1/16/2026

The puppies are going home. What a special time this is as happy families come to meet their new puppy. Two puppies are staying over for the Gold Star Puppy Program, giving them a good foundation for their new lives. Of these families, four of the five families already have a Candle Hill Shepherd and are coming back for one more. Long coated black and red, and long coated sable puppies...

12/2/2025

Most people assume that summer is the best time to raise a puppy. That's not true for me. Every year, we keep back one or more puppies for the breeding program. In all my experience over the past twenty plus years of keeping a puppy to raise, hands down, winter is better. ...

7/4/2025

This puppy from the litter of Nika and Tobbs is running to wish you a Happy Fourth of July!...

7/3/2025

After their bath, Nika's puppies are having so much fun playing on this beautiful day!...

3/14/2025

Few things compare to the joy of Puppy Families when they finally get to take their puppy home. For me, it is a time to meet the dear people I've been talking with over the time they have been waiting for their pup and to see again the many More Than One Club Members who are coming back for another Candle Hill Shepherd pup. Yes, our focus is on producing the best possible puppies for ourselves and to share with others, but it is also true, that we have the best puppy families--each one of you are very dear to us....

2/14/2025

These puppies of Valiant and Shade are five weeks old. ...

2/12/2025

This memory popped up. Several years ago when we had sheep, occasionally an orphan lamb needed to come inside to keep warm. In wintertime, the house is the shared warm space. Puppies and lambs must share. Precious times. ...

2/10/2025

Everyday with puppies is different than the day before. Today, we removed the puppy rug and replaced it with pine chips. The pups are growing up. They are eating on their own now, albeit Mama Shade still hops in now and again to let them nurse. People ask me if I have a favorite stage of puppies. I have to admit, I adore each day and every precious asp...

7/5/2024

Bear and Little Bear's progeny from their litter last year are turning out to be amazing dogs. Solid black, each one carried a presence, an air that demands respect, as well as complete loyalty to their family....

8/16/2022

Litter D10 Jake and Ulrika born June 19, 2010 Var, Vermont Willow, Pennsylvania Sasha, Florida Meka, Georgia...