We had a bit of good news on the weekend, we were able to place Misty in a new forever home. She has gone to a lady in a nearby suburb, her family has had white GSDs in Australia and the UK since the 30s and she just loves them. Her most recent GSD passed away in January at the ripe old age of 14. She was missing the doggy companionship and found Misty online.

Misty settled in nicely yesterday after a quick visit to the vet. Our dog Elli is missing Misty but it is good that she has gone to a home where she will be loved.

Michelle Nimmo of Fanuilos White Shepherds has recently become an authorised DNA collector with Genetic Technologies. Michelle will be able to collect DNA for profiling, confirming parentage and disease analysis, the DNA from ANKC registered dogs will be sent to Genetic Technologies for inclusion with the ANKC DNA scheme. She will also be able to collect samples for the White Shepherd community at shows and other events. Fanuilos White Shepherds is a strong believer in collecting all the health information available on our dogs, both the breeding/showing stock and puppies placed in pet homes. This ensures we can improve our breeding program by allowing us to carefully select breeding pairs to avoid known genetic diseases.

We would encourage all breeders of White Shepherds to test their breeding stock and puppies for the benefit of our breed.