What DOES "Nasha Comanda" MEAN ?

NASHA COMANDA TRANSLATES TO "OUR TEAM" IN RUSSIAN. OUR BREEDING PROGRAM'S FOUNDATION COMES FROM OUR RUSSIAN IMPORT, MATRYOSHKA IZ BELOY BRIGADY (IZBB) WHO WAS BRED TO A RUSSIAN STUD TO PRODUCE OUR FIRST LITTER. SO OUR FIRST TEAM FROM RUSSIA IS A BIG INSPIRATION FOR OUR NAME. OUR NAME WAS ALSO INSPIRED BY THE RELATIONSHIP BUILT ON INTERNATIONAL TEAMWORK BETWEEN MYSELF AND MY MENTOR, MARIA GURYEVA OF IZBB RUSSIA. WITHOUT HER COMARADERIE AND TEACHING, THESE SPECTACULAR DOGS SHE PRODUCED, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. FROM THIS POINT ON, ANYONE WHO RECEIVES A PUPPY FROM US WILL FOREVER BE A MEMBER OF "NASHA COMANDA"/"OUR TEAM."

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WE ARE A SMALL KENNEL REGISTERED SINCE 2021 WITH THE FCI VIA PUERTO RICO. LOCATED IN NORTHERN INDIANA, USA, NASHA COMANDA WORKS TO PRODUCE THE "TOTAL DOG." OUR GOAL IS TO BRING INTO THE WORLD WHITE SWISS SHEPHERDS WITH EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY, STRUCTURE, CHARACTER, AND HEALTH OUTLINED BY FCI STANDARD NO.347. I HAD THE PRIVILAGE TO MEET AND TALK WITH FRED LANTING (FAMOUS GSD BREEDER, HANDLER, EXPERT, AND BIOLOGIST) IN 2019 AT A SPECIALTY SHOW HE WAS JUDGING IN NEW YORK. HIS ADVICE TO ME THAT DAY WAS, "ALWAYS STRIVE FOR PERFECTION." THAT IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO! 

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About the Breeder

MY NAME IS TAYLOR GRACIE AND MY GREAT PASSIONS IN LIFE ARE DOGS, ART, AND SCIENCE. I HOLD A BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY AS WELL AS MINORS IN CHEMISTRY AND PSYCHOLOGY (FOCUSING HEAVILY ON GENETICS ANIMAL BEHAVIOR). ALL OF MY EXPERIENCES STUDYING AND RESEARCH IN GENETICS, BEHAVIOR, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY ARE NOW BEING APPLIED TO IN DEPTH STUDY OF PEDIGREES, GENETICS, TRAIT CLASSIFICATION, PUPPY DEVELOPMENT, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, AND TRAINING. 

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IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND GRATITUDE, THAT I CAN SAY THAT I GO INTO THIS NEW CHAPTER WITH THE BEST TEAM I COULD EVER IMAGINE. INCLUDING MY DEAR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, MARIA GURYEVA (IZ BELOY BRIGADY-RUSSIA). MARIA'S VISION PRODUCED OUR DOLL, MATRYOSHKA - FOUNDATION OF NASHA COMANDA - AND I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE MARIA AS A MENTOR AND FRIEND TO LOOK TO FOR GUIDANCE. ALONG WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL FAMILY, I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING FROM SOME OF THE GREAT HISTORIC CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR BREED IN THE STATES.

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MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AMAZING BREED HAS TAKEN ME ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. MY DOGS ARE SHOWN IN FCI, IABCA, AND UKC VENUES AND ARE ONLY REGISTERED AS WHITE SWISS SHEPHERDS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UKC THAT INCLUDES WHITE SWISS SHEPHERDS WITH WHITE SHEPHERDS). OUR DOGS TRAIN AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN CONFORMATION SHOWS, AGILITY, OBEDIENCE, RALLY OBEDIENCE, NOSEWORK, PRECISION LURE COURSING, AND ALSO IN IGP/SCHUTZHUND. 

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SINCE STARTING NASHA COMANDA IN 2021, WE HAVE SPREAD OUR DOGS ACROSS THE WORLD. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ACTIVE SHOW AND BREEDING DOGS IN USA (CONTINENTAL AND HAWAII), AUSTRALIA, AND JAPAN. I COULD NOT BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL "EXTENDED FAMILY" WE HAVE BUILT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO ITS CONTINUED GROWTH.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN NASHA COMANDA WHITE SWISS SHEPHERDS. WE HOPE YOU WILL WANT TO BE A PART OF OUR TEAM TOO!

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Taylor Gracie

TAYLOR GRACIE

BREEDER, TRAINER, HANDLER AT NASHA COMANDA WSS