Our Shilohs
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| Xanadu Shiloh Shepherds |
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| Click on the link below to see health and pedigree information for our Shilohs, including a photo pedigree of their past 3 gorgeous generations. |
| A special page is devoted to each of our Shilohs. Visit by clicking on the name button. |
Shiloh Shepherd Appearance *
A well bred Shiloh Shepherd is a strikingly magnificent animal. These large dogs convey the nobility of their spirit and
beauty of their soul. Shilohs should be well balanced, without undue extremes or coarseness, with effortless gait, and
harmonious. The breed standard specifies that males should be at least 28” at shoulder and 110lbs when fully mature
at around 3 years. Females should reach a minimum height of 26” and weigh 80lbs at maturity. There are two coat
varieties – plush and smooth. The plush coated dogs have a close fitting outer coat of long hair with a softer, dense
undercoat. Hair around neck and chest is longer and forms a distinct mane that is especially prominent in males. Both
front and hind legs have fringes of longer hair as well. Plush coated dogs tend to have beautiful saber-like tails. It is
surprising but this type of coat sheds less than smooth coats. Smooth coated dogs have a close fitting double coat with
medium long, straight outer coat. This type of coat is very similar to the typical GSD coat. Hair around neck, chest,
front legs and hind legs can be slightly longer than the rest of the body. Smooth coats shed year long and generally
more than plush dogs.
Color
The Shiloh Shepherd may be solid black, solid white, dual or sable in coloring. Dual describes a dog whose black hair
is of a single color, black all the way to the roots. Sable (also called agouti) means that the black hair is two toned, the
tips are black and the root portion is another color. The base color can be tan, brown, silver, cream, red and gray. The
nose, eye rims and lips should be solid black as well the muzzle.
The expressive eyes of the Shiloh Shepherd range from a dark to a light brown to yellow in color and are of medium
size. They should always be almond shaped. A distinguishing trait of most Shiloh Shepherds is a circle of lighter
colored fur around eyes. A white blaze on the chest and white markings on the toes are acceptable and common as
well. The breed standard recognizes 35 different color combinations.
*The full breed standard can be viewed at: www.ISSDC.com
A well bred Shiloh Shepherd is a strikingly magnificent animal. These large dogs convey the nobility of their spirit and
beauty of their soul. Shilohs should be well balanced, without undue extremes or coarseness, with effortless gait, and
harmonious. The breed standard specifies that males should be at least 28” at shoulder and 110lbs when fully mature
at around 3 years. Females should reach a minimum height of 26” and weigh 80lbs at maturity. There are two coat
varieties – plush and smooth. The plush coated dogs have a close fitting outer coat of long hair with a softer, dense
undercoat. Hair around neck and chest is longer and forms a distinct mane that is especially prominent in males. Both
front and hind legs have fringes of longer hair as well. Plush coated dogs tend to have beautiful saber-like tails. It is
surprising but this type of coat sheds less than smooth coats. Smooth coated dogs have a close fitting double coat with
medium long, straight outer coat. This type of coat is very similar to the typical GSD coat. Hair around neck, chest,
front legs and hind legs can be slightly longer than the rest of the body. Smooth coats shed year long and generally
more than plush dogs.
Color
The Shiloh Shepherd may be solid black, solid white, dual or sable in coloring. Dual describes a dog whose black hair
is of a single color, black all the way to the roots. Sable (also called agouti) means that the black hair is two toned, the
tips are black and the root portion is another color. The base color can be tan, brown, silver, cream, red and gray. The
nose, eye rims and lips should be solid black as well the muzzle.
The expressive eyes of the Shiloh Shepherd range from a dark to a light brown to yellow in color and are of medium
size. They should always be almond shaped. A distinguishing trait of most Shiloh Shepherds is a circle of lighter
colored fur around eyes. A white blaze on the chest and white markings on the toes are acceptable and common as
well. The breed standard recognizes 35 different color combinations.
*The full breed standard can be viewed at: www.ISSDC.com
