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The
Kari (Shiloh's Kara
Lobo of Emmview) line is what makes "these" dogs TRUE "Shilohs"!! LMX
data on Kari was recorded for 9 generations prior to her entering as the
FIRST -- and most prominent foundation dog that would set the
cornerstone for this "breed's" future generations. Her
influence is indispensable! She provides the awesome hips -- super
size -- and amazing "almost
human like" intelligence and exceptional gentleness that the Shilohs are
famous for. The higher the Kari % the bigger
and smarter your dog will be!
If you have read
The Shiloh
Shepherd Story, you will recall the first dog mentioned (Tammy) and
then the story about her son Shep (Shiloh-Emmview's Grey Express) who
saved Lisa's life while she was still an infant! That dog later sired
our Shiloh's Kara Lobo of Emmview who has continued to influence our
magnificent dogs ever since! If her exceptional influence is lost, the
true Shiloh would just fade into oblivion!
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Shiloh's Easy Rider (1991) |
Pinewood Lazarus Comforth
Zion (1997) at 3 years |
Zion's Raven Out of the Mist
(2000) 4 yrs |
Zion Draws The Line (2006),
at 11 months of
age |
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The
URSA dogs carry the
best of the "old world" German bred lines in their genes, and pass on
the beautiful stallion heads as well as huge size. The Ursa line also
compliments Kari via the Canadian dogs that are in her ancestry! For
more details please read
Chapter 4 of the Origins book.
L. Ensomhed's
Luke Von Shiloh, R. GV Ch. W W-Lisa's Special
Lex v Shiloh at 10 months (1991) |
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Shiloh's
Smoken Korcha |
Note: a few old
pedigrees have been linked to some of the original Shiloh
Shepherds (Kennel)
dogs in order to exemplify the planned breeding program that was
being used during the 70's and '80's at
Shiloh Shepherds Kennel. Please view the Ursa line
examples listed here:
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Shiloh's Smoke In Szar |
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Satan at 5 years, circa 1983 |
The
Ria foundation line
has not been individually color coded due to the minimal influence that line
has on our present gene pool and since most of the dogs that carry
her line in them are also associated with the
Ursa line.
we are
providing you with some examples of that type below.
For additional photos of these dogs' ancestors,
please peruse our
1986-7 Shiloh Shepherd Stock Book.
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Sarge (left) at one year and
full brother Ajax (Nixie/Gator) [Photos circa 1989] |
DiMar's Sheba Von Shiloh (Ria/Gator)
circa 1982. |
Zion's Cody Iacavazzi at 7
years (1998) |
Gunther at 1 year (2005) |
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Sabrina, pictured at left, was bred by
Don Baker. She was
tested as an outcross first in 1988 with the Ursa line and then bred twice more,
once to Shane and then to Samson.
The pictures shown below represent
her ancestors, as well as some of her progeny. |
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| Vanna
(1996) Double Sabrina/ with
MAW |
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Perry's Barr
(Sabrina's great grandsire) |
Baker's
Snow
(Sabrina's sire) |
Weiss
Misty II (Sabrina's dam) |
Sabrina
daughter and grand-daughter |
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The pictures shown next to each line she was
crossed with are typical examples of the "best"
stock that was gleaned from each specific cross.
Sabrina was bred first to Smoke (Shiloh-Guardian Still Smokin--Ursa line) but the
results were not very satisfying due to the heavy ears, loss of movement
(flying trot) as well as some overly sharp temperaments. Through
careful evaluation (LER's) only a few dogs were selected to be used in
the program.
Right:
Sabrina/Smoke offspring
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Sabrina
was then bred to Shane (Shiloh's
Easy Rider) and a great improvement was
noticed.
Kari seemed to be
strong enough to overcome the floppy ear problem, as
well as the soft backs and hook/gay tails passed on by
the
Sarplaninac
lines in her ancestors.
