Our Shiloh | 9 Months

We continue to thank God for Tina Barber and her commitment to the breed. Our Shiloh recently turned 9 months and we thought it fit to share 9 photos that will serve as a testament to Tina and her work with Shiloh Shepherds. This is our second Shiloh Shepherd and I can assure you there is not a better breed to own. Our “big puppy” as we affectionately call her here at her forever home, is everything we can ask for in family companion. She is great with our two girls, playful, a fearless defender, a constant companion, a trusted guardian and a comedian when she chooses to be.

When you have made your decision to get a Shiloh Shepherd make sure you go through Tina Barber and her team and avoid the multiple fakes out there. For those of you that own at least one you can easily validate my comments.

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Our Shiloh | 7 Months

The last 3 months we noticed how smart our “Big Little Puppy” really is. We started her out on Iams Smart Puppy and transitioned to Eukanuba at the six month mark. Both my wife and I were very family with Iams and had found this brand to be one of the more superior foods. Ironically before my wife and I ever met she was feeding her dogs Iams in Ohio and I was doing the same in the Virgin Islands.

Alpha has fully adjusted to her pack and her “forever home”. She is very protective of our youngest daughter and very gentle with her. The have a very unique bond. Our oldest on the other hand seems somehow to be viewed as an equal. Their level of play is more spirited and more energetic. This is where we see how well she is at adapting to various styles of play based on the child.

She is excelling at her training and aims real hard to please. She is fully house broken and has a hearty appetite and loves being close to our family. She is a welcome addition to our family and we are pleased with her overall temperament. She has developed her own style of communicating with us and when we listen the rewards are great.

Again we say thank you to you Tina for your contribution to the dog world with such a breed as this. We know this is truly a labor of love for you and we salute and thank you.

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Our Shiloh | Growing Up

I love training with Master Dad

We named our Shiloh Pup Alpha, we agreed this would be fitting seeing she was our first Shiloh as a new family. She is quite the character

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and is developing her own personality. Like most pups she is very playful and enjoys the interaction with our children. She recently celebrated her 6 month mark in life and is 47 pounds. This being the second Shiloh in my life from the same breeder, Tina Barber I knew what to expect. At least that is what I thought.

It still amazes me that Tina Barber the founder of the Original Shiloh Shepherd continues to improve on the breed. Our pup is very smart, well-tempered and is taking to her training very well. We are so pleased with her and the work Tina is doing that we are already talking about our next Shiloh. We created this blog site to share our experiences with Tina Barber and Shiloh Shepherds over the years.

Keep checking back as we share our story with Alpha our present day Shiloh. Enjoy the pictures.

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Our Shiloh Journey | How It All Started

We have always had a great affinity for top pedigree dogs. Growing up in the Virgin Islands made this quest somewhat of a challenge due in part to our geographic location. Breeds we became familiar with through ownership were the Kuvasz, Rottweiler, German Shepherd and the Shiloh Shepherd. Over the course of many years and owning dogs from top breeders we developed a special attachment towards the German Shepherd. Some have stated and we agree that the German Shepherd is the most utilitarian of all the breeds.

Our first introduction into the German Shepherd breed was through a family friend who bred casually at his home. This dog was well loved but in retrospect he was not the best representative of the breed. The second German Shepherd we owned was a better representative of the breed and she too came from another breeder on the island that bred at their home. She was fearless with natural guarding instincts and took to training very well. At this juncture we were looking for a better pedigree within the breed and decided we would go with a German imported Shepherd. We contacted a local professional who had their own kennels and shared our desires and concerns. It wasn’t long before we had a 6 month old German imported Shepherd puppy in our possession.

Top notch was some of the descriptive words used with this dog. She was majestic to the eye with the classic imported slant back, a joy to train and a welcome addition to our family. We were convinced that we had reached the peak as far as pedigree was concerned with the German Shepherd breed. How can we possible top such excellence and to mention she came directly from Germany. The questions continued and the big one was, is this possible or even a realistic goal? At that point in time the answer seemed to be a resounding no.

The time came for us to continue our quest for the ultimate Shepherd. Enter, Tina Barber the founder of the Original Shiloh Shepherd. My father made contact with her after being attracted to her advertisement and her Christian witness clearly displayed within the advertisement.  Tina Barber displayed a level of dedication and knowledge we had yet to see from any breeder. Historically she came from a family of breeders who had a keen working knowledge of the German Shepherd breed. Out of this experience she was able to improve on what most would think accurately was a great breed. In her personal quest to improve on an already remarkable breed, in 1962 she introduced the world to the Shiloh Shepherd.

In the mid eighties she introduced our family to this remarkable breed called, Shiloh Shepherd. Some thirty years later I am convinced that not only is this the best Shepherd one could own but to some like me may be the best breed on the planet. This is the introduction to our Shiloh Story.

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