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 Hi! We are Nancy & Gregg Ponte, of Ocean State Shilohs. Welcome to our site! |
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I (Nancy) first started breeding Dobermans in 1982. If I may say so myself,
I had some of the finest Dobermans out there. After a lot of thought,
I realized that I also wanted to breed dogs that were like the one I had in the
early 1960's. That dog was a beautiful black and silver German Shepherd,
with a straight back and without the known hip problems. Her name was
Gretchen, and she was my best friend. |
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 Nancy and Ellie Mae ~ May, 2002 |
So, I started researching the Shiloh Shepherd breed,
and I really liked what I was seeing. During the Fall of 2001, shortly after my father’s death (he had lived with us), I started contacting Shiloh breeders. Through them, I gained even more knowledge about the breed; I was sure that this was the breed I wanted! |
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That November, I called Jan (now Burke) of Miracle Shilohs. Back then, Jan was still in Illinois, but was getting ready to move to PEI and marry Louis. Jan told me about a litter that she co-owned with Becky Wacker that was in the making in Colorado: Floosey (a Tella daughter) had been bred with Mac on November 1, 2001 (the exact day my father passed away). That’s when I knew that my involvement with the Shiloh Shepherd breed was meant to be… |  Gregg and "Biker Babe" Ellie Mae (We also own Harleys.) |
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Our meant-to-be girl Ellie Mae was born on New Year's Day, 2002. It did not take us long to realize that you can’t live with just one Shiloh! On May 9, 2002, Miracle's Sunnie~Orion litter entered the world. Before these babies were born, I knew that I wanted a special boy to breed with Ellie Mae. From that litter, we got D’Argo. Then, on May 26, 2002, Miracle's Tella~Mac litter arrived. From that litter we got Gracie Marie, who is the apple of her daddy’s (Gregg’s) eye. Our next "little Miracle" entered the world on March 10, 2003. Stacia was one of the Delightful Dozen that was born to Sunnie, and sired by Apollo. On March 21, 2004, the our first-ever litter of Ocean State Shiloh puppies were born to Ellie Mae (and sired by D'Argo). Two of their puppies - Ben & Ursa - stayed here; they are the joy of our lives! From our subsequent litters, we have rounded out our pack with;
* Jessie Jane (Stacia~D'Argo
2004) We dearly love sharing our lives with and breeding these amazing dogs. Who knows what wonderful things the future will bring...? |
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 Page Updated on 27 January 2008 |