Left: Sabrina/Shane
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The dogs shown below vary
in Sabrina % and influence. Smoke is an excellent
example of progeny that exhibits a very strong
influence. He has the wide stocky body as well as
the shorter legs (low
stationed). Triton predominantly resembles the
typical Ursa/Ria type that made his predecessors some of
the most prized dogs of their time. However, he lacks
the height and balance that is desired in the ideal
Shiloh, like Laz. Stone Cold
obviously displays his Ursa heritage even more
so than his sire due to the additional Kari influence
that he was blessed with. Sasq managed to
inherit the heavier bone he needed from Sabrina but lost
some of the Kari "leg" as well as the nice Ursa heads.
However, he still displayed more positive than negative
attributes and produced a mix of progreny that ranged
from extremely low stationed to exceptionally tall and
leggy! However, careful linebreeding on his best
offspring, back into the Kari
line, has been very beneficial to the overall gene pool.
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Smoke
(Pittanlee/
Siskiyou son) |
Triton
(Shiloh's I-Of-The-Tiger) / Shiloh's Wolfin
Sasquach) |
Stone Cold (Makayla/Triton
son) |
Sasq at one
year (Mona/Shane son) |
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The non-ISSR dog
pictured below is an example of what results from heavily in/line bred
Sabrina/Samson progeny. This particular dog has Sabrina appearing 11 times in the first
7 generations of his pedigree. He does not exemplify the "type"
we are striving towards. Please view
my Cherry Blossom 2006 Report.
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Sabrina was also bred to
Samson, eventually creating even more tail problems as well as unstable
temperaments. Breed warnings were placed on many of these dogs, with the
others being encouraged to "wash out" the genetic problems by going back
to heavily inbred Kari dogs, in order to save the exceptional qualities
that her line was famous for!
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One year old
Samson playing with Lisa |
Samson was the
specially designed
outcross that was incorporated in 1991 to complement the Ursa line by adding more
Kari-like qualities to the progeny. His descendants have continued to
make an important impact on our gene pool by adding more size and bone
to their progeny! He also strengthened the hips and reduced/eliminated the former
health issues
(EPI, Mega-E, SIBO, Demodex, etc.) that had been caused by over-inbreeding on just two lines!
Samson enabled us to broaden our horizons and properly expand our gene
pool! However, due to the potential for gay (Giant Malamute) tails and
faded muzzles/snow noses,
restrictions were placed that discouraged inbreeding directly on him in
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Examples of his
first/second generation progeny are as follows:
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Bob's Mountain
Goliath of Zion at 10 years (2002) |
JNK'S Ramblin
Rugger at 10 years (2003) |
London
ShoenHirn von Zion @ 9 (2001) |
Snow's A Tribute
to Pax-Zion at 2 years (1993) (Snow/Grizz) |
Epilogue
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Mygic at 1 year (2001)
Goldie/Grizz |
You have
just taken a quick glimpse into the first 3 decades of
development, but this breed is not finished yet!
Our New Millennium models started out very promising. The
type is slowly being set, but we still have a long way to go
before it can be solidified. Our NS
bCH Pinewood Lazarus Comforth Zion grandson, GV bCH Zion's
a-Tribute to Snows Grizz has made a tremendous impact! His progeny have
also been proving themselves by producing amazing pups that will carry
us forth for several generations to come! |
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Please take a moment to study the pedigrees we have provided at the top
of this article and the recent examples listed below. They clearly demonstrate the proper ratio of the
indispensable Kari line that we are striving towards!
For additional
information, please read
What Is A Shiloh Shepherd and the
Origins of
the Shiloh Shepherd, both available on-line, or order
our new book that
is loaded with pictures and information never printed before about
Kari's grand-dam!
GV bCH City Brick's Shadrack
of Zion at 1 year, (2002) Tang/Grizz |
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Our ISSR
Licensed Breeders have continued to follow the "recipe"
perfected by Tina Barber via Shiloh Shepherd Kennel since
1974. They have signed and adhered to the
Breeders
Code of Ethics and the
Licensed Breeder Agreement. They understand that all
breedings must be approved by the Breed Warden and remain
within the strict guidelines of the
ISSR Rules! We work
together as a team for the benefit of our beloved dogs--not
for monetary gain as others have done!
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