3/11/2025

[NIKA VON HOFFNUNG CGC, RN, RA, CD, CDX, NA, OA, NAJ, OAJ, AXJ, TKN, TKI, BH, AXJ.](/females/nika) Nika and her brother, [Ranger](/males/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](/females/tag). 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](/females/little-bear), [Bristol](/females/bristol), [Valiant](/males/valiant), [Cardinal](/males/cardinal), [Piper](/females/piper/), [Max](/males/max), [Wessa](/females/wessa), [Tag](/females/tag), [Dagger (external link)](https://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=494174-dagger-mir-wachter-vom-kanas?_v=20160426234228) and on her sire’s [Rohan](/males/rohan) and [Jake](/males/jake). Nika's coat type is sable, long coat. ...

2/28/2025

MERCY VON HOFFNUNG CGC, RN, TKN, TKI is the very special puppy we kept from [Valiant](/males/valiant) and [Hazel](/females/hazel), 2022. Mercy is almost of a clone of her grandmother, [Little Bear](/females/little-bear). This pedigree brings forward the best of Candle Hill Shepherds: [Cardinal](/males/cardinal), [Piper](/females/piper), [Max](/males/max), [Wessa](/females/wessa), [Tag](/females/tag), and [Little Bear](/females/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. ...

1/29/2025

[EMBER VON HOFFNUNG](/females/ember) is the puppy we kept from our own [International Champion Keeper Von Hoffnung CD, BH, RN](/males/keeper) and [Shade Ulmich Team](/females/shade) 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. ...

7/25/2015

Cardinal and Elsa LONG COATED GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible versatility of this dog...

6/28/2014

At five weeks old, you can start to see the difference in coat type from a long coated German Shepherd puppy and a short standard coated puppy.  It is more difficult in person than in these photos, but here you go. Did you figure it out? In both pictures, the puppy on the left is the long coated pup.  The best way to tell is looking at the muzzle....

6/28/2014

At five weeks old, you can start to see the difference in coat type from a long coated German Shepherd puppy and a short standard coated puppy.  It is more difficult in person than in these photos, but here you go. Did you figure it out? In both pictures, the puppy on the left is the long coated pup.  The best way to tell is looking at the muzz...

1/8/2014

Piper, Chinook, Wessa, Max, and Tag LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible versati...

1/1/2014

Cardinal and Elsa LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible versatility of this dog, ...