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Diesel            Bella
Royalair Silver Diesel of Salhaus
Blk/Silver
110 lbs
OFA
28" at the shoulder
pedigree
Salhaus Silver Twilight
Blk/Silver
90lbs
Strong OFA background
28" at the shoulder
pedigree
Diesel & Bella have been bred for a repeat breeding!!
Pups arrived 9/21/11. Ready for new homes on or after 11/12/11. Puppies will be short coated. Most will have the classic, classic markings of the black muzzle & black saddle back, with the gorgeous silver or cream under markings! We may also have a few with darker (more black) markings. They will be Gorgeous! Home/hand raised! Best start in life!
Taking deposits now! The list will fill up fast!
Contact me at: Shelsheps@aol.com or 916-715-6833
2011 Puppy Prices:   Males ~ $1500,  Females ~ $1350
That's it for now!
Keep an eye on the website for weekly puppy updates!
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Shelsheps@aol.com 916-715-6833
Page updated 10/26/11
Newborn Photos
Our 2nd fall litter is with our 2 stunning silver Shepherds, Diesel & Bella! Diesel is our fun-loving, thick built stud dog from Royalair Shepherds in Iowa. He's got a very loving temperament, but he's also a good watchdog. Bella carries our original bloodlines. She is 7 generations down from our massive girl Irish, our 136 lb foundation girl. She is a wonderful watchdog, but is trustworthy & very maternal with pups as well as people! We will get wonderful size & temperaments from the pups out of these two. Both have fantastic personalities & are oversized with straight-backed builds. We know that the resulting pups will be everything Salhaus pups are expected to be. This is a 2nd pairing of these 2. The first litter was outstanding! We expect the same looks, temperament & health from this litter as we had in the 1st. We have had generation after generation of wonderful pups produced by Salhaus females. We expect no less from Bella again, crossed to Diesel. Click HERE to see pictures & comments of their pups from last year! In this litter, we will have standard black/silver, as well as blk/cream/tan pups with short coats. Most pups will have the more classic saddle back markings, but we will have some with the darker (more black) markings as well. 4 girls & 4 boys this time. Generally by the time our pups are ready for new homes, they are all spoken for, so please don't hesitate to contact me to get put on our waiting list.
**  Pups born 9/21/11 ~ Ready for new homes on or after 11/12/11 **
Page updated 10/26/11
Bella's babies are here! She had an outstanding litter of 8 this time!! These babies are FAT & very healthy! Most of them were both born at a whopping 19 - 24 oz's!! Usual newborn weight is 14-16 oz, basically right around 1 lb. . .but not these "moose pups!" Born with shiny coats & lots of body fat already. They've had a huge head-start already in their short, little lives. Poor Bella was a trooper & did a great job delivering these whoppers! Mom & pups doing just fine! 4 girls & 4 boys! Pups seem almost solid black at birth, but DO have the under color already! It becomes more pronounced as they grow. These babies will be stunning!
Just after all night of
birthing HUGE pups! She still looks great!
All 8 in a row! Look at those round bellies!
Close up of one of our darker pups. He has leg markings, but not much on his face! He'll be a darker Shepherd as an adult.
Some of our pups with lighter face markings already!
These will have the classic black muzzle & saddle back markings!
Visitors already & the pups are not even a day old!
Socializing our pups starts early here at Salhaus!
My parents holding 2 of our precious babies!
1 Week Old Photos
Bella's babies are growing! She had an outstanding litter of 8 this time!! These babies are FAT & very healthy! Most of them were both born at a whopping 19 - 24 oz's!! Usual newborn weight is 14-16 oz, basically right around 1 lb. . .
but not these "moose pups!" Born with shiny coats & lots of body fat already. They've had a huge head-start already in their short, little lives. 4 girls & 4 boys! Pups seem almost solid black at birth, but DO have the under color already!
It becomes more pronounced as they grow. These babies will be stunning!
Beautiful Bella & her babies!
Close up of a dark faced pup & a light faced pup, nursing. So sweet!
Dark faced pup (more black)
Lighter faced pup (less black)
The Girls
The Boys
Candid Shots
Blue Girl
Green Girl
Pink Girl
White Girl
Blue Boy
Green Boy
Red Boy
White Boy
2 Week Old Photos
  Bella's babies are growing! The pups' ears & eyes are sealed shut at birth & then start to open at 2 weeks of age. You can see that the pups now have "slits" of eyes in some of the pictures! They will continue to open slowly over this next week. Their ears will also start to open up as well. And then their "little puppy world" expands! 4 girls & 4 boys! Pups
seem almost solid black at birth, but DO have the under color already! It becomes more pronounced as they grow.
You can already see the silvery color coming through. These babies will be stunning!
Blue Girl
Green Girl
Pink Girl
White Girl
The Girls
The Boys
Blue Boy
Green Boy
Red Boy
White Boy
Candid Shots
The puppies had more visitors! It's so good for their early socialization to have others hold them! Our friend
brought her little brother over to see the new pups! He had such a good time! See him to the right picking a pup out! So many to choose from! And of course, Big Sister got in on the puppy holding action too!
So good for the pups to be held! This little guy was so gentle with them! Seeing the pups in his lap, gives you an idea of how fat the pups have gotten!
