Tehillah German Shepherds
~ Past Litters ~

"Faith" Litter ~ August 13, 2010

G Litter

"G" Litter: German Shepherd Puppies: 5 Females, 1 Male

A few photos from the puppy journals:

Our Faith who is out of our Tikka & Brinks was bred to
Lobo von Schraderhaus
Faith is a beautiful dark sable who is a lot like her mom, Tikka. She is OFA Good hips and normal elbows.

Information previously posted for this 2010 Litter:

Faith whelped her litter last Friday (13th!!). She had 8 puppies, but sadly, we lost 2. One was HUGE (twice the size of the other puppies). Both pups we lost got stuck in the birthing canal and were in there for too long. Up to this point, Faith did extremely well in her whelping. She did it with ease and knew exactly what to do even though this was her first litter. It is amazing to see/watch the natural instincts come out when a female has a litter of puppies. I was praying that Faith would be like her dam, Tikka, in her care for her puppies and I have not been disappointed! Even when the vet had to stick his arm inside her to pull out one of the pups, Faith was so incredibly patient and good natured!

So, we have 6 German Shepherd puppies. 3 sable and 3 black/tan. 1 boy and 5 girls. This is the first time I have had so many females! In all my past litters I have actually had the opposite. Most believe, it is the sire who determines the sexes of the puppies and the dam who determines the number in the litter.

I guess it is time to start the Puppy Diaries!! Click Here to read Journals on Faith's G Litter. See Faith & Lobo below!

Photos of Sire: Lobo von Schraderhaus

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Photos of Dam: Tehillah's Step of Faith

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Click HERE for all Puppy Journals, Main Page

We are very excited to announce our “G” litter! The dam of this litter is our Faith. Faith is the girl we kept from our “F” litter out of Tikka and Brinks. Tikka has produced fantastic pups/dogs for us and we are looking forward to carrying that on through her daughter. Faith reminds me so much of her mom and nothing could please me more. She is a super social dog that loves people and other dogs. When Faith was a puppy I would describe her as one that loves life. She showed this exuberance as a young pup and it has grown as she has become an adult. She is a dark sable with OFA normal elbows and OFA GOOD hips. She has started her herding training and will be taking out a bit of time to whelp this litter and then right back to training and trialing. The sheep are watched closely by Faith when they are in their pen and she loves to spend time working them. Faith is a strong, steady dog that takes her work seriously, yet is full of fun and joking when she is supposed to be relaxing! Faith loves to play with other dogs and it is a joy to watch her engage in her antics with them.

I recently returned from a trip to California where her brother “Feros” better known as Axel participated in Dogstock 2010 and his training in the protection phase of Schutzhund. Axel is well loved by those who know him and they are amazed when this goofy, fun loving dog gets on the field and becomes a serious, well respected, intense worker! His bark and hold is ferocious and helpers have described him as an exceptional worker with a bark that makes the ground shake. Axel is OFA Good hips.

Faith’s other brother Flex is certified through the R.C.M.P. as a dual purpose dog, working as an explosive detection and security dog. You will find Flex working at the Ferry Terminal in Nanaimo, B.C. You will find another brother of Faith’s (named Frisco) out using his nose in the tracking field. Frisco has is Canadian Kennel Club TD and TDX tracking title and his owner is now training him for his U.S. titles and his Variable Surface Tracking Title. Both Flex and Frisco are OFA GOOD hips with normal elbows.

Faith’s only sister is located on Vancouver Island working in the agility and obedience ring. You will find Faith’s other siblings as family companions enjoying tracking and other activities. Not everyone will x-ray and certify their dogs hips/elbows, especially when there are no problems. We are thankful that those who chose to x-ray have had such good results, just like Faith. Tikka has produced excellent hips in her progeny and this is a blessing. We have another female out of Tikka who we x-rayed the same time as Faith who is out of her second litter, named Winnie and she also has OFA Good hips and normal elbows.

Faith’s sire is Arek von Ander Tal (Brinks) and he is certified through the R.C.M.P. as an explosive detection dog. Brinks spent a lot of his time working at the Ferry Terminals in B.C. as well as the ports working for the Cruise Ships. Brinks is a very social dog that can also turn into a serious worker when needed and a fun loving dog that gets along with other dogs with no issues. One of the things that attracted me to Brinks as a sire was is ability to be loose with over 20 other german shepherds (including intact males) as a picnic his owners held each summer. Brinks is a very dark sable and has produced some outstanding pups/dogs. Brinks brother, Alon vom Adler Tal has his SchH 3 and has represented Canada at the WUSV. He has video on You Tube where he takes the sleeve away from the helper during one of his SchH routines.

The sire we have chosen for Faith is Lobo v Schraderhaus. I have visited Jean at Schraderhaus on several occasions and fell in love with Lobo’s sire Lux who has his SchH 3! I first met Lux shortly after he arrived from Germany. He greeted me with enthusiasm and a joy that here was someone that might play ball with him. He tried to hand me his ball over the kennel fence. I was taken with his social attitude and sweet disposition. I was equally impressed with Lobo’s dam. Again, a very social dog that greeted people with joy and enthusiasm. Lobo’s dam is now 11 years old and still going strong! You can read more about Lobo and his lines at Schraderhaus German Shepherds.