Thankfully I am able to to use Larry as my mentor and confidant in the training and breeding of German Shepherd Dogs.