NIKA VON HOFFNUNG CGC, RN, RA, CD, CDX NA, OA, NAJ, OAJ, TKN, TKI, BH. Nika and her brother, Ranger,represent the culmination of twenty years of breeding here at Candle Hill Shepherds. Not only is she a beautiful red sable long coat, but her temperament takes us back to our original dog, Tag von Hoffnung. Like Tag, Nika is easy to train, loyal, and eager to work. Her pedigree includes many of our favorite dogs, on her dam’s side: Little Bear, Bristol, Valiant, Cardinal, Piper, Max, Wessa, Tag, Dagger (external link) and on her sire’s Rohan and Jake. Nika's coat type is sable, long coat.

MERCY VON HOFFNUNG CGC, RN, TKN, TKI is the very special puppy we kept from Valiant and Hazel, 2022. Mercy is almost of a clone of her grandmother, Little Bear. This pedigree brings forward the best of Candle Hill Shepherds: Cardinal, Piper, Max, Wessa, Tag, and Little Bear. Mercy has a delightful strong, yet loving and calming presence. Her resolute focus, makes Mercy a joy to train. She has started making her mark in the world of Dog Obedience, and Rally. Mercy's coat type is black standard coat.

MERIT VOM MK HAUS CGC is straight DDR, with the best of East German Shepherd bloodlines. Her personality is both loving and confident, with strong but balanced drives. In Dog School, she is calm and focused. Merit is a robust female with thick bone and magnificent expression. We are thankful to MK Haus for letting us adopt this very special female.

EMBER VON HOFFNUNG is the puppy we kept from our own International Champion Keeper Von Hoffnung CD, BH, RN and Shade Ulmich Team our import from Poland. Ember is known for her calm and steady temperament, loving and kind, wise and willing. She is a joy to handle and interact with. Ember's coat type is black and red long coat.

SARATOGA VON HOFFNUNG. Toga is our last puppy from our beloved International Champion Rohan Von Hoffnung RN, CGC She has his sweet and loving attitude, a dog which loves to please. Beautiful; with a lovely long coat, and a thick big boned yet agile build. She is a very loving dog who is a lot of fun.