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,
do not hesitate to call (902-672-3186) or
Send Us An Email!


Page Updated 16 February 2010

Legend & Notes


Legend:

Names of puppies that are still living (to our knowledge) display in red.
Names of puppies that are no longer living display in black.
Names of puppies whose HIPS have been x-rayed are prefaced by a red star (*).
Names of puppies whose ELBOWS have been x-rayed are prefaced by a black star (*).

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

For each litter's ELBOWS, we provide Results and Recap.

New data displays in red and is marked with this graphic:


Notes:

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

First, we offer a big THANK YOU!!! to those 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 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

Litter

LMI LMX



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

Born: September 5, 1999
Dam:
Tella ~ Sire: Kito
Puppies Born Alive: 9
Puppies Still Living: 6

No stillborn puppies.

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

(May 2008)
1 Male died suddenly; suspected cause cause of death was a brain tumor.

(October 2008)
1 Female was euthanized due to old age.

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 rated OFA "Moderate" (Preliminary)

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:
10

No stillborn puppies.

(October 2007)
1 Male bloated/torsioned; due to the quick response of his owner, he survived and is doing well!

(August 2008)
1 Male was euthanized due to spinal lesions.

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
(27% Compliance)

 



*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


No stillborn puppies.

(September 2001)
1 Female died of Juvenile Diabetes.

(March 2005)
1 Female was diagnosed with Pannus and borderline EPI.

(September 2006)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

(April 2007)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

Hips:

1 Female was rated  .42L/.42R with no DJD (PennHIP 50th Percentile)

Recap: 1 of 8 Evaluated
(12% Compliance)

 



Chloe, *Denver, *EllieMae, *Gunner,
*
Isabelle, Riley, *Rommel

Born: January 1, 2002
Dam:
Floosey ~ Sire: Mac
Puppies Born Alive: 7
Puppies Still Living: 6

No stillborn puppies.

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

 

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 with 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

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.

 

Hips:

1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)

1 Male was rated .28L/.32R with No DJD (PennHIP 90th Percentile)

1 Male was rated .33L/.20R with 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 with 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

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
brought on by lack of socialization.

 

Hips:

1 Male was rated .37L/.31R with no DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)

1 Male was rated .42L/.42R with 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

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
.

(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.

(March 2008)
1 Female was diagnosed with Pannus.

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

No stillborn puppies.

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

 

Hips:

1 Female was rated OFA "Excellent" (Permanent)

1 Male was rated .29L/.29R with no DJD (PennHIP 90th Percentile)

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Female was .30L/.37R with no DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)

1 Female was .36L/.31R with no DJD (PennHIP 70th Percentile)

1 Female 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

No stillborn puppies.

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

Hips:

1 Male was rated in the PennHIP 80th Percentile

1 Female was rated .38L/.34R with 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: 1 of 3 Evaluated

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

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

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 Shepherd females.

(May 2006)
1 Female was euthanized due to an advanced case of EPI and SIBO that was diagnosed in 2005.
 

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

No stillborn puppies.

No reported health issues to date.

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

No stillborn puppies.

(April 2007)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

 

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: 7

1 stillborn puppy.

(August 2008)
1 Male was found to be sterile.

(September 2008)
1 Male was euthanized due to bloat/torsion.

 

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

No stillborn puppies.

No reported health issues to date.

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 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 3 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

No stillborn puppies.

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

(January 2006)
1 Male had localized Demodec.

(July 2009)
1 Female was diagnosed with EPI.

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

No stillborn puppies.

(June 2005)
1 Female was born with a small cleft in the soft palate.  At 7 weeks of age, she 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).

Hips: 

Recap: 0 of 1 Evaluated
(0% Compliance)
 

 

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

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

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.

 

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

No stillborn puppies.

(Winter 2006)
1 Female had localized Demodec.

(August 2008)
1 Male was diagnosed with borderline EPI.

 

Hips:

1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated Good (Consensus of 2 Vets)

1 Female was rated Good (Concensus of 2 Vets)

Recap: 6 of 8 Evaluated
(75% Compliance)

Elbows:

1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 3 of 8 Evaluated

**Mabel

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

No stillborn puppies.

No health issues to date.

