Bold Canine Shiloh Shepherds and Obedience

About Bold Canine Shiloh Shepherds
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Nestled just outside of the picturesque village of Erin, Ontario, Canada (5 minutes from Hillsburg/45 minutes north of Toronto/20 minutes south of Orangeville/20 minutes east of Guelph and Georgetown) Bold Canine Shiloh Shepherds and Obedience focuses on the promotion of the majestic Shiloh Shepherd breed by providing a quiet country setting while maintaining strict breeding standards.

Caroline is a full time trainer/animal behaviorist. Although her specialty involves dogs requiring aggression work, she handles all types of training and obedience programs - ranging from Puppy Classes straight through to Advanced Training. She is a member of a number of professional organizations, travels to various seminars throughout the year, and is always working to stay abreast of the latest training techniques and philosophies. To learn more about the Bold Canine Obedience program, please visit the Obedience area of the site.

Dave has been in the transportation sector for over 20 years, and in 2007 created his own company to service the trucking industry. Whereby transport is his livelihood, dogs - especially Shilohs - is his passion.

Bold Canine's first Shiloh Shepherd, Gunner, joined the family in March of 2003 after an adventurous trip to Prince Edward Island that included a small cargo aircraft flight with Dave via four provinces in one night.

After the loss of our humane society rescued mix breed shepherd, Cooper, to cancer in the summer of 2003, our small family was blessed by the addition of Maggy from breeders Jan and Louis Burke of Miracle Shilohs. Maggy could not be a part of a breeding program with Miracle Shilohs, but there was room in our home and hearts for this special lady.

In December of 2004 Lola, joined the family. Lola has a gentle, sweet personality and rarely does anything that doesnt involve running! She is a certified St John Ambulance Therapy Dog and makes regular visits to local Senior Citizens homes.

The Bold Canine pack grew again in July 2006 with the addition of Aly. Aly came from the Faith/Sampson breeding at Genesis Shilohs in Belleville (see also under our Breeder's Link Section). Be sure to visit Aly's page for updates on her development, health testing results, show, and working/obedience career.

And most recently, in January 2008 Brooklyn joined the team. Brooklyn came from our own breeding between Lola and the magnificent Gunner! We hope that Brooklyn earns her father's size, with her mother's grace, temperament, and flowing movement.

The family transplanted from Toronto to rural Erin in the spring of 2004 to provide a spacious outdoor environment for our four special Shiloh Shepherd children (Gunner, Maggy, Lola and Aly). With a multi-acre forested property and a sleepy rural street, our Shilohs are able to fully enjoy the fresh Canadian outdoors, while living inside a loving home.

Although our furry kids love to frolic in the yard and forest, their home is truly inside the house with the family. Like a true pack, all our pack sleep in the main bedroom with us (and Gunner can be a notorious hog of the bed or TV room couch!).

Families seeking either puppies from one of our beutiful girls (Aly or In the Future Brooklyn), or studding by our Canadian/American/Breed champion and OFA Excellent male (Gunner) are strongly encouraged to come visit and see first hand the care, love, and home that all of our Shilohs are given.

If you're looking for a dog, you've come to the wrong place. If you're looking for a new furry family member to warm your home and your hearts, give us a call.

Please continue to search through our website and learn more about these incredible kings & queens of the canine world.

Kindly note that our puppy waiting list can vary in length. We are not a mass producer, but rather endeavour to product a few high quality Shiloh Shepherd litters a year using select dams and sires that must meet our (and the Shiloh Shepherd Registry's) strict health requirements. In addition to health testing requirements, all of our females and studs are Breed and Canadian Champions in conformation, and earn at least one work/obedience title prior to entering our program. Every one of our puppies are our responsibility for life - 24/7/365 and for this reason we only place them in only the most loving and suitable homes.

The linked document was produced by the Canadian Kennel Club and is entitled "The Golden Rules to Finding A Reputable Breeder". For us, this document is exactly what a quality breeder should be providing you (at the very minimum). Althought the Shiloh Shepherd is a rare breed and is not part of the CKC (we have our own recognized registry being a rare breed- the NSBR/SSBA/TSSR).