Miracle Shiloh Shepherds - Health! (LMI/LMX Data)

Page Updated on 21 March 2008

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On this page, we provide a recap of the health (LMI) and x-ray (LMX)
information for the litters we have produced to date.

If you have questions about anything on this page,
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LEGEND & NOTES

Legend:

Names of puppies that are still living DISPLAY IN TEAL.
Names of puppies that are no longer living DISPLAY IN GRAY.
Names of puppies whose HIPS have been x-rayed are prefaced by a teal star (*).
Names of puppies whose ELBOWS have been x-rayed are prefaced by a purple star (*).

For each litter's HIPS, we provide Results, Recap, and Compliance Percentage.

For each litter's ELBOWS, we provide Results and Recap.
(For litters born in 2007 and beyond, will will also provide Compliance Percentage.)

Most recent results are marked with thegraphic.

Notes:

On this page, we provide a compilation of the health data provided to us.

First, we offer a big "THANK YOU!!!" to our Buyers that have complied with (and in some cases, exceeded) our expectations for the hip/health testing of their Shilohs!

This page is far from complete...

Some puppies have not yet reached an appropriate age for health testing.

And, we have not received health data from far too many people.

One of our greatest frustrations as Breeders, is Buyers that have contractually agreed to provide us with certain data (at the very least, hips), yet fail to do so. Some Buyers simply ignore their obligation to us; others make excuses. Regardless of the agenda, the bottom line is the same: without data, this magnificent breed CANNOT go forward!

This is a "living" page; it will be continually updated, as information is made available.

To the extent of my knowledge, the content of his page is a true and accurate reflection of the dogs that were bred by Miracle Shilohs.

Jan Burke
July 6, 2007

*Chinook, *Cody, *Floosey, *Kane, *Maggy, Shadow, *Tala, *Tory, *Truffles

Born: September 5, 1999
Dam: Tella ~ Sire: Kito
Puppies Born Alive: 9
Puppies Still Living: 8

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(April 2005)
1 Female was euthanized due to Lymphoma.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 3 Females were rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary)
* 1 Male was rated Good (Veterinarian)
* 1 Female was rated Good (Veterinarian)
* 1 Male was found to have Moderate Dysplasia

Recap: 8 of 9 Evaluated (89% Compliance)

Amber, Axel, Holly, Hunter, *Klaus, Maggie, *Misty, Panda, Riley, Star, *Titan

Born: November 15, 2000
Dam: Lacey ~ Sire: Mac
Puppies Born Alive: 11
Puppies Still Living: 11

I was going through a trying period in my life when these babies were maturing;
as a result, I did not aggressively pursue the health testing of this litter.

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(October 2007)
1 Male bloated/torsioned; due to the quick response of his owner (recognizing the symptoms and getting him to the vet for life-saving surgery), he survived and is doing well!

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Permanent)

Recap: 3 of 11 Evaluated


*Cora, EmmeLu, Keera, Leigha, Mia, Nika, Shane, Sybil, Travis		Born: June 12, 2001 Dam: Sunnie ~ Sire: Nikko Puppies Born Alive: 9 Puppies Still Living: 8

Due to upheaval in my personal life, I did not properly spearhead the testing of this litter.

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(September 2001)
1 Female died of Juvenile Diabetes.

(March 2005)
1 Female was diagnosed with Pannus and a "borderline" case of EPI.

(September 2006)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

(April 2007)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated .42L/.42R - No DJD (PennHIP 50th Percentile)

Recap: 1 of 8 Evaluated


Chloe, *Denver, *EllieMae, *Gunner, *Isabelle, Riley, *Rommel		Born: January 1, 2002 Dam: Floosey ~ Sire: Mac Puppies Born Alive: 7 Puppies Still Living: 7

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(October 2007)
1 Female passed away due to Lymphoma.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated .32L/.39R - No DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)
* 1 Male was rated Good (Veterinarian)

Recap: 5 of 7 Evaluated (71% Compliance)

Bandit, *Bess, *Bianca, *D'Argo, *Johann, *McKenna, *Mia, Monet, *Raleigh, Sage

Born: May 9, 2002
Dam: Sunnie ~ Sire: Orion
Puppies Born Alive: 10
Puppies Still Living: 8

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(January 2003)
1 Female died accidentally (choked by the family's other dog).

(November 2003)
1 Male died accidentally (hit and killed by an SUV).

(August 2005)
1 Male had localized Demodec.

(December 2006)
1 Female was diagnosed with Corneal Dystrophy.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated .28L/.32R - No DJD (PennHIP 90th Percentile)
* 1 Male was rated .33L/.20R - No DJD (PennHIP 80th Percentile)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated .46L/.42R - No DJD (PennHIP 40th Percentile)
* 1 Female was rated Good (Private Veterinary Hip Consultant)

Recap: 7 of 8 Evaluated (87% Compliance)


*Fitz, *Gracie Marie, Grizzly, *Maggy, *Magic, **Rokee, Zeus		Born: May 26, 2002 Dam: Tella ~ Sire: Mac Puppies Born Alive: 8 Puppies Still Living: 6

LMI

1 stillborn puppy.

