More Answers     PATTY SAID    It clearly shows in the history that others furthered the breed by taking them to America and England Thus the same with the Shiloh Shepherd Some facts While the ISSR was founded in  as the first Shiloh registry it was only  short years later that the first non ISSR registry and club was formed Thus the ISSR was only the sole Shiloh Registry for  years while there have been non ISSR registries for     TINAS  REPLY  ROTF  Talk about smoke  mirrors  WOW  Now lets look at some varifiable FACTS   The ISSR was formed to CONTINUE the data collection that I started in   When it was set up I had documented data on MY breeding stock going all the way back to the s  all of this was incorporated into the ISSR database  Therefor  the information that we have goes back for OVER  YEARS  not  as you have stated   The ISSDCr did not start till  and was CLOSED DOWN in   Most of those breeders scattered at that point some returning to the ISSR via the amnesty while others went back to breeding AKC GSDs  etc ONLY the NSBR started another registry that most of the former ISSDCr  breeders did not agree with because her rules were so lax   This is a copy of the legitimate document sent to Mr Cavanaugh president of the UKC  Please take a moment to review a FEW highlights from the httpwwwshilohshepherdscomletterToUKChtm  Is that correct  Does this mean that all GSDmixes may now enter your new breed UKC Shiloh Shepherd genepool  Colleen Gott states on her website that     Paragons outcross program  The Shiloh Shepherd is a breed that was created by intense line breeding and inbreeding of AKC German Shepherds many years ago  In fact at one time all of the dogs in our Shiloh Shepherd pedigrees were AKC registered German Shepherds with the exception of the first outcross used years ago Secret Samson Woo After using Secret Samson Woo who was not a purebred German Shepherd Rare Breed recognition was applied for and granted  The kennel name Shiloh at which these breedings took place was the name given to the new Rare Breed that was created  the Shiloh Shepherd  Now once more has come the time for an introduction of new blood as many years of linebreeding have taken place again  In an effort to overcome some of the intense line breeding and over usage of the same dogs up so close in our pedigrees Paragon Shepherds is introducing into our breeding program dogs that contain the Old lines from the very early days of the Shiloh Shepherd breed that made the breed what it is These dogs AKC German Shepherds with the Old Original lines also contain a splash of new blood from GermanGerman Shepherd lines AmericanGerman Shepherd lines and some Czech lines   httpwwwparagonshilohscom        How can you consider this hodgepodge as a legitimate breed definition        What does German Shepherd family mean Any GSDmix  The fact that you would even consider recognizing this motley mix as a separate breed is an insult not only to the definition of Breed but also to every owner of a purebred dog   Furthermore lets take a good look at the word BREED  I dont think that anyone will dispute that every credible organization does NOT consider a dog to be purebred unless it has at least  generations of PURE lineage  Yet these registries constantly encourage outcrossing nice word for MIXING IN ANYTHING in order to produce more pups  please take a look at THIS quote from the above mentioned letter     httpwwwshilohregistrycomruleshtml    Even the hybrid breeders are not pleased with this development because the serious ones take great care in properly screening their prospective new owners and properly socializing all of the pups they produce Please take a moment to read just one short excerpt that explains how most of them feel      The Wolf Is At The Door Inc  Whats in a name