Our Puppy Plans

Upcoming Litters

As I'm currently on hiatus awaiting the arrival of my next foundation girl, Sparta has no current puppy plans, and we aren't accepting any applications.

If you're in the market for a Shiloh pup and you really want to commit sooner than that, please do look at our listing on the main ISSA website of Upcoming Litters all over the world! We have an active breeder in the Oklahoma City area (not too far from north Texas), Sooner Shilohs, and most breeders in other locations ship pups regularly. We are currently the only ISSA breeder in California, but we do have breeders in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Here's the link to that page:

ISSA Upcoming Litters Worldwide

How We Proceed

When we DO decide on having a litter, we'll post here on this page. You can find our contact information on our Contact page, here. Drop us a note if you have any questions about the breed!

The way Sparta operates is that we don't like to take applications until we have a successful breeding, and we don't take deposits until pups are confirmed and born. At that time we will solidify our list and take deposits. This means that we aren't holding on to your money for months while we wait to see if the litter is a sure thing, and at any time you can decide to pursue a litter with a different breeder without us having to refund you! Much more convenient for everyone.

Before the pups are born, the order you contact us and submit an application in is the order you go onto the list. If a person ahead of you on the list decides not to put down a deposit after all, you get bumped up. The first slot is almost always reserved for a potential breeding or show pup to go to a breeder or be retained by Sparta, though if none of the pups is breeding quality or no breeders are interested in the litter, then the second spot goes into first!

Breed Quality Dogs

We are ALWAYS pleased when a family is willing to help out in our breeding program by keeping a breeding-quality dog intact--either to have a single litter, if a female, or to keep a male intact to be a stud. Owning a breed quality pup can be a little bit more work, but it is also very rewarding to know that you're helping to keep this very special breed moving forward into the future.

Becoming a Breeder

If you decide that you might like to help on a higher level and actually become a breeder, ISSA has an AMAZING training program! To enroll in the Introductory phase, which doesn't commit you to anything, you just need to become a member of the ISSA Club. The Breeder Training Program (BTP) is FREE to members, as a perk of their membership, and the introductory phase covers breed development and history, structure, temperament, health, and a little bit of basic genetics!