(May 2002)
1 Puppy died of pneumonia at 3 days of age.

(Late 2005)
1 Male was euthanized due to temperament issues.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated .37L/.31R - No DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)
* 1 Male was rated .42L/.42R - No DJD (PennHIP 50th Percentile)
* 2 Females were rated with Mild Unilateral Hip Dysplasia (PennHIP)
* 1 Female was rated Good (Veterinarian)

Recap: 5 of 7 Evaluated (71% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 1 of 7 Evaluated


*Gunner, Mika, Misha, Nika, Ozzie, *Satori		Born: February 3, 2003 Dam: Tella ~ Sire: Mac Puppies Born Alive: 7 Puppies Still Living: 5

LMI	No stillborn puppies. (February 2003) 1 Puppy died at 8 days old, with complications from an umbilical infection. (March 2003) 1 Male had a testicle that failed to descend to the scrotum (i.e., unilateral cryptorchism). (February 2004) 1 Female had localized Demodec. (March 2004) 1 Female was diagnosed with EPI, IBD (based on symptoms, not surgery) and Malabsorption; we will replace her at the Buyer's convenience. (December 2005) 1 Female was euthanized due to temperament issues brought on by lack of socialization, abuse and neglect. (Fall 2006) 1 Female guaranteed as "breedable" was spayed, because she never cycled.
LMX
	Hips: * 1 Male was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent) * 2 Females were rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary) * 1 Female was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary) * 1 Male was rated Good (Veterinarian) Recap: 5 of 6 Evaluated (83% Compliance)
	Elbows: * 1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent) Recap: 1 of 6 Evaluated


*Bella, Chewie, Cyrus, Dakota, Gracie Firefly, Lakota, Lily, Luther, Nova, Stacia, Sequoia, Zeus**		Born: March 10, 2003 Dam: Sunnie ~ Sire: Apollo Puppies Born Alive: 12 Puppies Still Living: 12

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(July 2005)
1 Male was diagnosed with Corneal Dystrophy.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated .29L/.29R - No DJD (PennHIP 90th Percentile)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was .30L/.37R - No DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)
* 1 Female was .36L/.31R - No DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)
* 1 Females was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Male was found to have mild unilateral dysplasia (Veterinarian)

Recap: 7 of 12 Evaluated (58% Compliance)


**Quincy, Sadie, ****Zora		Born: May 17, 2003 Dam: Cora ~ Sire: Orion Puppies Born Alive: 3 Puppies Still Living: 3

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(July 2003)
1 Male had a testicle that failed to descend to the scrotum
(i.e., unilateral cryptorchism).

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated in the PennHIP 80th Percentile
* 1 Female was rated .38L/.34R - No DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary)

Recap: 3 of 3 Evaluated (100% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 3 of 3 Evaluated (100% Compliance)

*Barouck, Cedar, Mirabella,
*Razzo, *Sultan, *Sylvie

Born: February 10, 2004
Dam: Cora ~ Sire: Apollo
Puppies Born Alive: 7
Puppies Still Living: 4

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(February 2004)
1 Puppy was euthanized at 14 days of age, due to an enlarged heart (most likely congenital) and congestive heart failure.

(March 2004)
1 Male was diagnosed with a low-grade functional heart murmur.

(October 2005)
1 Female was euthanized due to a rare type of spinal cord tumor that is occasionally seen in young Shepherds.

(May 2006)
1 Female was euthanized due to an advanced case of EPI and SIBO that was diagnosed in February, 2005. A replacement puppy was provided.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Preliminary)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary)

Recap: 4 of 6 Evaluated (66% Compliance)


Denver, **Rosie		Born: April 29, 2004 Dam: Sunnie ~ Sire: Denver Puppies Born Alive: 2 Puppies Still Living: 2

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

...No reported health issues to date...

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 2 Evaluated (50% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 2 Evaluated


**Amiga, Elke, Jack, Maxine, Sage, Shadow, Stormy, Torch		Born: May 11, 2004 Dam: Mia ~ Sire: Denver Puppies Born Alive: 8 Puppies Still Living: 8

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(April 2007)
1 Female has sub-normal TLI scores; she is not symptomatic for EPI.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)

Recap: 3 of 8 Evaluated (37.5% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 8 Evaluated


Angus, Augie, Baron, Bash, Ghost, Griffin, *Lacey, Zoey		Born: June 1, 2004 Dam: Tella ~ Sire: Johann Puppies Born Alive: 8 Puppies Still Living: 8

LMI

1 stillborn puppy.

...No reported health issues to date...

