Sheltie Puppy Love is the best!
Welcome to Lockehill's Puppy Page
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We breed only two to three litters in a year and breed to The Shetland Sheepdog Standard. We have puppies available occassionally. So many ask the cost of a well bred pup with full health guarantee. You can expect to pay $1000 in the San Antonio, Austin, Houston areas. You will pay more if you chose to use a broker or pet shop, less if it is a volume breeder. Be sure and scroll down to the bottom of this page and read my "Soap Box". I designed and wrote this webpage using HTML for Dummies and as a result, I do not have all the buttons and bows that most websites use. To navigate around just click the live links and pictures...have fun! To reached us by telephone call 830-885-7547 or email at lockehil@gvtc.com
Don't forget to "refresh" this page for current information as it changes often!
Litters planned and pups AVAILABLE
Lockehill Jolene My Love was bred to Adrian (shown below right) and delivered five pups on January 22, 2012. Three girls and two boys. This is Jolene's first litter and she is not too sure if she likes this new roll in her life but each hour they get stronger and she is doing her mommie duties just fine. Jolene will resume her show career when she coats up in the Fall.
Sabrina was bred to Kismet's Cody aka Cambridge Commander and whelped two little sable boys on Januray 16th. Scroll down the page and you will see Sabrina with her litter born one year ago. Gabby was leased to Jackie Geister and bred to her Rob and delivered one little er big girl via c-section on January 18th. Gabby had not yet started to produce milk so we felt it better if this new pup joined Sabrina's two so she could have the benefit of littermates. Sabrina adopted her readily and so now they are three. Since Gabby never went through the birthing process, she should be fine with her daughter being looked after by Sabrina who is her sister and it will certainly be better for the puppy. Now if we could be fortunate enough to have a duplicate of Juliette, the fact that she is a singleton is not so bad.....it could happen!
Most photos are by Allana Hemenway of Atwater Shelties and myself
Lockehill Serendipity Prudent Affair Vogue Happy Camper x Lockehill Sabrina Fair Available! Pru is owned by Danny and Sheryl Kendrick who have been growing her up for show. She is very pretty and very friendly, house broken, lead trained and just an all around good girl. Unfortunately she had a histiocytoma (a benign tumor) on her muzzle right between her eyes. We had the tumor removed but she has a scar on the bridge of her nose and with the show ring being so competitive, we decide to end her show career. Pru is being spayed Feb 6th and will be available when she recovers from that surgery. Contact Sheryl or Danny Kendrick at serendipityshelties@earthlink.net for details.
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Lockehill Jolene My Love Ch Prairie Closen Legacy x Lockehill Careless Love
Jolene with her nine day old pups. She is a very good mom and keeps them very clean and well fed. In fact they are fat little boogers, never complain unless mom sits on them. I am pleased with the guality of all five of them. I move them out of their bed to change it and took advantage of the soft light for this picture. Their sire is Ch Macdega Allegiance who is shown below. The pups were born January 22, 2012. |
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December 12, 2011
Left is a very tired but pleased mother Layla with her three newborn pups. The last born is still damp in this photo and is a boy! Dan must have been as tired as Layla. He reported him as a her. Layla is a very good mom....hope they are all champions just like their parents. Right is proud papa Ch Macdega Allegiance and below pups 5 weeks.
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Gabby pups born 1/25/2011 Lockehill Chosen Gabriella x Ch Prairie Chosen Legacy "Rob" The keeper from Gabby's litter was Juliette. She is now Lockehill Chosen N Bejewelled. Shown on the left as a pup and on the right at her first show where she took her class of 4 and was awarded best puppy. She went on to take the puppy Group 3rd with her owner Barbara Wright. Juliette has a new little sister born 1/18/2011...sure hope she is as pretty.
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Lovey's two girls were born on Christmas Day
Right are Holly and Noel at 8 weeks. Both are going to be oversized so I had to part with them and they are making their new families very happy. Photo taken 2/21/11. Far left is Sophie, Carrie's daughter, listening to the pipe sounds and enjoying the snow. How they loved the snow. I don't as my water froze and burst my booster pump and put me out of water for five days. Sophie is one of those pups that give me pause breeding shelties. She has a malformed kidney that was diagnosed by her new owner's vet. I wish they were all perfect but alas sometimes, no matter how cautious my breedings, things don't go well. Sophie has a lovely family, the Millers, who take great care of her and I am sure she will reward them for their kindness and I am so grateful they chose to keep and care for her.
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Chosen Lockehill Carrie On Ch Stonerhaven Samurai x Ch Lockehill Chosen Delight Carrie's babes by Foster at 5 weeks, Sophia missed the photo but I was fortunate to keep 4 together for this photo. From left to right, Melanie, Victoria, Sherry, and Emma. Sophia is a redhead like her namesake my grandneice. Sophia and Victoria shown on the right at 8 weeks. Sherry will be doing agility with Robert Steward and is now "Sidheag". Victoria, Emma, Sophia, & Melanie are entertaining their new families.
