2/13/2023

For twenty years now, we have been breeding fine German Shepherd Dogs. What separates a Breeding Program from simply “breeding dogs” is that a Breeding Program is constantly working toward an ideal, testing dogs to see how they contribute to that ideal, and checking progeny for Health and Temperament over time by keeping in touch with Puppy Families. A...

1/23/2023

Graduate of our Super Puppy Program: Yukon, a Candle Hill Shepherd pup from our dogs, Cardinal and Chinook, born 2012. Methods of Stimulation The U.S. Military in their canine program developed a method that still serves as a guide to what works. In an effort to improve the performance of dogs used for military purposes, a program called “Bio Sens...

8/2/2022

We have researched our dog’s pedigrees for health. In our own lines, we know the health several generations back in our original breeding pairs....

8/2/2022

March 12, 2012 Am I a Snob? Why I Don’t Like Doodle Dogs – 21 by Brian Lynn In my last blog about the AKC registration statistics, Gun Dogger Garry Pennycuff took exception to a line about the fad of crossing an absurd number of breeds with poodles. I didn’t want to sidetrack the conversation at that point, but I will gladly go into more detail now....

8/7/2019

We founded Candle Hill Shepherds to breed exceptional dogs in 2003 at our ranch in beautiful North Idaho. We have over 40 years of experience working with canines in such diverse fields as Search and Rescue, Schutzhund, AKC Obedience Competition, Agility, Dogsledding, Therapy work, Family Companionship, Sheepherding, and more. We are just plain pass...

4/11/2015

Their parents are: Sunny von Hoffnung BH, RN, RA, CD and Bristol von Hoffnung, one of Cardinal‘s beautiful daughters, proudly announce their new litter.  Here we have some of our favorite bloodlines combined in this breeding with Bristol taking us back to Max, Int’l CH Argus Maximus  von Hoffnung, Search and Rescue Dog, and Sunny to his sire, Jake...

3/24/2015

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12/11/2014

For those of you who have been following our breeding program, these pictures will be especially captivating.  This is our next generation:  Bristol, out of Cardinal and Piper, A1 stamped from Germany for hips and elbows; Haven: out of Cardinal and an exceptional Canadian female, OFA prelim Excellent; Rose: out of Macho and Mokka, A1 stamped from Germa...

1/1/2014

International Champion Jake vom Kanas CD, BH, RN, JJ-N, Top Obedience Dog 2007 The German Shepherd Dog of today continues to be a superlative companion dog and is the working dog of choice by many agencies. In North America the German Shepherd Dog is, by litter and individual dog registrations, one of the most popular and numerous breeds. They are sui...

7/5/2013

Candle Hill Shepherds LLC is a German Shepherd breeding program valuing HEALTH, TEMPERAMENT, and PUPPY ENRICHMENT with the goal of producing well balanced German Shepherds characterized by courage, loyalty, and intelligence. ...