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I know they aren't German Sheps!!!!Shiloh's are not German Shepherds! They are a cross between an Alaskan Malamute and a German Shepherd and are not purbred. You can not get AKC papers or register them with the AKC. So in a sense, you will be forking out dough for another mutt. Also please note that Shilohs on the OFA site have 17.2 incidences of hip displasia where as GSD's have 19 (not much difference). Shilohs' statistics are drawn from only 750 dogs where as GSD's have over 105,000 dogs tested for their statistics so their #s are much more accurate %. With an entry of only 750 dogs to draw a conclusion on for the entire breed is just a handful of dogs. If just a few litters were added to the % it would dramatically change the numbers. Also the bigger the dog the shorter the life-span, more bone/joint, and health problems. Shilohs are noted to be 130+ lbs. and considered a giant dog. http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2011/may/short_lifespans_in_giant_breeds
Stick with your gut and get a Mal or Dutch or a GSD. Just make sure the hips and elbows of the parent dogs are passing, and their parents, and so forth.
Also Degenerative Mylopothy (DM) clear.
I'm not interested in breeding so don't care about papers on any of my animals, dogs or horses.