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12-27-2010 Sabrina enjoying her babes. Betty carring her dog toy. Thank you Janet Norwood for the picture of Terry and Jenny in the oval. Betty has entered show training with Sheryl and Danny Kendrick and is now "Pru" aka Lockehill Serendipity Prudent Affair. The other three are enjoying their new families. |
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Gabby's pups! Julie and Hannah Julie is gitting big so has a new home with Nathan and Brad the two beautiful boys at left. Hannah is also in her new home with the Lovelady family. Janice Lovelady was kind enough to share this photo of Hannah all grown up. The snow was such a treat for the shelties A repeat of this litter was born 1/25/11, 4 boys and 1 girl. The girl is a "keeper" Lockehill Chosen N'Bejewelled who is as pretty as Hannah but smaller and should finish for Barbara Wright her owner. This nick has been so good that we now have a third repeat that produced one girl on 1/18/2012. |
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Lockehill The Heartthrob "Bobby" Ch Prairie Chosen Legacy x Lockehill Sabrina Fair Who says we cannot grow coat in Texas! Bobby went to the Nationals with Rod Oishi and became "The Plush Puppy" and quite the talk at open house. Well Mr. Bobdog is becoming a nice tri-factored sable. Since he did not get all his premolars and his movement could be better, he will be leaving for new adventures in Dallas in July.....Bummer! |
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Lockehill Careless Love "Lovey" Ch Simmore Master Plan x Ch Lockehill Careless Lillianna Lovey was bred to Ch Prairie Chosen Legacy "Rob"and delivered her pups on September 12, 2009. She had three boys and three girls, all pure for sable. This is Rob's second litter with two show prospects. Pictured are the two "keepers" Jacob and Jolene at nine weeks. This is a similar breeding to the one that produced Layla and is the first time I have doubled on Lottie, Ch Lockehill Careless Carlotta who produced three champions for me. Jolene (Lockehill Jolene My Love) is my favorite. The boy Jacob (Lockehill Cowboy Casanova) is very plain but very pretty but alas, he did not stay insize and went to the Minazzi family and will be competing in agility. Jolene will be competing in conformation for her championship when she matures. Lovey has two daughters by Foster born on Christmas day 2010 and I plan to grown them both up as show prospects. Noel and Holly are my best holiday gifts as Lovey had missed on her prior breedings and I thought she was done and there would be no more beautiful babies. |
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Jacob (left) and Jolene(right) at fifteen weeks. Jacob looks like his dam and Jolene looks like her double great granddam Lottie and will stay here with me. . Jacob went to Sandi Benton for a while but has gone oversize. Another one bites the dust...well not exactly...he has started agility training with his new owners Linda & JR Minazzi...watch for him on the preformance page Oct 2010 update on Jolene... she is 15" and lovely but slow to mature. Will practice at some nearby shows and wait until she is two to get serious.
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Ch Stonerhaven Samurai x Lockehill Dedicated to Love, CGC "Daisy" (born 1/28/07)
Gabby and Gwendolyn are Daisy daughters that I co-bred with Barbara Wright of Chosen Shelties. Daisy is litter sister to Ch Lockehill Chosen Delight. Gwendolyn took a growth spurt and was placed. Gabby is now grown up and will likely have her first champion daughter finish. Her mom Daisy is now in her retirement home. Daisy blessed me with both Gabby and Layla to carry on for her and Daisy's sister Ch Diedra has given me Carrie. This is the line decended from Lucy (Lockehill Careless Lucinda) so now the sisters Lucy and Lottie (Ch Lockehill Careless Carlotta) are being blended together with great success in my current breedings.
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The lockhill crew made the February layout for Keynote Specialties annual calendar. My son-in-law, Hugh snapped this photo of the girls watching me. They all need a bath and a trim but you can see the "Lockehill" face in all of them. Thanks to Shelby Price for the added garland! Cindy who is second from the right has found her forever retirement home with Ray and Natalie Simon and Jasmine is now living with Sandi Benton as her show girl in residence. Left to right they are Layla, Gabby, Jasmine, Sabrina, Cindy and Lovey. Missing from the photo are Lottie my matriarch and Faith the youngster.
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Warning: Although the breed specific location sites are normally well run, there are "all breed" Puppy Find or Puppy Locator sites popping up on the web everywhere, they think they are a service but they are filled quickly with volume breeders. I get unsolicited invitations to join them often but I do not care to be included with a list that often is dominated by the volumn breeders. In most cases, the site owners DO NOT check out who joins the site, it is open to anyone. Often I am included in their listings without my permission. It is getting hard to avoid the traps as they usually are the paid sites that pop up first in the search engines....so be careful and use your head. The cute picture you see may not be the puppy you get. Beware the site that offers multiple breeds and never take a puppy that you cannot visit at the kennel where it was born and raised! The safest bet is to go to the local Club (in my case Alamo Area Shetland Sheepdog Club or the parent American Shetland Sheepdog Assn club website for a referral
The Lockehill puppy portrait gallery. A collection of Lockehill puppy pictures taken over the years. Photos by myself and Allana Hemenway |
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Now for my moment on the soap box!
| I am sure the sheltie on the left is much loved
but her lack of quality shows!!! Select your breeder carefully. Get references and CHECK THEM! Don't find yourself supporting a "pet mill" breeder where volume is more important than quality! Beware the kennel
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The sheltie on the right is what you are looking for! A soft
sweet Sheltie expression, correct ears, lovely eyes, correct lush standoff coat. The whole sheltie
is pretty to look at plus she has a lovely temperament to go with it! It has been twenty years since I bred my first litter and I have been fortunate and diligent in my breeding selections. I do genetic testing and guarantee my pups but alas I cannot see under their skin. I have had very few pups that had problems but they do occur occassionally. This deeply saddens me as my goal is perfection. I stand behind my breedings....I do my best to provide healthy, beautiful shelties. I, LIKE ANY REPUTABLE BREEDER, RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE A SELL TO ANYONE I DEAM NOT TO BE SUITED TO THE PUPPY I AM OFFERING. |
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