The puppies of Ranger and Ember have been born! 11/13/2025. This is a repeat breeding of our quintessential Candle Hill pair, International Champion Ranger von Hoffnung CGC, CD, RN, OA, OAJ, TKA, FITB and Ember von Hoffnung daughter of Keeper (International Champion Keeper von Hoffnung RA, CD, BH) and Shade vom Team Ulmich. The Temperament on the puppies from previous breedings is fantastic! On top of that, they are beautiful. from puppies of previous litters are reporting that these puppies are exceptional in temperament and the qualities we breed for: loyalty, intelligence, willingness to please, protectiveness, intuition and of course, beauty.

This breeding is planned for puppies Spring 2026. It will be amazing to have another litter with Valiant as sire. He has produced many wonderful puppies for us--beautiful and with that temperament we adore. Toga is a daughter of our beloved Rohan (International Champion Rohan von Hoffnung RN). Puppies from this litter will have both long coated and standard coated puppies, in sable and black and red.

These puppies from Ranger and Mercy should be quintessentially Candle Hill in beauty and temperament. If you haven't experienced having a dog with the Candle Hill Temperament, you are missing something very special. Puppies from this litter will be long coated and standard coated, solid black and also dark sable puppies.