8/10/2019

According to Dogfoodadvisor.com,  “Finding and maintaining your dog’s ideal weight can significantly extend your pet’s life. A fourteen year landmark study from Iowa State University confirms…Dogs fed to ideal body condition lived 1.8 years longer than their overweight litter mates.1That’s a bonus of nearly 2 extra years of life… just for keeping your ...

8/10/2019

We have been hoping to get one last puppy from Jake for our breeding program.  Jake as you may remember is our daughter’s dog, the one she raised when she was ten years old and then titled during her early teen years, earning his International Championship, 4H Obedience Championship, AKC Obedience title CD, AKC Rally Title, RN, ASCA Agility Title JJ-N,...

8/8/2019

One of the things that makes Candle Hill Shepherds stand out, is our experience with dogs in many different working fields from Protection to Search and Rescue and a lot in between.  Below are some examples of our successful training program.  These are dogs we have personally titled in competition. Our story can be read in the trails our dogs have lef...

8/8/2019

QUALIFICATIONS OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG excerpted from K9 SUSPECT DISCRIMINATION  by Adee Schoon and Ruud Haak, Detselig Enterprises LTD, Alberta, Canada 2002 p. 85-86  MENTAL QUALITIES: \* placid composure:  self-confident, stable, not nervous or afraid \* temperament: lively, interested \* willing to work: willingness to continue even if t...

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...

11/30/2018

Our Summer puppies have gone home ...

3/3/2018

This Yellow collared female is one to join the Two or More Club with Elsa, one of our 2010 puppies. This precious fellow had a long flight across country to go live on a farm in update New York. His new owner reports that he is a happy and confident pup, especially considering how readily he bounced back from his travels. Rosebud, here, went of...

1/31/2018

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8/16/2017

Nova Boden Boden (Rohan x Bristol) and Bluma (Brink’s sister, Piper x Sunny) Czar Czar Koda Raegan Willow...

8/9/2017

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION ROHAN VON HOFFNUNG RN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION KOA VON HOFFNUNG CGC ...