3 Week Old Photos
  This week the pups' ears & eyes have opened. They are responding to sound & sight. . .like Mom jumping in & out of their puppy pool. . .the sound of the door opening & shutting, the TV, blow dryer, our voices, etc. They are also getting their "land legs." They still stumble, but they are becoming quite mobile! They are also gaining more color. Compare their 1 & 2 week old photos to these 3 week old photos. We expose them to as much as we can. They are exposed to our kitties to friends & family. They also had their 1st experience with getting their nails trimmed. They wiggled a little, but overall were quite good about it! We spend 100's of hours with them by the time they leave here to be well socialized & ready for any situations in their new homes. 4 girls & 4 boys! Pups seem almost solid black at birth, but DO have the under color already! It becomes more pronounced as they grow. You can already see the silvery color coming through. These babies will be stunning!
The Girls
Blue Girl
Green Girl
Pink Girl
White Girl
The Boys
Blue Boy
Green Boy
Red Boy
White Boy
Candid Photos
Pup snuggled up next to Brandon
Pups at play, now that they can see!
Brandon is good at putting pups to sleep!
Being introduced to our kids' cat Camie!
Kitty Thai not sure what to think about a pup snuggling up to him! But oh so good for the pups!
Rebecca came for a visit & couldn't keep her hands off!
Sweet talkin' from Brandon with Bella keeping a close eye!
Zonked out gorgeous pups!
See the pup above: He actually climbed up on Bella's hip & fell asleep! So sweet!
All the babies back in the pen with Mom.
Being socialized is hard work! Nap time!
4 Week Old Photos
  The pups' progress is moving right along! Our babies will be shortly moving out of their birthing pool. Our garage has been converted into a puppy play pen! They will have LOTS more room to play in. We have it sectioned off into a sleeping/eating area & then a huge play & potty area! They are already toddling onto the newspaper to go potty. This will make for easy house training! We've also introduced solid food to them. They would totally rather nurse, but they are becoming fond of their gruel as well. They are gaining more of their lighter coloring as well. Compare their 4 week old pictures to their prior 2 & 3 week old pictures! We spend 100's of hours with them by the time they leave here to be well socialized & ready for any situations in their new homes. 4 girls & 4 boys! Pups seem almost solid black at birth, but DO have the under color already! It becomes more pronounced as they grow. You can already see the silvery color coming through. These babies will be stunning!
The Girls
Blue Girl
Green Girl
Pink Girl
White Girl
The Boys
Blue Boy
Green Boy
Red Boy
White Boy
Candid Photos
To the left, all 8 babies eating gruel for the 1st time. Yum!
Above 2 of the babies getting the last bit of food.
Below left - Full, happy puppy with bits of food on his face!
To the right,
Khallie with the pups! They love her!
Collage of 3 pix of
Brandon
playing with the pups. Top picture~
Brandon
getting puppy kisses!
After all the excite- ment of having full tummies & getting to play & romp, it's nap time for the pups!
Bella enjoying a quiet moment with one of her pups. So sweet!
Kitty Thai says that the best time to
investigate the pups is when they are sleeping! LOL!
Ever wonder where the term "dog pile" came from?
5 Week Old Photos
Big changes for the babies this week! Our garage has been converted into a puppy play pen! They now have LOTS more room to play in. We have it sectioned off into a sleeping/eating area & then a huge play & potty area! They are already toddling onto the newspaper to go potty. This will make for easy house training! They now look forward to feeding time that mostly consists of softened kibble & goats milk, rather than solely relying on Bella (And Bella is relieved! LOL!) They are gaining more of their lighter coloring as well. Compare their 5 week old pictures to their prior 2, 3 & 4 week old pictures! We spend 100's of hours with them by the time they leave here to be well socialized & ready for any situations in their new homes. 4 girls & 4 boys! Pups seem almost solid black at birth, but DO have the under color already! It becomes more pronounced as they grow. You can already see the silvery color coming through. These babies will be stunning!
The Girls
Blue Girl ~ Going home w/
Brandi & family of Santa Ana, Ca
Green Girl~Outgoing, confident w/ a little bit of "sas" to her!
Pink Girl ~ Going home w/
Laila & family of Pennsylvania
White Girl ~ Going home with Jason & family of San Jose
The Boys
Blue Boy ~ Going home with Gurtaj & Family of Atwater, Ca
Green Boy ~ Going
home with Lori of Clayton, Ca
Red Boy ~ Going home w/
Jim & Wendi of Antelope, Ca
White Boy ~ Going home with Danielle & Family of Turlock, Ca
Candid Shots
The pups weren't quite 5 weeks in this shot, but clearly they were ready to get out of that pool!
The pups getting their weekly weighing for their worming! They weren't quite 5 weeks in these shots either, but they were so cute we just had to share! Too cute!
White Girl above (she's our smallest) and then Green Girl to the left. She's a little more chunky! None of the pups fit in this bowl this week! LOL!
So now the pups have graduated from their pool to a huge enclosed area!
Big enough to romp & play. . .to eat & sleep & to stretch those growing legs of theirs!
But the socializing doesn't stop! :-)
Even tho the pups are in their bigger enclosure & are no longer in the front room, they still get so much attention!
They had visitors recently (our friends Sarah & Jonathan) & their feet rarely touched the floor! Lots of loving for these babies!
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