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Vom Kylohaus German Shepherds, Salem, VA (2025)

11/05/2025

All puppies in this litter have their deposits.

Our next breeding is potentially Harley, who is a Dark Sable long coat. Once she has her X-rays, I will be actively seeking a long coat stud (preferably recessive black) to pair her with.

I will open a wait list once I have details. I have two on the list already. I was told she’s due for heat at the end of November, but I’ve since learned that her previous heat was not properly disclosed, so it’s just a waiting game at this point.
If she has a heat at the end of November, puppies will arrive mid February and be ready mid April.

I planned to spay Vados and retire her, but I’ve had many people ask about another litter from her. I’m considering breeding her again after she skips a heat or two, if I can get enough interest.

Jade will have her OFAs done in December. If she passes (i dont see any reason she wouldn’t), I will consider breeding her on her next heat in the spring. Puppies would be due late spring/early summer. All of her puppies will be stock coat.

None of these breedings are set in stone, and they will vary based on interest, heat cycles, and stud availability.

Pictured is Harley 🐾

07/21/2025

That little black fluff ball at the bottom is Kylo. Kylo is the reason I do what I do. My kennel is dedicated to him.

Kylo was the first German shepherd puppy I sought out and purchased. I was young and naive. I took the “breeders” word at face value when she told me they were vet checked and clear. I don’t know if they were just never vetted, or if she lied about them being clear, but Kylo was not healthy.

We took him for his first vet appointment a week after we got him. The vet discovered that he had a grade 6/6 heart murmur on both ventricles. You could feel it by just touching his chest. The cardiologist had a very long wait time, and it was going to be very expensive. The vet recommended I return him to the breeder, but I was extremely attached to this dog. He was active, eating well, using the bathroom like he should, and never tired or slowed down more than normal puppy behavior. He was so incredibly smart too.

The vet told me if I didn’t return him, he could still live a full life we just had to be careful not to let him get too aroused without seeing the cardiologist first to determine the underlying cause.

Kylo had another follow up two weeks later to get his next round of vaccines. His murmurs were graded 5/6 but she said they would most likely never go away. That following weekend, I woke up to my outside dog losing his mind. The neighbors dog was in my yard and was injured. While we were trying to get ahold of her owner by knocking on doors, Kylo heard us and was extremely wound up because he wanted to come out of his crate. After tracking her owner down, I went to let Kylo out and found him gone. His heart gave out because he got too excited. We went from learning his murmurs sounded less severe to losing him in a matter of days. I was devastated.

Now, almost 9 years later, I have my own program, and my main focus is to avoid putting families through what I went through with Kylo. I want to ensure that my dogs live long, healthy lives. All of my puppies are vet checked between 6 and 7 weeks old to check for any issues such as heart murmurs, umbilical hernias, mouth issues, etc. it’s why I offer a health guarantee. I stand behind my program because I know what it’s like to feel that heartbreak.

07/14/2025

Tempest is here to explain the genetics behind long coat in German shepherds, because apparently it’s a hot debate and many people seem to not understand how it works. So let’s dive in:

• long coat is a recessive gene. This means that in order to express, there has to be two copies on the locus. Each locus only has two alleles. So for coat length, both alleles have to be Lc to have a long coat puppy.

• Tempest’s parents are both stock coat, but carry for long coat. This means that their coat locus is Sc/Lc. Sometimes you can’t tell if a dog carries for long coat without testing.

• if you pair two long coat shepherds, you are guaranteed 100% long coat, 100% of the time. That’s because the only allele each parent has to pass from the coat length locus is Lc.

• if you pair a long coat with a stock coat that carries for long coat, each puppy has a 50% chance of being long coat.

• if you pair two stock coats that carry for long coat, each puppy has a 25% chance of being long coat.

• if you pair two stock coats that don’t carry for long coat, or one stock coat that does and one that doesn’t, you have a 0% chance of long coat, 100% of the time.

Now don’t confuse the odds of each puppy as odds for the entire litter. 50% chance of each puppy being long coat doesn’t mean that it’s a 50% chance the entire litter will be long coat, or that 50% of the litter will be long coat. It all boils down to how the genetics line up.
Rivers litter had 4 long coats, and one that didn’t even carry for long coat. Genetics are wild, and can’t be predicted.

I hope this helps! Maybe next week, we’ll dive in to the color genetics 😜

11/06/2024

Today I was at a small store in pigeon forge, tn and saw these preserved goat hooves. My first thought was “most of these goats were suffering”. All three of these goats have various degrees of hoof rot. The first is very mild and could have easily been cut out. The second is what happens when it gets deeper in the feel and isn’t treated. The third is the worst, and is when the infection gets all the way down to the bone. The third one, and sometimes even the second one, needs antibiotics and regular trimming as well as daily treatment with a medicated foot treatment such as kopertox. This is why it’s important to regularly trim your goats feet, especially if they’re in a wet/muddy area. Goat (and sheep) hoof care is super important!

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