5/19/2014

The Cardinal and Mokka puppies are going home this week! The first to be picked up is this precious pup, Red collar female Her new owner drove all the way from North Carolina to pick her up. You will want to see this.  First is their tentative first reaction to one another, then watch as the puppy gains confidence, and within minutes, feels so secu...

5/4/2014

Candle Hill Shepherds has been producing exceptional German Shepherd puppies for over 10 years.  One of the highlights for us is to see pictures and hear testimonials from our Puppy Families as their puppies grow.  From time to time we have published some of these pictures, and until the GREAT WEB CRASH of 2013, we had posted a rather large collection ...

4/5/2014

By Mike Mandell Alpha K-9 Obedience We asked Mike Mandell of Alpha K-9 Obedience Animal Behaviorist and Trainer in Denver, CO to make a list for us of things for you to look for when looking for a Dog Trainer and red flags which will tell you to look elsewhere. Mike writes, “First, we strongly recommend that you look for a trainer who will give in...

3/2/2014

One of the key attributes of a Medical Alert or Medical Therapy Dog is the ability to understand their human's medical needs. In the case of this Candle Hill Shepherd, she has an uncanny ability to know when she must be calm.... ...

2/13/2014

For many of you, this is the week of Winter’s Fury and being boxed inside your houses.  For us, it was a few weeks ago, when temperatures outside went down below zero.  In the barn, two baby lambs were born.  We watched them carefully, then realizing they were becoming too weak to nurse from their mother, we brought them inside to warm up and get well....

2/11/2014

Cardinal and Kindra’s puppies, born on December 20, 2013, almost eight weeks old were out for a romp in the snow today. ...

1/27/2014

Anna, at the Portland, Oregon AKC Agility Trial, finishing her Open Standard Title in just two trials, as well as her Novice Jumpers Title. Also in the last year, Anna completed her AKC BN (Beginner Novice), and CD (Companion Dog) Titles, see the portrait below.  Karen and Anna , we are so proud of you!  ...

1/27/2014

We went to the lake one windy day last week with Cardinal.  At four years old he is more magnificent than ever! Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH C...

1/25/2014

Check out this new video of Trace training for a search. ...

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 vers...