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The Shiloh Shepherd should appear longer than tall.
The ideal height for males is 32", but no less than 28.
For females the ideal height is 30",but no less than 26".
The ideal weight for dogs (at three years), is 140 to 160 pounds, but no less than 120 pounds
The ideal weight for bitches is 100 to 120 pounds but no les than 80 pounds.
Of flock guardian descent, the Shiloh Shepherd is bred to be the ultimate companion dog. The Shiloh Shepherd is courageous, and self confident with an almost supernatural intelligence. It is an extremely versatile breed that should always be willing to work and play. They are calm, sweet and loving with children, elderly people and small animals, yet bold and brave enough to protect them from harms way.
The head is wedge shaped, precisely proportioned and strong.
The upper and lower jaws are strong, well developed;
The lips are solid black and close fitting
The eyes are medium sized, almond shaped, all shades of brown are accepted, eye rims are black.
Expression is of the utmost importance and should be keen, soulful, and reciprocative.
The nose is solid black.
The teeth should be healty, strong and complete, 42 teeth total, 20 upper and 20 lower.
The back is long, stable, powerfull and muscular.
The neck is strong and well muscled.
The tail is well planted, at least reaching until te hocks, hanging during rest, the tip slightly bent backwards, in action lifted more but not higher than horizontally.
There are two acceptable coat varieties, smooth and plush. In both varieties, the length should be shorter along the sides of the body, forelegs, foreface, and feet; with the length of the coat increasing around the shoulders and neck, down the back, over the croup and in the breeches and underside of the tail.
Smooth coat: A thick, coarse, harsh double coat. The outer coat should be straight and dense and lie reasonably close to the body. The undercoat is dense, from 1 to 2 inches in depth. The back of the forelegs and hind legs has somewhat longer hair.
Plush coat: The plush coat may lack coarseness while still remaining somewhat harsh. It should have a softer undercoat, longer mane and chest hairs, and more pronounced feathering around head, underline, back of legs and tail. Overall length of coat should not exceed 3” in torso area, 6” on legs.
The Shiloh Shepherd comes in various colors.
Shades of black with tan, golden tan, reddish tan, silver, and cream are as desirable as various shades of richly pigmented golden, silver, red, dark brown, dark gray, or black sables.
Also solid black or solid white is acceptable as long as the nose, eye rims, and lips are solid black. A white blaze on the chest is acceptable as well as some white markings on the toes, as long as they are blended in with the other shades of silver, cream, tan, etc.