Facts about our Breeding Program

We breed approximately one to three litters of puppies a year.  To date we have NEVER bred more litters than two in a year (Spring/Fall).  We believe in quality not quantity.  All of our Shilohs are registered with "The Shiloh Shepherd Registry" (TSSR).  P&C's Ridgewood Shilohs have been actively involved with the Shiloh Shepherd breed since purchasing our first Shiloh Shepherd "Chewbacca" in 1998.  CHEWBACCA

****DNA testing of parentage is an important part of the Shiloh Shepherd breed.  Our Shilohs not only have DNA on file with Stormont Laboratories, but they have new DNA on file with UC Davis Laboratories, in California.  Ridgewood Shiloh's believes that DNA testing should be continued and encourages all Shiloh Shepherd breeders and Registries to continue this program.

****OFA HEART CERTIFICATION:  Recently we started to heart certify our Shiloh Shepherds.  Heart  certification is listed on each Shilohs page under their statistics.   Heart certification for Shiloh Shepherds is a new program and we encourage all Shiloh Shepherd breeders to have their Shiloh's examined.

****HIP X-RAYS:  All of our breeding Shiloh Shepherds have been hip x-rayed.  We believe that breeding good to better hips will eventually help to reduce the incidence of hip dysplasia in this breed.  We do some OFA x-rays, but prefer Penn Hip x-rays.  Penn Hip results are listed under each dog, and we always supply a copy of these results to any potential puppy buyer for their records.  Unfortunately, an occasional case of mild hip dysplasia will show up even with all that we do to breed certified Shilohs.  Our Shilohs are hip guaranteed.

****OTHER HEALTH TESTING:  We have started to do elbows, thyroid, TLI and eye certification on our young upcoming breeding Shilohs.  Test results are listed under each Shilohs statistics.  If you have any questions as to the type of testing we do on our Shilohs, please contact us:

shilohs6@ptd.net

                              Wednesday March 19, 2008