3/24/2026

Candle Hill Shepherds LLC is a German Shepherd breeding program located in beautiful North Idaho, valuing HEALTH, TEMPERAMENT, and PUPPY ENRICHMENT with the goal of producing well balanced German Shepherds characterized by courage, loyalty, and intelligence. Our goal is to produce a dog a burglar will run from, but a child can hug. With over 20 years of...

3/24/2026

All our breeding dogs have had their hips and elbows x-rayed and shown to be dysplasia free. Our dogs have been DNA tested to be clear of DM (Degenerative Myelopathy). In addition we have carefully researched our dog’s pedigrees for health. In our own lines, we know the health several generations back in our original breeding pairs....

2/21/2026

A 2023 Psychology Today article sites two studies, each indicating that a child raised with pets during the first two years of life reduces the likelihood of asthma....

7/9/2025

With the dog days of summer upon us, not only do we need to know the signs of heat stroke, but we need to know how best to treat it. A cool, wet towel to the dog's head is recommended. Read the article:...

5/4/2023

This is valuable information that should probably be passed along to anyone you know with dogs, cats, or other animals that might chew up a stuffed toy:...

8/2/2022

Am I a Snob? Why I Don’t Like Doodle Dogs by Brian Lynn...

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 d...

12/31/2013

NEW!!! VACCINATION PROTOCOL by Dr. Jean Dodd All of the 27 Vet Universities in the US have followed the immunization protocol as suggested by Dr. Dodd for years. All of these Hospitals will be changing their Vaccination Programs apparently. This is welcome news and you should print this out and take it with you to your Vet should you need reinforcemen...

12/12/2013

With A Flick of the Wrist by Chris Zink, DVM, PhD (as seen in Dogs In Canada – September 2003) I n the hundreds of agility trials I have attended over the years, only rarely have I seen a dog suffer an acute, serious injury. An exception happened in early May this year. I was relaxing at ringside, enjoying one of the rare rain free moments this spri...

8/23/2013

A Number of Environmental Factors Can Affect the Incidence of Hip Dysplasia in Dogs ScienceDaily (Mar. 26, 2012) — Hip dysplasia (HD) in dogs is affected to a larger degree than previously believed by the environment in which puppies grow up. It is particularly during the period from birth to three months that various environmental factors appear to in...