SouthWind Shilohs

White and buff Shiloh Shepherds can be traced back to the very origins of the German Shepherd.   Here is a website with some excellent history of the white German Shepherd:  

http://www.justshepherds.com/wgsd.htm   

Here is a site with some historical pictures of white German Shepherds:  

http://whiteshepherd_historical_pics.htm

Although the white GSD has been purged from the current GSDCA standards, we very much welcome our white and buff Shilohs!  Their coloring, along with the Shiloh size and coat, make them stunning examples of the breed, and are sure to turn heads when out and about town! 

White Shilohs, as with white GSDs, are NOT albinos.  They are merely a color variation which causes lack of pigmentation. Therefore, none of the albino-associated health problems found in other breeds apply to the white Shiloh.  

The gene for white coloring is recessive; both the sire and the dam must possess the gene for the color in order to produce white pups.  If a white Shiloh is bred to a non-white, the non-white must possess the recessive genetic makeup for whites.  Otherwise, the pups will all be of color.  This is where the fun and genetics of breeding come into play, as you won't really know if a dog is carrying that white recessive until a litter is born!

Caili's coloring is actually not white, but what is called a 'faded sable' or 'bleached sable'; she is not a true white.  I love her coloring; she's shades of caramel, honey and apricot, with all of the sable markings.  However, she does carry the white recessive, so if she is bred to a male who also carries that recessive, she could have white pups - or not!

Please visit Caili's breeder's website - www.dayspringdogs.com - to see pictures of other white and buff puppies.