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Male was rated in the PennHIP 70th Percentile
* 1 Male was rated in the PennHIP 50th Percentile
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

Recap: 6 of 8 Evaluated (75% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 8 Evaluated


*Aquilo, Glory, Jax, **Lola, Orion		Born: October 15, 2004 Dam: Sunnie ~ Sire: Apollo Puppies Born Alive: 5 Puppies Still Living: 5

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

...No reported health issues to date...

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OVC "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 3 of 5 Evaluated (60% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 2 of 5 Evaluated


Cosette, *Lexi, Mahsa, *Phoebe, Ruger, Tehya		Born: April 19, 2005 Dam: Lily ~ Sire: Denver Puppies Born Alive: 6 Puppies Still Living: 6

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(July 2005)
1 Female contracted - and survived - Parvo.

(January 2006)
1 Male had localized Demodec.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)

Recap: 3 of 6 Evaluated (50% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 6 Evaluated

Jasmine, Texas

Born: April 29, 2005
Dam: Cora ~ Sire: Denver
Puppies Born Alive: 2
Puppies Still Living: 1

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(June 2005)
1 Female was born with a small cleft in the soft palate. At 7 weeks of age, she successfully underwent surgery at the Atlantic Veterinary College to repair it. On her first birthday, she weighed 98 pounds.

(October 2005)
1 Male died of an aneurism (most likely the result of a congenital defect).

LMX

Hips:

Due to health issues in her second and third litters, we removed Cora from our breeding program. She was spayed in June 2005, and now lives in Quebec Province.

Bodie, Layla, Nitro, **Paleo, *Simon, Tova, Vincent

Born: November 4, 2005
Dam: Lily ~ Sire: Denver
Puppies Born Alive: 7
Puppies Still Living: 7

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(Spring 2006)
1 Female had localized Demodec.

(January 2008)
1 Male has sub-normal TLI scores; he is not symptomatic for EPI.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary)

Recap: 2 of 7 Evaluated (28.5% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 7 Evaluated


Hooligan, Jade, Misty, Sage, Saile, Taggert, Tuli, ZsaZsa		Born: May 12, 2006 Dam: Lily ~ Sire: Denver Puppies Born Alive: 8 Puppies Still Living: 8

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(Winter 2006)
1 Female had localized Demodec.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated Good (Consensus of 2 Veterinarians)
* 1 Female was rated Good (Concensus of 2 Veterinarians)

Recap: 4 of 8 Evaluated (50% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 2 of 8 Evaluated

**Mabel

Born: May 18, 2006
Dam: Hanna ~ Sire: Johann
Puppies Born Alive: 1
Puppies Still Living: 1

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

...No health issues to date...

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)

Recap: 1 of 1 Evaluated (100% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 1 of 1 Evaluated

**Bear, *Holly, *Jag

Born: October 22, 2006
Dam: Hanna ~ Sire: Johann
Puppies Born Alive: 3
Puppies Still Living: 3

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(April 2007)
1 Male had a testicle that failed to descend to the scrotum
(i.e., unilateral cryptorchism).

(February 2007)
1 Female was born with a miniscule cleft in the soft palate. At 4 months of age, she was examined at the Atlantic Veterinary College. The specialist determined that she did not require surgery, and gave her a clean bill of health.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary)
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary)

Recap: 3 of 3 Evaluated (100% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 1 of 3 Evaluated


Chloe, Cleveland, Cupid, Freyde, Gator, Jesse, Mo, Rey, *Rowan, Zelda		Born: November 30, 2006 Dam: Lily ~ Sire: Denver Puppies Born Alive: 10 Puppies Still Living: 10

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(June 2007)
1 Male had localized Demodec.

(July 2007)
1 Female had localized Demodec.

(September 2007)
1 Female had localized Demodec.

(January 2008)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

LMX

Hips:

* 1 Male was rated in the PennHIP 90th Percentile
* 1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)
* 1 Female was rated OFA "Mild Hip Dysplasia" (Preliminary)

Note: A telephone conversation with Dr. G. G. Keller (DVM, MS, DACVR, and the OFA's Chief of Veterinary Services) about the above case revealed that there is no evidence of dysplasia; this rating was given due to subluxation (i.e., loose fit of the hip joint in the socket).

Recap: 5 of 10 Evaluated (50% Compliance)

Elbows:

* 1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)
* Awaiting results on one Male

Recap: 2 of 10 Evaluated

Agatha, Buddy, Callie, Dawn, Draven, Matehja, Maximus, Nola, Rhiannon, Sarah

Born: August 27, 2007
Dam: Hanna ~ Sire: Denver
Puppies Born Alive: 10
Puppies Still Living: 9

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

(October 2007)
1 Female was euthanized due to complications of Megaesophagus.

LMX

Hips:

(Too Young...)

Elbows:

(Too Young...)

Born: March 16, 2008
Dam: Rosie ~ Sire: Angel
Puppies Born Alive: 5
Puppies Still Living: 5

LMI

No stillborn puppies.

LMX

Hips:

(Too Young...)

Elbows:

(Too Young...)

Note:
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