Pikes Peak Shiloh Shepherds

08/25/2024

Hi everyone!
We are in the process of breeding Violet, Raya, and Haumea. We will announce any confirmed pregnancies here!
Watch this space (fingers crossed)!

10/15/2023

07/18/2023

🤣😸

04/28/2023

Baby owl 😍

04/27/2023

Welcome to my world plus one more 60 lbs potato 🥔 of a dog

01/06/2023

Why yes my dog would LOVE to say hi, but I’m still going to say “no thank you” and move on. Why?

1. Because I want my dog to learn that every time we see people it doesn’t mean it’s a party for him. I’d like him to continue his focus on us together as a team and not create conditioned excitement and expectation every time we are approached by someone.

2. Because I don’t know what saying hi means to you. Will you politely touch him? Will you allow him space to move away if he wants? Will you put your face too close to his? I don’t want him to have a negative experience so I’m going to avoid that by continuing our walk.

3. Because maybe I feel overwhelmed or stressed in public places and conversations with strangers may make me uncomfortable, so even though you’d like to talk and meet my dog, I’m protecting myself too.

4. Because we’re in a rush and have to get something done quickly.

5. Because I said no. Even social, sweet, friendly dogs and their handlers have every right to say “no” to a request to meet and be touched by people. This shouldn’t just apply to reactive, worried or bubble space dogs. Dogs are not public property, and saying “no thank you” to touching my dog shouldn’t be regarded as rude or unkind, any more than if a stranger asked to hold my baby.

Please normalize hearing “no” OR even better, normalize ignoring more dogs in public. Let them carry on with their handler and admire them from a far. It would do a world of good for dogs and humans everywhere, trust me.

- Helen St. Pierre

11/22/2022

🐾♥️💯💯💯

11/22/2022

RIP Odin, best, happiest, bravest, and most handsome boy. 11/10/2022

09/27/2022

Absolutely no regrets 😂😂

04/17/2022

https://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/blog/the-10-most-important-things-to-know-about-canine-hip-dysplasia

By Carol Beuchat PhD Hip dysplasia is a hot topic in dogs, if it's possible to stay "hot" for 50 years. Researchers have been working hard for decades looking for solutions, and breeders have been...

01/13/2022

Join us at Chloe/Hades2021 and Zena Smokey2021 to see our puppies!

11/17/2021

This is an X-ray of a dog’s bent front leg. See that tiny white spec? That’s a microchip! It has migrated down the leg....far from where it was inserted, between the dog’s shoulders. This is actually quite common.....

When lost pets are scanned, the entire body SHOULD be scanned to catch any that have migrated. But, as an owner, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AT THEIR YEARLY VET EXAM, to ask for a quick scan to make sure that: (1) the chip is still working, (2) the location of the chip is good, and (3) that the chip info is correct.

Remember microchips save lives and reunite families with their pet.... just have it checked regularly!

10/27/2021

Yep! 🙌

09/24/2021

The 2022 Calendar Contest is now open!
You must be a member of the SSDCA to enter.
Please read the following guidelines:
1. Submissions must be made to [email protected] by October 16, 2021.
2. Pictures must be submitted in landscape (wider than they are tall) fashion.
3. Pictures must be submitted from the original image, not cropped and unedited.
4. Images should be approx. 300 ppi - simply put the image should be at least 2MB, to make sure it will be sharp once enlarged. Images that are too small will be rejected.
5. Pictures may show multiple Shiloh shepherds. No people please, no other dog breeds.
6. Please include the name of the dog as we would like to include it in the calendar.
Full name preferable, if a puppy, call name eg. Purple Rain Kaylee/Gibbs. If a litter of puppies use parents names eg. Kaylee/Gibbs' puppies.
7. No more than 3 images per dog. If your dog’s picture has been featured in past calendars, please send in an unused picture of your dog, do not resubmit the same image.
8. Your dog will only be featured in the calendar one time. If your dog is voted in twice, you will be contacted and asked to pick which photo you would like featured. Then the photo in second place to the photo declined will win the spot for that month.
9. In-keeping with tradition the club retains the right to publish a picture of their choosing for December.
10. Again, Deadline for submission October 16th.
11. To avoid any issues with submissions, on emailing your pictures you will receive a confirmation email within 72 hrs. If you do not receive an email confirming receipt please contact me via this thread or message on facebook.
12. Once you submit a picture to the contest you agree to allow the SSDCA, Inc. to use the image in it's 2022 calendar without payment or other consideration.
13. Voting will take place via a link posted on the SSDCAMembers page once the gallery of entries is ready. Opening and closing date to be determined. We aim to have the contest complete by mid November, ordering will again be available from Lulu.com.

07/27/2021

Belatedly, I need to tell you all of Kirby's passing last year. It was a very difficult time. Kirby was nine years old.

Kirby began having kidney issues, and was eventually diagnosed with Leptospirosis. This diagnosis was tragic, and totally unexpected, as Maggie vaccinates for Lepto. However, as she and her vet pored over the medical records, they realized that somehow, unbelievably, Kirby had not been vaccinated. Both the vet and Maggie were in tears. Maggie's guilt, and her vet's guilt, were and are still huge burdens.

Despite the diagnosis, Maggie was able to keep Kirby happy and relatively healthy for a surprising number of months. When his quality of life finally slipped, inevitably, he was let go.

With thanks to our dear puppy owner Carol Frost for reminding me that you would want to know of Kirby's death, no matter how painful this is for us all, and that it might be a teaching moment.

Please, don't assume that you got all the vaccinations done. Check. Have your vet check to make sure that all the shots are up to date that are agreed upon. Then, check again.

Hug those pups.

05/26/2021

Here is the exciting news! We now have studio space and are offering custom fine art pet portraiture to decorate your home with! We are so excited to offer a beautiful selection of high end products such as framed canvases, acrylics, bamboo wall art, museum quality prints, as well as stunning albums for your coffee table or desk. It was a blast photographing Mei and Auggie in the studio yesterday!

05/10/2021

Just a quick reminder for those of you that have a GSD. Please don’t shave them to keep them cool this summer.🤷🏻‍♂️