I was a member of the Shiloh club around 5-7 years ago, when I became interested in them, having GSD's..I also have a good friend who has gone thru 3 of the "founders" dogs,,
My friend acquired two puppies for possible breeding from her, one arrived with parvo and died, the second had such bad hips he was put down, she rec'vd a replacement pup prior to the 2nd being put down, she never got a replacement nor her money back for the 2nd dog..The 3rd dog who was gorgeous by the way, also had bad hips, had hip surgery when he was a year old.
Shilohs were basically started because the founder wasn't happy with the way GSD's were going , she wanted to start her own breed, big was bred to bigger, long haired etc..malmute was thrown in over the years, They are NOT what the "original GSD' was supposed to be,,if Max (the founder of the gsd) ever saw the shilohs (and heck ya some of the gsd's) of today, he'd croak all over again.
I have met quite a few at rare breed shows, I've liked maybe 2, temperament wise. Gorgeous dogs, temperaments aren't what I would want, to big, not a big enough gene pool to "better" the dog. In my opinion, the founder has made a huge mess of starting a new breed. There are some who have broken off from her and have tried to clean up her mess.
Big is not always better. You can find a GSD with long hair and big size just as easy. (bigger gene pool)
How many Shiloh's can you find registered on the OFA database? Not many.
I do commend those trying to clean up the breed.
A gsd I had years ago, who was HUGE, (to the breeders "shock") after researching back on his pedigree, there were dogs listed that were used in original shiloh breeding program.
Ok done rambling
Diane