 

Hips:

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 1 Evaluated
(100% Compliance)

Elbows:

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

Recap: 1 of 1 Evaluated

**Bear, *Holly, *Jag

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

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 saw no need for surgery, and gave her a clean bill of health.

(September 2008)
1 Male was diagnosed with Pannus.

Hips:

1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (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, Moses, Rey, *Rowan, Zelda

Born: November 30, 2006
Dam: Lily ~ Sire: Denver
Puppies Born Alive: 10
Puppies Still Living: 10

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.

 

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" (Preliminary) due to Subluxation

Recap: 5 of 10 Evaluated
(50% Compliance)

 

Elbows:

1 Male was rated OFA  "Normal" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 2 of 10 Evaluated

Note:
We did not start calculating compliance on Elbows until 2007, as our
contract did not stipulate the OFA evaluation of Elbows until then.

Asha, Aly, Atlas, **Isabelle, **Keme,
**Reno, **Rocco, **Strauss

(Since we do not expect to receive health results on two puppies placed by our co-breeder, compliance figures are calculated based on 6 dogs.)

Born: July 17, 2007
Dam:
Rosie ~ Sire: Levi
Puppies Born Alive: 8
Puppies Still Living:
8

No stillborn puppies.

1 Male suffers from bilateral asynchronous growth of the long bones of the forelimb.  As we did not place nor guarantee him, we have not been provided clinical details.

(April 2009)
1 Male was hit by a car, and lost a rear leg.

 

Hips:

1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary) with Transitional Vertebra (TV)

1 Male was rated OFA "Fair" (Preliminary) with TV

1 Male was rated OFA "Mild" (Preliminary) due to Subluxation, with TV

1 Female was rated OFA "Mild" (Preliminary) due to Subluxation

Recap: 5 of 6 Evaluated
(83% Compliance)

Elbows:

1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)
Recap: 5 of 6 Evaluated
(83% Compliance)

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

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

No stillborn puppies.

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

 

Hips:

1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Permanent)

1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)

1 Male was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated in the PennHIP 60th Percentile

1 Female was rated OFA "Borderline" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated OFA "Mild" (Preliminary) due to Subluxation

1 Female was rated OFA "Severe" (Preliminary)

Recap: 8 of 9 Evaluated
(88% Compliance)

 

Elbows:

1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Permanent)

1 Male was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 5 of 9 Evaluated
(55% Compliance)

Aggie, Lacey, Lexi, *Libby, **Nellie

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

No stillborn puppies.

No health issues to date.

Hips:

1 Female was rated OFA "Borderline" (Preliminary)

1 Female was rated Fair/Good (Veterinarian)

Recap: 2 of 5 Evaluated
(40% Compliance)

Elbows:

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

 

 

Colter, Gracie, Hunter, Muin,
K'eyush, *
*Tocsine

Born: February 1, 2009
Dam:
Mabel ~ Sire: Denver
Puppies Born Alive: 8
Puppies Still Living:
6

Click for Mabel-Denver Pedigree

1 stillborn puppy.

(March 2009)
1 Female was euthanized due to Megaesophagus/Aspiration Pneumonia.

(March 2009)
1 Male was euthanized due to
Megaesophagus.

 

 

Hips:

1 Female was rated OFA "Good" (Preliminary) with Transitional Vertebra (TV)

Recap: 1 of 6 Evaluated
(16% Compliance)

Elbows:

1 Female was rated OFA "Normal" (Preliminary)

Recap: 1 of 6 Evaluated
(16% Compliance)

Bijoux, Ella, Hendrix, Prada, Quinn, Tito

Born: July 15, 2009
Dam: Nola ~ Sire: Aquilo
Puppies Born Alive:
6
Puppies Still Living:
6

No stillborn puppies.

(September 2009)
1 Male was diagnosed with Megaesophagus.

Hips:

Too Young...

 

Elbows:
Too Young...
 

Asher, Danielle, Phoenix, Razzo, Tote

Born: July 24, 2009
Dam: Nellie ~ Sire: Bruno
Puppies Born Alive:
5
Puppies Still Living:
5

No stillborn puppies.

No health issues to date. 

Hips:

Too Young...

 

Elbows:
Too Young...
 


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