Announcing: The Astra/Piston Litter!

Sparta Shilohs is proud to announce its first breeding in over two years!

Our dam will be ASTRA, above, the sweetheart white plush girl from our Kyrie/Leo litter! Our sire will be PISTON, below, the wonderful Grand Victor who gave us such great pups when he was bred to Astra's momma Kyrie.

This litter will be born and raised here in our home in Denton, Texas, where Astra herself was born three years ago!

We are expecting some very large dogs out of this match as Astra is a 28" female, over breed average. She has two brothers over 30" at the shoulder and over 110 lbs. Piston himself is HUGE and his pups with Astra's momma Kyrie surpassed our expectations with all males 30" or larger and one out of two girls over 28". you can see those pups at our Kyrie/Piston litter blog here:

The Kyrie/Piston Litter!

For temperaments we are expecting quite the range! Piston himself is a confident, outgoing boy who's more independent; Astra is a sociable marshmallow softie, who loves to be with her people and will roll over for belly rubs from complete strangers! Both dogs have a strong submissive streak and we expect submissive, people-loving pups.

We also expect a range of energy levels. Astra is a couch potato who is happy with a walk a day or a game of frisbee in the park. Piston loves an adventure but is likewise laid-back and relaxed. With these two we expect a couple of nice medium-energy pups who love to play, but I expect some potatoes too.

All these pups will be plush (long) coated Shilohs, since both parents are. Even though Astra is white, though, we aren't expecting white pups because Piston didn't produce white with Astra's mom. Instead I expect a mix of light and dark brown, golden, and grey sables with some black-and cream and black-and-tan duals likely--very much like the colors we got in Kyrie/Piston, only all-plush. It is also possible that we will get a darker bi-color pup like Sammy from Kyrie/Piston or Astra's brother Saber (below).

Astra is due for her heat this fall around October-November. We hope you will join us in anticipating a litter of healthy Shiloh pups! Stay tuned for more information and a litter photo collage of these pups ancestors!