MERIT VOM MK HAUS 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.

NIKA VON HOFFNUNG CGC RN RA CD NA NAJ. 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.

Bonny Blue is the puppy, born from our friend’s great dog Ozzie, ABSOLUT VOM MK HAUS BH, CGC, TKN and INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION UCH SG1 NATCH ISABELLA LENYA VON WARIN BH RN TKN TKI CGCA CGC SPOT ON VSWI VHM. We are privileged to bring Bonny into our breeding program.

EMBER VON HOFFNUNG is a 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.

MERCY VON HOFFNUNG CGC, RN 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, and Tag, and Little Bear. Mercy has a delightful strong, yet loving and calming presence. She has been a joy to train and has started making her mark in the world of Dog Obedience, Rally, and Agility.